Send word to Poirot, fetch Sherlock Holmes, and ring round the Thursday Murder Club – there’s been a death at 3,000 meters (9 ...

Scientists say they have observed one of the highest-altitude acts of bird predation ever recorded.

"As globally distributed apex predators, the peregrine falcon is the ideal canary in the coal mine for monitoring flame retardant pollution in the environment. Flame retardants phased out a decade ...

The young peregrine who gained an online following was released into the wild after wing surgery and rehabilitation at UC ...

Inside a campy dinner theater known for over-the-top revelry and clashing swords, Rick Grimes found something profound.

During the breeding season, female peregrine falcons are protective of their young, attacking anything that comes near the nest. Brown pelicans are one of California’s largest seabirds, but they will ...

Up until the 1940s, the breeding population peregrine falcons had changed little since ... to more pesticide contamination that most other predators. Though few peregrines are directly killed ...

"In the UK, the peregrine falcon is the number one predator of pigeons and is partly responsible for the decline of pigeon racing, so, we can definitely agree that these are two very brave racing ...

Once they became used to the pong, they were able to learn even more about the birds, who navigate a subterranean world as well as avoiding peregrine falcon predators in the skies outside it.

The female falcon (above) swooped down to see off the scavenging kite Peregrine falcons have been ... and swooped down on the much larger predator to drive it away. Mr Skipper said it was likely ...

The recent fortunes of the peregrine falcon have declined in tandem with an upswing in numbers of a natural predator in Switzerland: the Eagle Owl. But the Ornithological Association and Birdlife ...

Paul Wheatley, volunteer conservationist and peregrine project lead at Bradford Urban Wildlife Group, said: "Peregrine falcons have ... residents that the apex predators played a "critical role ...