The ruddy-headed goose is on the brink of extinction, with just 700 birds left in southern Argentina and Chile, the result of hunting in the 20th century and habitat loss in the 21st. Every southern ...

To be ready to migrate in the fall, geese start preparing in midsummer. Babies born in the spring are mostly grown up by then. Adult geese grow a new set of plumage after shedding their old feathers – ...

Ducks and geese share webbed feet, a branch on the avian family tree, and overlapping habits and habitats. Sometimes you will have opportunities to take both ducks and geese on the same hunt, but more ...

A view from U.S. 395 of mostly dry Goose Lake, which stretches from Modoc County in far-northeastern California up into southern Oregon. (Carol M. Highsmith) (CN) — To try to save three declining fish ...

The Canada goose adapts easily to different environments, from open farmland to suburban neighborhood ponds, office complexes and other developed areas. This ability to adapt sometimes puts them in ...

SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo now has a pair of the world's rarest geese. The Nene or Hawaiian Goose is the first of its kind to be exhibited since the zoo's 123-year-old history. The pair can be seen ...

Allometric scaling law predicts that herbivores respond differently to the availability of resources, mediated by body size. However, studies of allometric responses have often focused on animals with ...

When you travel to Hawaii, you might be expecting to see dolphins or whales, turtles, or even the rare Hawaiian monk seal. But did you know that Hawaii is also the only home to the world’s rarest ...