Conservation

May 11, 2018 — It took a dedicated birder to convince pharma giant Eli Lilly to use a synthetic compound instead of horseshoe crab blood in a mandatory medical test. Now, he hopes the rest of industry will follow.

May 04, 2018 — Carrion is key to studying the abundance of Bald and Golden Eagles—and a bevy of other wildlife—overwintering in the Bitterroot Valley.

May 04, 2018 — To kick off spring, Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society recently hosted a native-plants giveaway for community members.

May 02, 2018 — It’s not uncommon to find young birds away from their nests during spring and summer. But should you help them? That depends.

April 27, 2018 — The century-old industry nearly dried up from overharvesting. Now Peru aims to protect the birds, their habitat, and the rich resource they create.

April 20, 2018 — Scientists hope the plight of this shorebird, once among the most common in North America, will spur conservation for other troubled curlew species.

April 20, 2018 — Eight years after the BP oil spill, the bird-rich islands and shores of Texas's Galveston Bay are a testament to nature's ability to recover—with our help.

April 16, 2018 — As seagrass rebounds in the Chesapeake Bay, scientists are cautiously optimistic about bird populations, too.

April 16, 2018 — Swapping to non-lead bullets could help save this bird.

April 13, 2018 — She's survived more than six decades of trials and tribulations, but Midway Atoll's mouse problem is a new threat.