Galápagos petrels are rarely seen, yet critically endangered. These large seabirds endemic to five islands in the Galápagos archipelago face significant threats from numerous invasive species. In the ...

Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre founder Robert Webb and staff have been caring for 20 grey-faced petrels after last weekend's weather bomb. Photo / Sarah Curtis The recent bad weather has taken ...

Picking up petrels has become another part of fall for some folks along the eastern coast of Newfoundland. Leach’s storm petrels, found in abundance off Newfoundland's shores, can find themselves ...

Russia has completed its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, which NATO sees as a major threat due to its unlimited range and high manoeuvrability. Russia has finalised development of its ...

A Black-capped Petrel, Pterodroma hasitata flying. By hstiver via iStock for WMNF News. The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect the ...

Storm petrels are about 16 centimetres long with a wingspan of 38-40centimetres. They are a common breeding species found at sea here. A storm petrel is the smallest European seabird — it is about the ...

My Alerts is a service for subscribers. Please login or subscribe in order to use My Alerts. Italian energy giant Eni is proposing a new standalone offshore development in Australia which aims to ...

We’re always game for a good round of hide and seek. So we’ve teamed up with National Geographic’s Pristine Seas and our Partner in Fiji, NatureFiji-MareqetiViti, to try to find one of the rarest ...

Numerous Cook's petrels have been taken to Whangarei's Native Bird Recovery Centre after becoming disoriented at sea. At least 16 Cook’s petrels or tītī have been taken to Whangārei’s Native Bird ...

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Wilsons Storm Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, During a storm with high winds we encountered this rare petrels on the open sea. They were constantly on the move and not easy to photograph. (Photo by: ...