One reason Cypress Wetlands is so popular as a nesting location for wading birds, Clementoni says, is the protection its alligators and islands provide from predators such as raccoons and feral cats.

Christmas Island is a spectacular oceanic island that rises abruptly from the tropical waters of the eastern Indian Ocean. Its landscape is mostly covered with tropical rainforest and rugged limestone ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Long Island fire departments accused of displaying Confederate flags and enforcing discriminatory membership policies agreed to settlements with the New York State ...

Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged discrimination. According to the New York State Division of Human Rights ...

New York (WCBS/WLNY) — Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged discrimination. According to the New York State Division ...

A stunning addition to the 116-year Christmas Bird Count list of species was tallied on not one but *two* different island CBCs this season, the long-running count on Bermuda and the new one on ...

Three Long Island fire departments were fined a total ... policies and two were also fined for displaying Confederate flags. The fines were part of settlements of complaints originally filed ...

HATTERAS, N.C. — Bird flu may have caused the death of nearly 400 dead birds on Hatteras Island, according to preliminary test results. Multiple dead pelicans on Cora June Island were reported ...

The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers ...

The annual migration of Christmas Island's red crabs—where millions of creatures cover its beaches as they make their way from land to sea—is a true natural spectacle. However, little is known ...

Some of these so-called "spoil mounds" have become important bird-nesting sites. Others are much sought after by fishermen, who have colonized these man-made islands with little cabins ...