Now, 127 of these “palm-sized birds” exist today ... the sihek’s home is now within the tropical forests of Palmyra Atoll, an ...

The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CBS12) — The final two of four Dominican nationals have been sentenced for their roles in smuggling tropical birds from the United States on Monday. The U.S. Department of ...

While a handful of Heliconia species are native to western Pacific islands, the majority live in rainforests throughout tropical Central ... nectar to entice the birds, who then spread pollen ...

March 11 (UPI) --Four Dominican nationals have been sentenced for attempting to smuggle tropical birds from San Juan ... Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The successful prosecution ...