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BirdWatching  •  News & Features  •  Conservation

Conservation

Coverage of climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and other threats to birds, as well as how birders and conservationists are responding.

SOS Save Our Songbirds campaign launched

SOS Save Our Songbirds campaign launched

Published April 7, 2023

Wisconsin campaign aims to spur more people to take three actions at home that help birds.  Read More “SOS Save Our Songbirds campaign launched”

Winter monarch count down 22% from last year

Winter monarch count down 22% from last year

Published March 24, 2023

The annual count of migratory monarchs wintering in Mexico is once again dismal. Read More “Winter monarch count down 22% from last year”

Report: Wading bird nest totals rise, but concerns remain

Report: Wading bird nest totals rise, but concerns remain

Published March 21, 2023

Wading bird report tallies second largest annual nesting effort since system-wide surveys began in South Florida in 1996. Read More “Report: Wading bird nest totals rise, but concerns remain”

Birders taking action to protect birds

Birders taking action to protect birds

By Jesse Greenspan
Published March 10, 2023

Birds face innumerable challenges, but many brave and skilled people go above and beyond in their efforts to protect them. Read More “Birders taking action to protect birds”

Fewer Bald Eagle chicks fledging due to avian flu

Fewer Bald Eagle chicks fledging due to avian flu

Published March 2, 2023

As more eagles die from H5N1, researchers concerned virus may undo decades of conservation efforts. Read More “Fewer Bald Eagle chicks fledging due to avian flu”

Dusky Tetraka rediscovered in Madagascar

Dusky Tetraka rediscovered in Madagascar

By American Bird Conservancy
Published March 1, 2023

The songbird, which has eluded ornithologists for 24 years, was rediscovered in the tropical forests of northeastern Madagascar. Read More “Dusky Tetraka rediscovered in Madagascar”

Can prairie grouse and wind turbines co-exist?

Can prairie grouse and wind turbines co-exist?

By Cheryl Lyn Dybas
Published February 28, 2023

A recent article in the Wildlife Society Bulletin assesses the challenges of operating turbines in the range of four prairie grouse species. Read More “Can prairie grouse and wind turbines co-exist?”

Third Spotted Owl subspecies will (finally) receive Endangered Species Act protection

Third Spotted Owl subspecies will (finally) receive Endangered Species Act protection

Published February 24, 2023

Long-overdue endangered and threatened status proposed for California Spotted Owl. Read More “Third Spotted Owl subspecies will (finally) receive Endangered Species Act protection”

Environmental groups urge EPA to act on bee- and bird-killing pesticides

Environmental groups urge EPA to act on bee- and bird-killing pesticides

By American Bird Conservancy
Published February 24, 2023

Dangerous neonicotinoid insecticides are overused despite a lack of evidence for their economic benefit. Read More “Environmental groups urge EPA to act on bee- and bird-killing pesticides”

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