Waterbirds have seen a resurgence thanks to Gould Island's private nature, but efforts to open the island to recreation has created worry.

The snowy egret—and its slightly larger cousin, the great egret—were similarly imperiled by the late 1800s, when fashionable women began wearing hats adorned with feathers, wings and even ...

victims of habitat loss and hunting. Great and snowy egrets were prized for their feathers, especially the long breeding plumes that early 20th century zoologist William Hornaday compared to ...