All Bird and Conservation News

In Driest Year in Half Century, Audubon Releases Water into Rio Grande to Sustain Flows
July 27, 2020 — Flexible tools and timed releases help support people and birds in central New Mexico.
Western Water News
Blackbirds Are Built For a Distinctive Feeding Style Known as ‘Gaping’
July 27, 2020 — Powerful gapers have stronger muscles for opening the bill than for closing it—perfect for prying objects open to reveal the morsels inside.
Podcast
Wind Power and Birds
July 21, 2020 — Properly sited wind power can help protect birds from climate change.
Conservation
Transmission Lines and Birds
July 21, 2020 — We need a rapid build-out of transmission for a clean energy future. This provides an opportunity to build a bird-friendly grid.
Solar Power and Birds
July 21, 2020 — Responsibly sited solar power is one way to help combat climate change.
Do You Know the West's Two Phoebes?
July 20, 2020 — Black and Say's Phoebes share much of the same territory, but they prefer very different habitats.
News
Audubon Analysis: House Spending Bills Address Conservation Needs for Birds, People, and Places
July 20, 2020 — The appropriations bills wending through Congress will help communities and birds everywhere through increases in important programs.
Conservation
Trump Delivers Major Blow to the Foundation of U.S. Environmental Law
July 15, 2020 — A new interpretation of the National Environmental Policy Act limits its power and scope, ignores climate change, and cuts marginalized communities out of decisions, critics say.
News
Florida Defends Its Shores Ten Years After the BP Oil Disaster Was Finally Contained
July 15, 2020 — As birds in the Gulf are still recovering, the Sunshine State faces a threat of expanded offshore drilling.
Coasts and Oceans