They're typically heard more than they're seen. State officials issue warning about unexpected threat to tiny marsh-dwelling creature — here's what's happening first appeared on The Cool Down.

Weighing less than a golf ball and merely six inches in length, the Inaccessible Island rail is the world's smallest ...

In preparation for summer’s arrival, the north basin has gone through two applications of chemicals in May and June.

With a strong kick down the lane in the Tale of the Cat Stakes at Monmouth Park on Tom's Magic (Justify) netted the second black-type win of his career and the Ontario-bred is intended for the August ...

A rare sight: the elusive corncrake steps onto an open road and calls out boldly in broad daylight. Usually hidden in tall ...

This column has previously delved into the network of ghost roads in and around Canberra - those bits of roads long bypassed, abandoned or forgotten that lie with tufts of grass pushing up through the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The Eastern black rail, a tiny bird that lives in marshes, is in danger of going extinct, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Environmental ...

Black Rail The Black Rail is one of the most secretive night-singing birds that is found in the wetlands of North and South America.

A water rail's voice is the easiest way to identify this secretive bird — it's a loud grunting/squealing pig-like call from a reed bed or other waterside vegetation, mainly at dawn/dusk and at night ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

The presence of six calling male corncrakes on Rathlin Island this breeding season has been hailed as a "record-breaking" milestone. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Northern Ireland ...

Outdoors: Why are bird nests different? Bird nests can vary from crude and simple to intricate and complex. Predators, weather, habitat and the availability of materials are contributing factors ...