Although water is essential for survival, many desert birds are adapted to exist with very little of it. Black-throated sparrows, found all over the Southwest, go weeks or even months at a time ...

Southwestern desert birds live on the edge but have adapted over time. Now the evidence suggests they are struggling to adapt to rapid climate change.

“So you can see an incredibly diverse or number of species of birds without traveling too far from the Wasatch Front,” he ...

While a drier and hotter landscape puts many wildlife at risk, roadrunners can take advantage of a warming world thanks to ...

Birds are a significant part of the wildlife in the ecosystems of Eagle County and around the world. eBird data shows that there have been 290 bird species recorded in Eagle County. The mission ...

Desert birds live on the edge. Summer heat can rise to lethal levels above 115 degrees. In drought, an entire year may pass with just an inch of rain.

In 2015, the Tatacoa Desert was hit by a catastrophic drought that killed more than 10,000 cows. The painful experience of watching his herd wither and die caused Mr. Perdomo to seek other ways to ...

In some cases, that meant moving our birds behind the scenes so they, could reduce the exposure to, wild bird population," Living Desert CEO, Allen Monroe said.

Bird experts say we don't know much about "background mortality" rates in the desert — the number of birds that might die at project locations even in the absence of solar panels.

Arizona’s desert birds are in decline, according to a national conservation report tracking long-term bird populations, prompting one conservation group to ask the federal government to take ...