Whooping Crane
Latin: Grus americana

Many of North America’s migratory birds rely on the Central Flyway’s diverse marsh and wetland habitats for their spring and fall journeys. More»
Georgi Baird
Recently Audubon Dakota identified 67 new IBAs in North and South Dakota. Audubon Rockies has been influential in protecting more than 15 million acres of sagebrush habitat in Wyoming; Audubon Arizona rebuilt habitat for owls, hummingbirds, and cuckoos; and Audubon Texas successfully saved a number of critical barrier-island bird roosting sites from an oil spill in Galveston Bay.
Negative impacts of water shortages will be vast.
Audubon experts publish article in Water Resources Impact magazine.
Denver—Several conservation organizations today urge Colorado River Basin decision-makers to protect critical environmental prio
Great Salt Lake, with its five globally Important Bird Areas, is drying up. Audubon works with local stakeholders to find sustainable water solutions for birds and all Utahns.
With Audubon’s expertise in both Western water policy and conservation science, we are uniquely positioned to identify long-term water-management solutions that will secure a reliable water supply for wildlife and for people throughout the West.
Saline lakes and their associated wetlands throughout Intermountain West create a network of critical habitat that millions of birds depend on for breeding, resting and feeding during migration, and wintering.
Developing market-based management of dwindling prairie habitat that benefits birds and ranchers alike
Balancing prairie-bird protection with our nation’s need for energy
Protecting the Central Flyway’s diverse marsh and wetland habitats for migrating species
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