The long-eared owl has tall ear tufts and a permanently startled expression that makes it look like it just overheard […] ...

Most readers are likely familiar with the widespread great blue heron, which is regular across New Brunswick in marshes and ...

Arctic snowy owls fly thousands of miles south to Boston Logan International Airport. And every season, Norman Smith drives less than an hour to try to snatch them up.

Unlike albinism, which affects all pigments, leucism only reduces pigmentation in feathers, making these owls ... which is uncommon among owl species. These owls are primarily nocturnal and form ...

However, habitat loss and introduced predators continue to challenge its long-term survival on its single-island home ... sandwichensis), Hawaii’s endemic subspecies of the short-eared owl, holds a ...

An Antillean short-eared owl, a rare species to spot in the Florida Keys, is flying free again after a short stint at the ...

Some scientists point to genetic quirks called mutations as possible triggers for its unexpected look. Genes involved in ...

the northern long-eared bat, the Atlantic sturgeon and the rufa red knot. Red knots embark every spring on one of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom, from Tierra del Fuego to the ...

Massachusetts recognizes May 16 as Endangered Species Day, highlighting 453 endangered plants and animals. Eleven mammals are endangered, including six whale species and five bat species.