This week was for the birds — in a good way: Two previously endangered species seem to be enjoying a rebound. The population of the once desperately rare Polynesian Megapode has doubled and the bird ...

Interestingly, at the same meeting when Megapode wildlife sanctuary was denotified, another one was also denotified — the Galathea bay sanctuary, currently a crucial nesting site for the rare ...

The Pacific's last megapode - a bird with large feet that uses hot volcanic ash to incubate its eggs - has been rescued from the brink of extinction, researchers said. Dr Dick Watling, an independent ...

Dr Ravi Sankaran is something of a legend in ecological circles, especially for his work on birds that are found in the most challenging landscapes that nobody bothered to study. But also because he ...

This study on the impact of the 2004 tsunami on the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis, endemic coastal living bird species in the Nicobar group of islands showed a significant decline (nearly ...

Top 10 places to spot the nest-building Nicobar Megapode Discover the top 10 places to spot the rare Nicobar Megapode, a mound-building bird endemic to the Nicobar Islands. Explore its unique nesting ...

Elen Shute received funding from Flinders University and Birdlife Australia for this project. Gavin Prideaux receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Trevor Worthy received funding from ...

The people of Nusa Simbo are blessed. Their soil is rich because of the volcanoes, their sea is brimming with fish and they are the keepers of a mysterious bird they call the Lape (Melanesia megapode) ...