"Africa is at a crossroads in terms of saving its magnificent birds of prey," Dr. Darcy Ogada ... "Since the 1970s, extensive areas of forest and savanna have been converted into farmland ...

The birds of prey, also known as raptors ... Dr Phil Shaw from the study said: "Since the 1970s, extensive areas of forest and savanna have been converted into farmland, while other pressures ...

An international team of researchers has found that Africa's birds of prey are facing an extinction ... into patterns of change in the abundance of savanna raptor species. It shows that large ...

Young female (L) and male lions stalk prey within a “pristine” (uninvaded) savanna. The whistling-thorn ... at risk amid the ant invasion. Weaver birds that nest in the canopy of acacia ...

By Rachel Nuwer Silhouettes of patrolling raptors filled skies throughout Africa as recently as a few decades ago, but it’s much less common to spot those birds of prey today. Now, new research ...

The poison has been killing various birds for months ... every potential animal, bird of prey is exposed at some point," said Dr. Priya Patel, Medical Director for the New England Wildlife ...