Marvin Bouknight has been director of Discovery Place Nature, formerly called Charlotte Nature Museum, for the past four years. The animal exhibitions, butterfly pavilion and outdoor area at the place ...

The notion of owls as wise birds has its roots in Ancient Greece and mythology. "Owls have enthralled humanity for centuries, earning a reputation for wisdom that persists into modern society," said ...

In my first house, the signature sound of the evening came from the whip-poor-wills, repeating their names over and over in the mild summer dusk. WHIP-poor-will, WHIP-poor-will, they would call, in a ...

The northern spotted owl, a modest-sized raptor with chocolate- or chestnut-brown coloring, has stood as a symbol of sweeping changes in federal land management. As the bird’s population declined amid ...

Flaco the owl, who charted his own path through the skies of Manhattan and captured the public imagination since gaining freedom last year, has died, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.