Coverage of climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and other threats to birds, as well as how birders and conservationists are responding.
A Northern Goshawk with a broken wing receives treatment at the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka, Alaska. Rehabilitation centers across North America help birds of prey recover from collisions with vehicles and power lines, lead poisoning, gunshot wounds, and many other injuries and ailments. Photo by Stephen James Burke/Shutterstock
The money will help conserve or restore nearly 500,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Read More “More than $200 million allocated for bird conservation projects”
The translocations of Millerbirds to Laysan Island 10 years ago have been a success. Read More “Millerbird numbers triple on Laysan Island”
Audubon experts are worried about the impacts to Tampa Bay’s nesting and foraging wading and shorebirds. Read More “Florida wastewater discharge threatens birds, fish, manatees”
New state rule aims to reduce the loss of migratory birds from “incidental take.” Read More “Virginia regulation ‘a model for other states to follow’”
Birds could be set free in northern California this fall or by spring of 2022. Read More “Condors to return to the Pacific Northwest”
Agency credits conservation partnerships with proposal to change the status to threatened. Read More “Feds propose downlisting the Aeʻo (Hawaiian Stilt)”
Just since 2002, the species has lost nearly 40% of its numbers. Read More “Greater Sage-Grouse population down 80% since 1965”
Philadelphia program sparked by a mass collision event last October. Read More “Philadelphia, Fort Worth establish Lights Out programs”
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act was on life support when Donald Trump left office. Now, it’s recovering. Read More “Biden administration reverses Trump rule on bird law”
