Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, lays eggs in hot sand and abandons ENDANGERED© Riza ...

Nature has unique surprises hidden in its embrace, and few creatures prove that better than a sturdy, big-footed bird most people have probably never heard of. Get breaking news anytime, anywhere.

In January 2021, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) took a series of decisions — one of them was to denotify a wildlife sanctuary in the Nicobar Islands. The standing committee of the board noted ...

This week was for the birds — in a good way: Two previously endangered species seem to be enjoying a rebound. The population of the once desperately rare Polynesian Megapode has doubled and the bird ...

Dr Ravi Sankaran is something of a legend in ecological circles, especially for his work on birds that are found in the most challenging landscapes that nobody bothered to study. But also because he ...

We recorded 657 megapode detections and estimated an archipelago level abundance of 11,542 individuals (95% CI: 5456–17,623) from 699 sampling points across 10 islands. Three islands supported 86% of ...

Nature has unique surprises hidden in its embrace, and few creatures prove that better than a sturdy, big-footed bird most people have probably never heard of.While the vast majority of birds spend ...

Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, lays eggs in hot sand and abandons ENDANGERED© Riza Marlon/Shutterstock.com Did you know that megapodes create natural ...