The mist hung heavy on the Kinabatangan River on the July morning I looked for helmeted hornbills, one of the most elusive and endangered birds in the world. Everything was wet from days of afternoon ...

JOHANNESBURG Some call it “ivory on wings,” part of the bill of a critically endangered bird in Southeast Asia that is sought by poachers and carved into ornaments for illegal sale to Chinese buyers.

The rare helmeted hornbill was so elusive that we almost ended up having to round out the story with photos of other hornbill species. This helmeted hornbill is bringing fruit to his nesting family.

Pressure continues to pile on for the Critically Endangered Helmeted Hornbill, targeted for its ivory-like casque, as Indonesian authorities seized ten pieces from a trafficker on 6 August 2022 in ...

A recent survey has found a high concentration of near-extinct helmeted hornbills in a conservation area in western Borneo. This “hornbill paradise” is currently not included in the IUCN range map for ...

A new colony of 21 helmeted honeyeaters has been returned to Cardinia Shire for the first time since Ash Wednesday. The species is critically endangered, with only 200 remaining in the wild. More than ...

More than 20 iconic yellow and black helmeted honeyeaters have fluttered off into their new forest home on Bunurong Country in eastern Victoria. The birds were bred at Healesville Sanctuary near ...