The Burning Man of Birding: Inside Iceland's Puffin Festival
For decades years Icelanders have celebrated the Atlantic Puffin even while they've served it up on plates. But some traditions can't last forever.
November-December 2015
In this issue: We check in on Iceland's raucous puffin festival (above). A near-extinct bird gets its testicles put on ice. Six plagues that terrorize birds, despite their teeny size. Chile's youth gets heroic, and so do teens in Pennsylvania. Plus a pair of Chicago peregrines finally forms a family.
Read on for the full contents of our November-December issue.
How Young Chileans Are Saving the Hudsonian Godwit
As fishing, logging, and wind farms take over the island of Chiloé, the shorebird is on the brink of losing its wintering grounds. Now locals are coming to the rescue.
Why Paris May Be One Sinking Nation's Last Hope
A reverend and climate activist from Tuvalu explains what's happening in his home—and why the world must act now to save the island and its residents.
6 Horrifying Bird Plagues—and How to Stop Them
These tiny scourges can cause mass casualties among avians.
Can Two Frozen Testicles Bring Back the Spix's Macaw?
The discovery of a parrot named Presley could help resurrect a near-extinct species.
Getting Roads Out of the Tongass (Again)
A federal court bars Alaska from building logging routes through vital parts of the forest.
How Plastic Birds Are Bringing Crested Terns Back From the Brink
One man, 300 decoys, and a pair of speakers on a barren island in the East China Sea may just save this critically endangered bird.
Birds Offer a Way Out(side) for Troubled Kids
Students in Pennsylvania get a lesson on life while building a rain garden for Purple Martins.
Piping Plovers Get a Protected Park in the Bahamas
Thanks in part to the efforts of Audubon's shorebird experts, the plovers' wintering grounds are now a national park.
Reimagining the Wild Turkey
Artist James Yang uses basic shapes to illustrate a bird's form and function.
Peregrines Bunk Out at a Chicago Apartment
A flower-box nest provides the perfect opportunity for some close-up shots of a plucky falcon family.
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