On lakes and ponds, pristine is seldom the byword. Yet, where environmentalists decry a shrinkage of habitat, miracles can still happen. Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine abuts the last ...

North America has lost an estimated 3 billion birds since 1970—a nearly 30% drop across species—mostly due to habitat loss and degradation. So when a team of researchers repeated a bird population ...

With summer approaching, Maine’s beaches are once again welcoming some special seasonal residents: the endangered piping plover and the endangered least tern. As these shorebirds begin their nesting ...

A 30-year study found many bird species in these timberlands are bucking continental population trends, upending assumptions about logging and habitat loss North America has lost an estimated 3 ...