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Audubon Photography Awards
Meet Liron Gertsman, the Talented Teen Who Swept the 2018 Audubon Photography Awards' Youth Category
July 30, 2018 — At 17 years old, the Vancouver native already has more than a decade of experience photographing birds. His winning shots show it.
News
Montana Landowners Are Hooked on Luring Eagles with Deer Carcasses
May 4, 2018 — Carrion is key to studying the abundance of Bald and Golden Eagles—and a bevy of other wildlife—overwintering in the Bitterroot Valley.
News
Lasers, Drones, and Air Cannons: Inside the Effort to Save Migrating Waterfowl From a Toxic Death
December 18, 2017 — Last year thousands of geese died after being poisoned by the waters of Montana's Berkeley Pit. To prevent future such disasters at the former copper mine, a variety of new tools and warning systems are being tested.
Gear
Want to Spice Up Your Birding Life? Go Camping
July 28, 2017 — Get to know unfamiliar bird behaviors, sounds, and species by spending entire days and nights with them. Here are a few of your options.
News
Proposed Budget Cuts Signal First Attack on Current Sage-Grouse Protection Plan
May 31, 2017 — Sweeping land-use plans kept the Greater Sage-Grouse off the endangered species list. What happens if the Trump administration rolls them back?
News
Is That Legal? Department of the Interior Considers Resizing or Rescinding National Monuments Under the Antiquities Act
April 26, 2017 — The law that authorizes the president to create national monuments is at risk. Here's a definitive guide to the act and how it—and the lands it protects—could be in trouble.
Gear
Want to Shoot Intimate Bird Portraits? Try a Portable Blind
March 24, 2017 — Disappear in plain sight with one of these four types of camouflaged hides.
News
Thousands of Snow Geese Die After Landing in Poisonous Mine Waters
December 7, 2016 — A snowstorm likely forced the migrating flock to make an emergency stop in Montana's toxic Berkeley Pit.
Gear
The Best New Gear for Birding This Summer
August 9, 2016 — What to pack, whether you're hiking through a boreal forest or photographing avian species from a boat.