Summer 2017 Issue

July 06, 2017 — As captured by a New York City photographer and wildlife-rehab volunteer.

July 05, 2017 — Like people, birds depend on water, relying on it during migration, breeding, and nesting. But increasing pressures on already scarce Western waters have put birds and other wildlife in a perilous situation.

July 06, 2017 — Once badly injured, the recovered bird now teaches residents of Curaçao about the importance of conservation.

July 06, 2017 — Feeding shifts are helping the seabird survive warming oceans and preserve a reliant tundra ecosystem—at least in the short term.

July 06, 2017 — Protecting birds and the environment doesn’t have to come at the cost of economic health and growth.

July 12, 2017 — What compels birders to hunker down in dark, often cramped structures? An intimate view of avian lives. But as with birds, every blind has its own character—and story.

July 06, 2017 — Our commitment to rigorous reporting stretches back more than a century—and far into the future.

July 06, 2017 — Artist Dan Winters turns the lanky wader into a 'creature of lore.'

July 07, 2017 — The burns, conducted by Audubon Great Lakes and others, stave off invasive plants while spurring new growth at sites across the region.

July 06, 2017 — By falling short of his Rooseveltian rhetoric, the Interior Secretary is endangering his department's (and his self-proclaimed idol's) legacy.

July 07, 2017 — The high-tech nesting boxes catch feathered families on camera for science, education, and pure entertainment.

July 07, 2017 — CRISPR, a new gene-editing technology, has the potential to help scientists combat invasive predators. But is tinkering with nature worth the risk?