Habitat loss rarely arrives with drama. As places shrink and split, the colors remain, but the safety net does not. That is the hard truth: beauty does not protect a bird from a bulldozer, smoke, or a ...

Birds such as the Mandarin duck, scarlet macaw, and lilac-breasted roller come in colors that seem to defy reality. Some birds have coloration that helps them blend into their habitats, while others ...

Habitat for Humanity's project, "Pathway at Heritage Park," is a new 14-home community under construction at 159th Street and Black Bob Road in Olathe. The community was seen on Wedneday, Dec. 17, ...

On Monday night, Gus’s owner Dolores Howard watched on as a usual night-time routine turned into a freak accident. The macaw became spooked when the backdoor, left ajar for the family’s sausage dog, ...

DEVELOPS. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE ON AIR AND ONLINE@KMBC.COM. RESIDENTS IN WESTERN LENEXA ARE VOICING STRONG OPPOSITION TO A NEW HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THE LAND NEAR THE CLEAR CREEK ...

You know what it's like when you hear *your jam* and you just zone IN. It's all you hear? It takes over and your entire body is ready? Well, that's this Green-Winged Macaw when they hear "Bad Romance" ...

Habitat loss from agriculture and urban expansion is the main cause of wildlife endangerment in Ohio. Homeowners can help wildlife by planting specific plants that provide food and shelter. Planting ...

To sample fruit production through habitat types, I established 15 phenology transects of 300 m x 4 m, with three transects in each of five habitat types: (1) deciduous forest, (2) dense Cerrado, (3) ...

A north Phoenix woman, Debbie DeFrain, spent a day searching for her missing free-flight trained Scarlet Macaw, "Atlas," which flew away around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, near 43rd Avenue and Cactus ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot which had only recently been returned to its natural habitat in Brazil have been diagnosed with a lethal, incurable virus, the government said in a ...