Ecologists have developed a way of monitoring the sizes of bird populations by recording their song.Writing in the Journal of Applied Ecology, the team says the new technique gives a more accurate estimate of numbers.

Docker River, an Australian Outback town, is under siege from 6,000 wild camels which have laid waste to the area in search of water. Residents in the Northern Territory settlement have been left cowering in their homes after the animals trampled fences..

China unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, a carbon intensity goal that Premier Wen Jiabao will take to a summit in Copenhagen next month hoping to aid a global climate deal.

The Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly species was identified in September by Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department biologists. 1934 was the last Maine sighting of the butterfly. The recent finding was in the hardwood swamps of Berwick and Wells.

Hammerhead sharks' distinctive T-shaped heads give the predators human-like vision, according to a new study.There have always been ideas about why hammerheads have funny-looking heads, but nobody has systematically examined these hypotheses.....

Three months of public consultation are getting under way on plans to make Liverpool Bay a special protection area for birds. It is home to large colonies of common scoter off the coast at Colwyn Bay in Conwy and at Shell Flat off Blackpool.

Only 80 wild elephants are left in Vietnam, according to Vietnam's state-run newspaper, Lao Dong. Experts at the Vietnam Forest Management Agency workshop, held earlier this week, reported the elephant population in Vietnam is in rapid decline.

While changes in Earth ecosystems from predicted warming have been reported in nearly all biomes (biological communities), recent climate change seems to be impacting the Arctic region the most.

Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an 11-day flight that resupplied the International Space Station.

Indonesia has rejected a push by the resort island of Bali for rare turtles to be legally slain in Hindu ceremonies, siding with conservationists of the protected reptiles against religious advocates, an official said Friday.