Black Guillemot with sculpin. Photo: Peter Mather
On a remote Alaskan sandbar, under the watchful eye of a devoted scientist for more than four decades, climate change is forcing a colony of seabirds into a real-time race.
Photo: Peter Mather
In the wake of a destructive hurricane season, conservationists and urban planners are grappling with how to protect coastlines—and are increasingly looking to nature for inspiration.
Photo: Andrew Moore
A broad and timely alliance between Audubon, National Geographic, BirdLife, and Cornell steps up to protect birds and the places they need.
Helen James mixes spelunking and paleontology to piece together the lives of the island's extinct and endangered birds.
After sifting through historic records—and forgeries—a researcher created a much more accurate map of where the bird lived.
No one has seen the elusive bird in the wild in nearly two decades, but it might still inhabit Vietnam's war-ravaged mountain valleys.
Photo: Justin Mott
Starlings are easy to find. But capturing their twisted formations as they evade predators takes commitment and vision.
Photo: Nick Dunlop
Tips to help first-time buyers take the guesswork out of finding the perfect match.
Illustrator Stephen Kroninger's interpretation loses a bird but gains a glossy string of pearls.
Officials confirm the bird-rich Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge is the 'probable' starting point for construction.