Lawmakers considered the goldfinch. Kids liked the scarlet tanager best. The whole thing took more than three decades.

When most people talk about Lake Mac, they have visions of warm, sunny days cruising in a boat or maybe fishing for trophy-sized fish from the shores of this large lake in western Nebraska. But for ...

Lakeland’s swans, which cohabit with wild and migratory birds onshore and on the water, are particularly at risk. The five ...