Countdown to Extinction: One Decade to Save African Penguins Ten years. Ten years is all that likely stands between the African Penguin becoming functionally Extinct-in-the-Wild. African Penguin numbers in South…
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Nesting in Namibia The rapid decline of wild African Penguins and the National Aviary’s conservation work to help here in Pittsburgh and on the African continent they call home. Fewer…
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Protecting Their Future: Conservation Stories of the National Aviary Proactive Conservation: Eurasian Eagle-Owls The National Aviary’s unwavering commitment to avian conservation is shown through our efforts to safeguard species. From…
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Stronger Together: Saving Species One Hatchling at a Time The National Aviary remains committed to saving Critically Endangered and threatened species like the African Penguin and the Andean Condor. A…
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National Aviary African Penguin Pair Patrick (female) and Owen have hatched a duo of African Penguin chicks!
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One of the ways in which zoos like the National Aviary conserve species is by working tirelessly behind-the-scenes to help ensure an increase of healthy populations for a variety of threatened bird species. Your help today can make this work possible.
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Did you know that when you’re watching the African Penguin colony splash and swim about in the National Aviary’s Penguin Point, you’re having a positive effect on African Penguins living…
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The National Aviary, along with Project Principalis, is delighted to announce that we have made available to the public the results to date of our search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker….
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Meet Tasi, a tiny bird with a bubbly personality. Tasi is a Saipan White-eye, also known as a Bridled White-eye, a Critically Endangered species native to the Northern Mariana Islands….
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When the call came in that a concerned South African citizen had found two vultures down on the ground, unable to take off, Jenny Walsh sprang into action. As the…
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How the Aviary’s expert team, and a loving mate, helped one African Penguin recover from a long illness.
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Guam Rails are small, flightless, and if you blink, you’ll miss them. They dart in and out of the foliage of the Tropical Rainforest at the National Aviary. But great things come in small…
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