Great efforts have been made to curtail the introduction of exotic species into the wild. One reason is because some become too successful, threatening the well-being of native species. Many plants ...
Of all the non-native plant and animal species currently in the United States, few have a stranger tale of introduction than the starling. The bird, whose full name is the European starling, is a ...
BEND - Roughly 15,000 starlings were recently poisoned in an effort to reduce what many consider to be a nuisance species. Officials from Wildlife Services, an animal control unit of the U.S.
The European starling may not rank high on anybody’s popularity list, but this aggressive bird, who was once a favorite among 18th century royalty, wins high marks for its intelligence. The male ...
DEAR JOAN: It is all well and good for the people who live in America that are looking for help in sorting out their bully birds, but what about us people in Scotland and England who have problems ...