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Alastair Bland

Reporter, Audubon Magazine
Alastair Bland is a freelance writer based in Sebastopol, California. He reports on such issues as marine conservation, climate change, rivers and salmon, and agriculture.

Articles by Alastair Bland

A Disease Outbreak in California Has Killed an Estimated 40,000 Birds
Climate

A Disease Outbreak in California Has Killed an Estimated 40,000 Birds

September 10, 2020 — Avian botulism is a regular issue at the sprawling wetlands of the Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges, but in a dry and hot year, it's gotten out of control.
With Monitoring Limited, Someone Drove Through a Snowy Plover Nesting Site
COVID-19

With Monitoring Limited, Someone Drove Through a Snowy Plover Nesting Site

April 1, 2020 — Due to pandemic-related restrictions, vulnerable shorebirds may have to rely on the kindness of strangers this breeding season.
Birders Are Discovering a Secret to Better Big Days—the Bicycle
News

Birders Are Discovering a Secret to Better Big Days—the Bicycle

April 18, 2019 — More people see the allure of pedal power in a car-centric world.