Changes range from genuine improvements to declarations of extinction. Read More “Red List changes: Hope and heartbreak for the world’s birds”
Guam Rail is no longer considered extinct in the wild. Photo © Greg Hume (Creative Commons)
Coverage of climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and other threats to birds, as well as how birders and conservationists are responding.
Guam Rail is no longer considered extinct in the wild. Photo © Greg Hume (Creative Commons)
It’s the most broad-reaching bird-friendly building policy in the country. Read More “New York City aims to reduce building collision risk for birds”
This year’s young birds had not fledged when the volcano erupted. Read More “Thousands of gannets nested on New Zealand’s White Island”
New effort aims to inform conservation decisions for the bird in Mexico. Read More “Thick-billed Parrot tracking project launched”
A hyena, two endangered Lappet-faced Vultures, and three critically endangered Rüppell’s Vultures were confirmed dead at the scene of an illegal poisoning event on Wednesday … Read More “Kenyan conservation hero fights to save critically endangered vultures”
The addition of artificial nest burrows in rural north-central Oregon is helping restore the species. Read More “Burrowing Owls find a home on old Army base”
U.K. island littered with thousands of rubber bands. Read More “Gulls on island sanctuary mistake rubber bands for worms”
Rehab facility in ‘desperate need’ of donations and volunteers to care for the surviving birds. Read More “Hundreds of Chimney Swifts strike NASCAR building in Charlotte”