The Guardian • 2026-02-18

No trees, no food, shot for fun … yet Serbia’s imperial eagles are making an improbable return

Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationists

The Guardian • 2026-02-18

Country diary: Persistence and confusion – this is how magpies build their nest | Nic Wilson

Hitchin, Hertfordshire: It’s not quick, it’s not graceful, but these early nesters are hard at work in preparation for egg-laying in a few weeks

Los Angeles Times • 2026-02-13

Eagle champion Sandy Steers, who fought big developments throughout Big Bear, has died

Friends of Big Bear Valley eagle advocacy group announced that Sandy Steers, a biologist and the group’s executive director, died Wednesday evening.