London’s peregrine falcons switched from eating pigeons to parakeets during the first covid-19 lockdown in 2020, as urban birds felt the impact of humans staying at home. Peregrine falcons (Falco ...

Changes in peregrine falcon diets during COVID-19 lockdowns highlight the impact of human behaviour on urban predators. The findings are from a new study published in the British Ecological Society ...

Most people living in cities think pigeons are a mess. The burly birds poop all over sidewalks and buildings, and they raid backyard bird feeders like bands of pirates. A recent news story from ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Last year, a pair of peregrine falcons settled in a nesting box put up on the top of City Hall, encouraged by city officials who were frustrated with the excessive number of pigeons ...

Brandon Mak received research funding from the British Trust for Ornithology and King's College London for this study. Ed Drewitt received a small grant from the British Trust for Ornithology to ...

ELIZABETH, N.J. — After rebounding in recent decades due to conservation efforts, the number of once-imperiled peregrine falcons in the U.S. has been dropping again in some places due to the bird flu ...

Once a great rarity both nationally and regionally – because of pesticide pollution and persecution of wild birds, the peregrine falcon is now back and doing very well. Part of the reason for their ...

To avoid being eaten, wildlife have several ways to protect themselves. They may only eat at night, avoiding open fields during the day. They may bed down in places where they can see approaching ...

Peregrine falcons, the world’s fastest and most widespread raptors, recovered spectacularly after pesticides that nearly drove them to extinction were banned and captive-bred birds were rewilded, ...