Conservation

August 31, 2015 — This year we've seen an absurd number of assaults on legislation and agencies that protects birds and their habitat.

August 31, 2015 — Open pipes kill thousands of birds out West every year.

August 31, 2015 — We asked you to help Audubon act on climate threats to birds, and you did.

August 28, 2015 — With climate change turning up the temperature and the state in a four-year drought, wildfires are scorching California like never before. In the “nuke zone” scientists are looking for clues to how forests cope.

August 21, 2015 — A new study shows that seabird populations have crashed by 70 percent. Here are five innovations that might help slow the trend.

August 19, 2015 — Colorado’s toxic “yellow river” may look bad, but it’s just a visual manifestation of a larger problem.

August 19, 2015 — Researchers tracked the travels of a heroic bird to solve the mystery of the doves’ shocking decline in the U.K.

August 11, 2015 — Scientists hope that by tracking a long-lost species, they can keep it from going extinct.

July 31, 2015 — Climate change and water diversion are drying up essential wildlife sanctuaries for migrating and local birds.

July 31, 2015 — A filmmaker is bringing attention to the plight of rare animals by projecting their images onto Manhattan’s most famous skyscraper.