Conservation

The Surprising Gift From New Mexico’s Pueblos That Might Save the Rio Grande
November 19, 2015 — Each year, the Southwest's major river gets drier and drier. A first-of-its-kind donation from local Native American tribes could change that.
The Fight to Stop An Oil Pipeline (On Rails) In Its Tracks
November 09, 2015 — New trains, terminals, and refineries proposed in the Northwest put wildlife and communities at risk. Here’s how locals are taking action.
Obama Rejects TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline
November 06, 2015 — Thanks Obama!
The Best Writing from Audubon's Owl Expert
November 05, 2015 — Audubon's contributing editor Scott Weidensaul was honored yesterday for his environmental journalism. Here's some of his best work.
Can Two Frozen Testicles Bring Back the Spix's Macaw?
November 01, 2015 — The discovery of a parrot named Presley could help resurrect a near-extinct species.
The Burning Man of Birding: Inside Iceland's Puffin Festival
November 01, 2015 — For decades Icelanders have celebrated the Atlantic Puffin even while they've served it up on plates. But some traditions can't last forever.
Getting Roads Out of the Tongass (Again)
November 01, 2015 — A federal court bars Alaska from building logging routes through vital parts of the forest.
Birds Offer a Way Out(side) for Troubled Kids
November 01, 2015 — Students in Pennsylvania get a lesson on life while building a rain garden for Purple Martins.
For the Greater Sage-Grouse, Commonsense Conservation
November 01, 2015 — A collaborative plan means a real future for the western bird.
Piping Plovers Get a Protected Park in the Bahamas
November 01, 2015 — Thanks in part to the efforts of Audubon's shorebird experts, the plovers' wintering grounds are now a national park.