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Summer’s Not Over Yet, and Neither Is Shorebird Season
September 02, 2016 — It’s September. Do you know where your shorebirds are?
The White House Wants to Help Save the Salton Sea
September 01, 2016 — This week the Obama Administration announced it would be teaming up with California on the important initiative.
The Yellow-Rumped Warbler Will Probably Be Split Into Different Species Again
September 01, 2016 — New genetic testing suggests the bird could be multiple separate species. Time to re-familiarize yourself with the Audubon’s and Myrtle Warbler.
Good News for the Gulf: Why the Largest Environmental Settlement in U.S. History Won’t Get Wasted
August 31, 2016 — Six years after the BP oil spill, a new plan outlines how billions of dollars dedicated to Gulf Coast restoration will go where it’s needed most.
Japan's Cormorant Problem Is Beautifully Captured in These Eerie Photos
August 30, 2016 — Japanese photographer Yoshinori Mizutani's most recent photo series documents the bird's population boom using strikingly stark imagery.
Despite Recovery Plan, the U.K.'s Imperiled Hen Harrier Is Still in Serious Trouble
August 29, 2016 — Continued killings by hunting estates and perceived government inaction have conservationists looking for tougher regulations to save the bird.
Why Some Puffin Colonies Thrived and One Barely Survived This Summer
August 25, 2016 — Baby puffins in the Gulf of Maine faced drastically different fates this breeding season when warmer ocean waters caused a shortfall in fish.
The Wild Way Scientists Hope to Save Darwin's Finches from Parasitic Flies
August 23, 2016 — To battle the bloodthirsty larvae decimating the Galapagos Islands' song birds, researchers are looking to take a long shot.