Coverage of climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and other threats to birds, as well as how birders and conservationists are responding.
Wisdom’s newest chick shortly after hatching, with its dad, Akeakamai. Photo by Jon Brack/Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Government will begin a 20-day public comment period on changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Read More “Biden delays Trump’s bird-killing rule”
Often called “the extinction capital of the world,” Hawaii has experienced far more avian loss than the other 49 states combined. Using the fossil record, … Read More “Why Hawaii is the epicenter of the avian extinction crisis”
Executive order ‘is a crucial step to stopping the wildlife extinction crisis.’ Read More “Biden calls for protection of 30% of America’s land, oceans by 2030”
Gonzalo Cardona Molina of Fundación ProAves dedicated his life to the recovery of the Yellow-eared Parrot. Read More “Colombian parrot conservationist murdered”
The suit objects to the administration’s ‘callous decision to eliminate protections for migratory birds.’ Read More “Green groups fight Trump’s bird-killing rule in new lawsuit”
The land in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena Valley will add more protections for Prothonotary Warblers and many other species. Read More “Expanded reserve protects warbler wintering area”
In revised rule, nearly 3.5 million acres of its habitat opened to logging. Read More “Trump strips protections for Northern Spotted Owl”
‘Birds, Not Mosquitoes’ program will use a common bacteria as a form of birth control for the bugs. Read More “Mosquito-control project aims to help Hawaiian birds”
Move is one of several anti-environmental actions in administration’s final weeks. Read More “Trump guts Migratory Bird Treaty Act in ‘parting gift to the oil and gas industry’”
