Coverage of alarming bird study may ‘jar people into paying attention’
Was last week’s news about 3 billion lost birds a game-changer for conservation? Read More “Coverage of alarming bird study may ‘jar people into paying attention’”
Conservation
Coverage of climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and other threats to birds, as well as how birders and conservationists are responding.
U.N. chief: ‘Nature is angry… nature strikes back’
UN secretary general urges public pressure against climate “emergency.” Read More “U.N. chief: ‘Nature is angry… nature strikes back’”
How climate change threatens New Zealand’s kiwis
Droughts and dying trees are hardening forest floors and starving Northland’s kiwi. Climate change threatens to double the region’s time spent in drought. Read More “How climate change threatens New Zealand’s kiwis”
In Greenpeace documentary ‘Sanctuary,’ Javier Bardem advocates for protecting Antarctic region
The actor produces and narrates a nonfiction work about preserving marine life in the increasingly warming Antarctic. Read More “In Greenpeace documentary ‘Sanctuary,’ Javier Bardem advocates for protecting Antarctic region”
Whooping Crane flock in Texas remains stable
504 wild Whoopers estimated near the Texas coast. Read More “Whooping Crane flock in Texas remains stable”
Trump’s border wall puts borderland birds at risk
The border wall is no longer just rhetoric; it’s happening now. Read More “Trump’s border wall puts borderland birds at risk”
After Dorian, ‘grave concern’ for birds in the northern Bahamas
Bahama Warbler, Bahama Parrot, and other species were likely severely impacted by the category 5 hurricane. Read More “After Dorian, ‘grave concern’ for birds in the northern Bahamas”