Coverage of climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and other threats to birds, as well as how birders and conservationists are responding.
Tino Aucca Chutas has been a leader in bird and nature conservation in Peru for many years. Royal Cinclodes (right) is one of the species he works to protect. Photos by American Bird Conservancy and Jonathan Chancasana/Shutterstock
The proposal calls for the subspecies to be listed as threatened. Read More “Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl may receive federal protection, again”
Brazil’s Cherry-throated Tanager is believed to number only 17 birds. Read More “Protected area created to benefit one of the rarest birds in the world”
The Search for Lost Birds hopes to harness the collective power of birders to help find Jerdon’s Courser, Cuban Kite, Dusky Tetraka, and other species. Read More “Worldwide project hopes to find 10 missing bird species”
Florida panther and Florida Key deer also targeted for downlisting or delisting under Endangered Species Act. Read More “Report: Feds signal plans to downlist Whooping Crane”
The bird is one of the top 10 endangered species in the United States due to the influence of climate change and introduced mosquitoes. Read More “Kiwikiu among 10 U.S. species most threatened by climate change”
A team of six researchers had hoped to locate the four or five remaining ’Akikiki in a thick rainforest but could only find one young bird. Read More “Update: Single ‘Akikiki rescued on Kaua‘i”
Nest counts were up for Roseate Spoonbill and Great Egret, down for White Ibis and Snowy Egret. Read More “2020 Everglades breeding season mixed for wading birds”
A rescue mission is attempting to capture the last four or five ’Akikiki individuals at a field site known as Halehaha. Read More “Big trouble for a small Hawaiian honeycreeper”
Discovery of parthenogenesis is a first for the species and the first discovered using molecular genetic testing. Read More “Asexual reproduction discovered in California Condors”
