NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A 3-month-old cormorant with a big appetite is being nursed to health at a clinic in North Kingstown. But it's in competition for the same thing prized by local fishermen.

Humans and birds have a rich and complex history together. Some birds, like the carrier pigeon or the bald eagle, have stronger ties to us than most. The cormorant, believe it or not, is one of these ...

Estonia's fisheries councils has proposed to the Ministry of Climate extending cormorant hunting and paying hunters a bounty.

Bass-, salmon- and trout-fishing seasons have opened. Fifteen years ago, before the cormorant population exploded, the town was a different place, says Jerry Crowley, a mechanic, as he tinkers with a ...