Europe requires a common management strategy for cormorants in order to reconcile nature conservation and fishing interests. An effective regulation of cormorant populations can only work at the ...

With a resident population under 1,500, the tiny island and World Heritage Site received almost 5 million tourists last year alone. But one breed of visitor in particular appears to have grown too ...

Tokyo — The "shrine island" of Miyajima is one of Japan's most iconic destinations. A quick ferry ride from downtown Hiroshima, the postcard-perfect locale is much-loved for its giant "floating" ...

Humans and birds have a rich and complex history together. Some birds, like the carrier pigeon or the bald eagle, have stronger ties to us than most. The cormorant, believe it or not, is one of these ...

Galápagos cormorants are the only flightless cormorant species. Their wings are too small to lift their heavy bodies. To trace the genetic changes responsible for the birds’ shrunken wings, Alejandro ...

It’s generally atypical for birds of flight to lose their ability to soar through the air, so we have very little evidence of this phenomenon actually occurring. With that in mind, even some of the ...

Not in many decades — perhaps never — had a pair of double-crested cormorants built a nest and produced young in Connecticut But in 1979, a pair mated and raised young on East White Rock, a tiny, ...

Linda Wires, wildlife biologist at the University of Minnesota, has written a book for our times. It is about disregard for science, in this instance by sport fishermen, and acquiescence by government ...

Fossils discovered in Japan show that an extinct seabird called the spectacled cormorant, that was originally thought to be restricted to Bering Island, also resided in Japan nearly 120,000 years ago; ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Cormorants, with their distinct silhouette and dark feathers, are ...

The double-crested cormorant is probably not a candidate for prettiest or most popular bird species. Perhaps the only chance at a title is for the most unpopular species, for the cormorant is reviled ...