SANTA CRUZ — A murmuration of European starlings pulsates over houses on Quarry Lane in Santa Cruz as the sky is painted in warm hues by the sunset. The starlings, occasionally joined by a few ...

MOULTONBOROUGH — The Loon Preservation Committee has discovered elevated levels of chemical contaminants in two inviable Common Loon eggs collected from failed nests on Province Lake in ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Environmental Police are reminding ice anglers to follow state fishing laws by using non-lead tackle when out on local lakes. Police stated that the use of ...

Achieving takeoff requires a clear aquatic runway measuring nearly 1 football field in length. The 12-pound weight and specific foot placement make terrestrial movement almost impossible.

The common loon is a large, fish-eating waterbird with striking black-and-white summer plumage, bright red eyes, and a long, dagger-like bill built for underwater hunting. A common loon nests along ...

For the first time in 24 years, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation counted more than 1,000 of the beloved aquatic birds during its annual loon census. Common loons are best known for their ...

A loon and its chick on Contoocook Lake last year. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript Credit: STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI Sign up for the Transcript's daily newsletter and get essential news each day.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in ...

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Nothing beats the cuteness of a newborn animal. It seems like every day, a new video of a cute baby animal goes viral online. One recent example is of a newborn loon baby riding on its mother’s back ...