Hong Kong and Singapore, two Asian wildlife trade hubs, imported more than a million live wild birds, nearly two-thirds from Africa between 2006 and 2020, according to a new analysis of customs data.

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West African songbirds are exported in large quantities for the global pet trade (seen in an export facility in Senegal). Courtesy World Parrot Trust Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the ...

Researchers hope that the Rudd’s lark’s new isiZulu name — unonhlozi — could bolster conservation efforts to protect the small endangered lark (Heteromirafra ruddi). Unonhlozi means eyebrows, a nod to ...

An outbreak of avian flu—a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry—has hit poultry farms in South Africa. Two different strains are causing outbreaks in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black-lored waxbills recently photographed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Manuel Weber / Upemba National Park Lost to ...

Cranes are some of the world’s most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a ...

African grey parrots are among the world’s most intelligent birds, capable of problem-solving, complex communication and forming strong social bonds. Their remarkable ability to mimic human speech has ...

African Nile monitor lizards, introduced to Florida through the pet trade, have established a wild population in Cape Coral, ...