All Bird and Conservation News

September 28, 2017 — The administration is quietly making moves to drill for oil in the vital habitat, putting birds, caribou, and other wildlife in danger.

September 27, 2017 — A solid field guide will give them a head start on IDing common species. Here are some options to help shape their skills.

September 27, 2017 — From an expo center in Philly to the rice fields of Louisiana, the season is packed with birder-friendly activities.

September 26, 2017 — The marshes are falling apart. Hope for them—and for the birds and people that call them home—comes with mud, grass, grit, and optimism.

September 25, 2017 — While some areas vital to birds saw damage, the endangered Attwater's Prairie Chicken was dealt the biggest blow.

September 25, 2017 — Find out how an emu, a roadrunner, and an ostrich would place in a race against each other—and a pair of Olympic sprinters.

September 22, 2017 — After the Persian Gulf War, Robert Vallières grappled with aneurysms, PTSD, and more. Birds are the ones that brought him back.

September 22, 2017 — The only hope to prevent extinction may be to remove some of the last birds from the wild for captive breeding. This summer scientists scrambled to collect enough sparrows before the breeding season’s end.

September 22, 2017 — It's been two years since an unprecedented partnership kept the Greater Sage-Grouse from being listed as endangered. Here, Rutledge, who played a vital role, reflects on the future of the bird and the effort's success.

September 22, 2017 — In total, 44 actives nests were lost—a stunning and tragic blow to the endangered raptor.