The Oregon Coast Aquarium reported Wednesday is treating an unusually high number of common murre ( Uria aalge ) chicks this season. The chicks, which are often mistaken for baby penguins, are being ...

Unusually high numbers of dead and dying baby seabirds have been washing up on Oregon beaches this summer, alarming some scientists and rescue groups. Just last week, Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium ...

Benowitz-Fredericks, Z. M. and Kitaysky, A. S. 2005. Benefits and costs of rapid growth in common murre chicks Uria aalge. - J. Avian Biol. 36: 287-294. While accelerated growth can be advantageous to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An unusual amount of common murre chicks are washing up on the Oregon coast abandoned, in poor health, or dead. The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport said they’ve treated three ...

CANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) — A large number of stranded common murre chicks are washing up near Cannon Beach both alive and dead, but wildlife biologists aren’t calling the event a die-off yet. The Daily ...

In recent years, climate change has increasingly made headlines, but few stories are as alarming as the record heat wave that struck Alaska. The impact of this extreme weather event, which occurred ...

Baby birds that are sometimes mistaken for tiny penguins are appearing on shore this July.Dozens of the young black and white sea birds, called murres, have been rescued recently from beaches in Santa ...

A group of common murre chicks on Tyuleny Island, each around three weeks old, must navigate a dangerous obstacle to reach the sea: a beach packed with hostile fur seals, each one at least 40 times ...

A large number of stranded common murre chicks are washing up near Cannon Beach both alive and dead, but wildlife biologists aren’t calling the event a die-off yet. The Daily Astorian reported Friday ...

Unusually high numbers of dead and dying baby seabirds have been washing up on Oregon beaches this summer, alarming some scientists and rescue groups. Just last week, Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium ...