I grew up in the “Buttonwood Settlement” (the Brand Park area) of Elmira's Southside, where my Janowski family has lived since 1872. Our first homestead was on Robinson Street at the end of Horner ...

Glen Chilton was teaching biology at the University of Calgary, a mild-mannered ornithologist specializing in sparrow song, when he was asked to write a short account of the Labrador duck for a ...

On Friday afternoon, a group of about 30 bird enthusiasts set off around Elmira on a hunt for the Labrador duck — extinct since 1878. They succeeded, sort of. The group, some of about 100 expected ...

Recognizing modern extinction, Lost Bird Project immortalizes birds already driven to extinction Sculptures dedicated to Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, Labrador Duck, Great Auk, Heath Hen ...

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Oftentimes when animals grow up together, they develop very unlikely friendships. Take for instance, the bond that this Chocolate Labrador Retriever named Olly developed with his duck bestie, Quack.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The IUCN Red List, which assesses the extinction risk of ...

For more than four years, ornithologist Chilton visited 30 cities to examine and document 55 stuffed ducks and 9 eggs, all that remains of the long-extinct Labrador Duck. Stuffed ducks might seem a ...