Though house sparrows (Passer domesticus) look a bit like native North American species such as chipping sparrows (Spizella passerina), they aren't closely related. These invasive and aggressive ...

Much of Minnesota is locked in a severe or extreme drought. This is certainly bad news for farmers. But what about our birds? Drought can affect birds in several ways. In spite of the drought, ...

Sycamore trees were full of nesting holes for birds like Western bluebirds and house wrens ... juncos and white-crowned sparrows. Above her, she heard a red-tailed hawk screech.

Despite its aggressive habits, many North American gardeners grow Joe Pye weed because it is an important native plant that supports a plethora of pollinators, including tiger swallowtail and monarch ...

NAIROBI ― Introduced to East Africa in 1891, in Zanzibar, to deal with domestic food waste, Indian house crows are now ...

Mark Sparrow writes about consumer audio, computer gadgets and Apple Macs, He explores tech that's fun, creative and productive. The Monoblocc Monitor RIg system of brackets and VESA mounting ...

You won’t often hear them called “invasive.” House cats are not native, either, and kill enormous amounts of indigenous (as well as invasive) wildlife every year. They remain immensely popular.

By Alicia Parlapiano, Margot Sanger-Katz and Lazaro Gamio A document being circulated by the House Budget Committee outlines an ambitious Republican agenda to lower taxes, roll back green energy ...

The newfound realization that the fish are moving through estuaries "is just one more reason that northern pike are a poster child of what makes a formidable invasive species," said Peter Westley ...

While greenfinches and chaffinches are particularly susceptible to this disease, other birds—including sparrows, pigeons, doves, yellowhammers, goldfinches, dunnocks, great tits, siskins ...