Radar data from Colombia reveals how tropical winds shape bird migration and pose new challenges for conservation.

Endangered birds don’t have many older birds around them to learn from. So, taking inspiration from Hollywood, conservationists in Europe are teaching endangered birds how to migrate.

More have flown the route that's upward of 550 kilometers (342 miles) each year, and the team hopes the Central European population will be more than 350 birds by 2028 and become self-sustaining.

More have flown the route that’s upward of 550 kilometers (342 miles) each year, and the team hopes the Central European population will be more than 350 birds by 2028 and become self-sustaining.

The migratory birds were also considered a delicacy, and the bird, known as the Waldrapp in German, disappeared from Europe, though a few colonies elsewhere survived. The efforts of Fritz and the ...