Conservation

December 15, 2016 — After hearing public and conservationists’ concerns, the government is sticking to its original incidental-take plan, with a few small changes.

December 14, 2016 — Areas of the Bahamas where populations of the birds overwinter were decimated by the October storm.

December 07, 2016 — The updated list, which covers hundreds of newly identified bird species, also details two major conservation successes.

December 07, 2016 — An electric fence might provide a quick fix, but what the lake really needs is water.

December 06, 2016 — At the Smithsonian's world-class breeding center, conservationists are working to preserve a beloved New Zealand bird and culture.

December 05, 2016 — Considered the most biodiverse place in the world, the Yasuní is in danger of being ruined through the exploitation of its natural resources. And time is running out to save it.

December 05, 2016 — Russian submarines? Black-ops helicopters? Vigilante sheepdogs? Cannibal snakes? Weird theories abound for the causes of the baffling case.

December 05, 2016 — As the country’s only criminal forensic ornithologist, Pepper Trail has pieced together the demise of countless birds—and saved many others.

December 05, 2016 — Without human intervention, dozens of the magnificent seabirds would starve to death at their nesting site each year.

December 01, 2016 — Created by the government more than half a century ago, the ‘guzzlers’ are kept running by volunteers set on bringing life to the withering outback.