Conservation

How Flashing Lights on Cell Towers Can Save Birds’ Lives
February 18, 2016 — As many as 7 million birds in the U.S. die every year when they strike communication towers, but not for much longer.
Birding in the City of Brotherly Love
February 16, 2016 — The American Birding Association recognizes Audubon's Keith Russell for putting Philadelphia on the birding map.
Three Crucial Desert Regions in California Gain Monument Status
February 12, 2016 — Leveraging the Antiquities Act, President Obama sets aside 1.8 million acres of desert habitat, protecting them from mining and other development.
How Esri Helps Map a Better-Connected Future, for Audubon and the World
February 12, 2016 — Digital mapping technology is helping guide us through problems as big as climate change, disease outbreaks, and natural disasters.
In New Plan, Baby Whooping Cranes to Be Led by Parents, Not Planes
February 12, 2016 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shifting its captive Whooping Crane breeding and release program in hopes of better helping the birds.
Six Ways the U.K. is Trying to Bring Back Its Harriers
February 10, 2016 — The country just launched an action plan for its most threatened raptor—but will it work?
Watch a Snowy Owl Recoup From Surgery at an NYC Wildlife Rehab Center
February 05, 2016 — When an injured visitor was grounded before a blizzard, a city full of bird lovers came to its aid.
Oldest Tagged Albatross Wisdom to Be a Mom Again
February 04, 2016 — Wisdom has raised dozens of chicks, but her species is in trouble. Here’s how you can help.
U.S. Court Upholds Airports' Right to Legally Kill Snowy Owls and Other Birds
January 29, 2016 — A new ruling seals a 2014 decision that permits the Port Authority to sidestep the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Public Lands Are For All Americans
January 22, 2016 — Birds and people depend on our shared spaces.