A regional fishery body is seeking to reduce cormorant numbers across Europe through “coordinated” culling, citing the aquatic birds’ reported impacts on fisheries and aquaculture.

On April 25, the FAO’s European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) published the draft European Cormorant Management Plan. Prompted by concerns about the perceived impact of ...

A eucalyptus tree in a Marina del Rey park that was home to dozens of soon-to-hatch double-crested cormorant eggs became unstable after strong winds, prompting a rescue mission to remove the eggs ...

In June, people in Kolkata’s Belgachia area watch the spectacular mass arrival of Indian cormorants (Phalacocorax fuscicollis) at the campus of the West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery ...

Cormorants have been demonized for centuries, from being called Satan’s birds in Paradise Lost to modern-day accusations of destroying ecosystems. But are these sleek, fish-loving birds really ...

Cormorants, which have their breeding grounds in Denmark and in the Netherlands, are increasingly wintering along the shores of the Baltic Sea, even as that might sound counter-intuitive. While it is ...

Generally, anhingas and cormorants dive for up to two minutes at the most and feast on fish, but unlike other species such as ducks, they fully wet their plumage. After dives, these species ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) A Brandt’s cormorant nesting along West Cliff displays a ...

Like most migratory species, the cormorant population we are studying is said to be partially migratory, since some individuals migrate along the coast during the winter, while others remain in ...

The number of double-crested cormorants on Centre Island has more than doubled this summer, and it began with a renoviction by a pair of eagles. The first bald eagles in Toronto’s recorded ...

The Eastern Dakota League includes the Castlewood Ravens (3-2), Clark Traders (1-2), Milbank Firechiefs (5-0), Ramona Express (0-5), Elkton Snappers, Lake Norden Lakers and Volga Cormorants (1-1). The ...

The Eastern Dakota League includes the Castlewood Ravens (3-2), Clark Traders (1-2), Milbank Firechiefs (5-0), Ramona Express (0-5), Elkton Snappers, Lake Norden Lakers and Volga Cormorants (1-1).