An endangered palm cockatoo chick born in an artificial nest in the first world

A rope hoisting a large trunk up the side of a tree., blue sky with clouds above.

There is no greater test of a home’s transformation than whether its discerning residents choose to move, stay and raise a family. On Cape York Peninsula, at the northern tip of Queensland, new tenants are among Australia’s oldest and most endangered birds: the palm cockatoo. When the first chick was hatched in a hole dug … Read more

‘Pip Watch’ will begin soon at the Big Bear Valley eagle nest. Mark your calendar

'Pip Watch' will begin soon at the Big Bear Valley eagle nest. Mark your calendar

In Southern California, “Pip Watch” 2026 is near. This is a term coined by Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) for bald eagle season, when non-profit wildlife experts will begin looking for signs of hatching from two eggs laid in the popular nest of beloved bald eagles Jackie and Shadow. According to FOBBV, “Pip Watch” … Read more