Conservation

The Most Endangered Bird in the Continental U.S.
March 05, 2013 — The fight to save the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow inspires all who love wildlife.
The Man Who Saves Cranes
January 18, 2013 — At forty years and counting, celebrated ornithologist George Archibald’s global crusade to protect cranes still has the wind beneath its wings.
When Birds and Glass Collide
December 20, 2012 — Each migration season, millions of birds die in cities by crashing into buildings. Now a growing trend toward sustainable design could open the door to safer passage.
Ecuador Won’t Drill for Oil in the Amazon—As Long as the World Pays Up
July 20, 2012 — The South American country ups the ante on a unique plan to save Yasuní National Park, a haven for tropical birds.
Rachel Carson and JFK, an Environmental Tag Team
May 08, 2012 — On the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring’s publication, a best-selling historian shows the extent to which John Kennedy and his administration defended Rachel Carson’s controversial work against the chemical industry’s onslaught.
Everglades Pythons Exhibit New Behaviors
March 08, 2012 — Despite new regulations, snakes in Florida continue to cause destruction.
The Other Coast Guard
September 14, 2011 — For more than 80 years Audubon Texas’s coastal wardens have been safeguarding the magnificent birds that live, breed, and nest on 80 islands on the Texas Gulf Coast.