Tokyo — The "shrine island" of Miyajima is one of Japan's most iconic destinations. A quick ferry ride from downtown Hiroshima, the postcard-perfect locale is much-loved for its giant "floating" ...

Humans and birds have a rich and complex history together. Some birds, like the carrier pigeon or the bald eagle, have stronger ties to us than most. The cormorant, believe it or not, is one of these ...

Fossils discovered in Japan show that an extinct seabird called the spectacled cormorant, that was originally thought to be restricted to Bering Island, also resided in Japan nearly 120,000 years ago; ...

It took many years of birding before I saw a double-crested cormorant with crests. For years I had seen these birds in various locales—in rafts on the bay, in bodies of freshwater, and further inland, ...

Linda Wires, wildlife biologist at the University of Minnesota, has written a book for our times. It is about disregard for science, in this instance by sport fishermen, and acquiescence by government ...

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to remove 500 eggs from double-crested cormorant nests as part of a long-term management plan to protect juvenile salmon being eaten by the ...

Hated by anglers and virtually ignored by birders, cormorants are hardly anyone's favorite bird. Still, cormorants, with their long black bodies and long thick necks, are among the most common birds ...

Diego G. Diel, Patti J. Miller, Paul C. Wolf, Randall M. Mickley, Anthony R. Musante, Daniel C. Emanueli, Kirk J. Shively, Kerri Pedersen and Claudio L. Afonso Newcastle disease virus (NDV), a member ...

The double-crested cormorant is probably not a candidate for prettiest or most popular bird species. Perhaps the only chance at a title is for the most unpopular species, for the cormorant is reviled ...

Japan -- Scientists report that a large, extinct seabird called the spectacled cormorant, Phalacrocorax perspicillatus-- originally thought to be restricted to Bering Island, far to the north -- also ...