The 2020 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions
July 31, 2020 —
This year's top shots delight with dazzling colors and fresh perspectives.
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New Senate Bill Threatens U.S.—Mexico Cooperation, Environment, and Birds of Lower Colorado River
July 31, 2020 —
Reopening the Yuma Desalting Plant—with its ancient technology—too expensive and too damaging.
After a Historic Conservation Win, Questions Remain Over Future Funding
July 29, 2020 —
The Great American Outdoors Act provides billions of dollars to protect and improve public lands, but some advocates say the funding source—fossil-fuel revenue—isn't a long-term solution.
The Parrot King
July 29, 2020 —
Over the past 14 years, Martin Guth has built a monopoly on some of the world's rarest birds. Will his secretive organization ultimately help the parrots—or push to them closer to extinction?
A New Plastic Wave Is Coming to Our Shores
July 29, 2020 —
A glut of natural gas has led to a U.S. production surge in tiny plastic pellets, called nurdles, that are washing up on coasts by the millions.
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.
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.
Join the Growing Non-Partisan Youth Movement to Combat Climate Change
July 23, 2020 —
Youth Environmental Summit 2020 will provide advocacy training and networking for environmentally minded college students across the political spectrum.
One of These Birds Should Be Washington, D.C.'s New Football Mascot
July 21, 2020 —
The NFL team's racist name is finally gone. The Birdist has some suggestions for what should replace it.
