As humans continue to destroy the habitats of migratory animals, their numbers continue to decrease. Many of these species play important ecological roles, and certain ecosystems will be altered ...

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Various species of migratory birds arrived on Wednesday at a wetland in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati, India. This is a photo gallery curated by ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - More than a fifth of the world's migrating species are at risk of going extinct as a result of climate change and human encroachment, according to the United Nation's first-ever ...

Animal migration has long fascinated humans, representing some of the most astonishing phenomenon in the natural world. Migration can be defined as the movement of members of a species between ...

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NAGROTA SURIYAN, India (AP) — Before the day breaks on a winter morning at the Pong Lake wetland in northern India, muffled honks of geese are heard in the distance. A lone fisherman wrapped in a ...

Animals that migrate: Every year, as the days shorten and the temperature drops, billions of animals that migrate embark on one of nature's greatest spectacles: the winter migration. This massive ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory ...

Female leatherback turtles are among the world’s most intrepid creatures, making journeys as far as 10,000 miles after nesting to find food in far-away seas. They’ve been known to set off from ...

Migratory animals include a wide range of species—from tiny insects to the world's largest marine mammals. To achieve their journeys, migrants must walk, swim, or fly, often traversing complex ...