The cormorants are so far unable to nest. But it’s not clear how battle will go with the birds who destroy trees, and vomit fish as a defensive tactic.
Behind the Toronto Island Public School on Centre Island, in an area off limits to most mortals, teams of men and women work every daylight hour of every spring day, rain or shine, at one of the most unusual jobs in the world.
They use slingshots to knock cormorant nests out of trees, a task that looks impossible and takes years to master.
Hawks, spikes and sonic repellants are among the measures used to deter these birds. Perhaps we should try sharing our planet,…
Europe spent nearly half a century working to bring the aquatic avian species back from the brink of extinction. Now it wants it…
In Rhode Island, a small team of researchers and volunteers is fighting, against the odds, to stop one of the most endangered US…
Herring gulls and kittiwakes have learned the easiest meal comes from robbing humans rather than at sea
A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water…
Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them
