Andy McGlashen

Senior Editor, Audubon magazine
About

Senior editor Andy McGlashen joined the Audubon staff in 2018 after a previous role as editorial fellow. His reporting for the magazine has taken him inside prisons, to otherworldly saline lakes, and into the skies above the Everglades. Andy holds a master’s degree in environmental journalism from Michigan State University. He lives in Chicago. 

Articles by Andy McGlashen

Here’s Why Birds Rub Their Beaks on Stuff
May 01, 2019 — There’s more to this behavior than meets the eye. Some of it meets the nose.
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Invasive Pythons Are Targeting Florida’s Wading Bird Colonies
April 17, 2019 — A pair of studies fuel worries that the out-of-control snakes could undermine the birds’ recovery despite Everglades restoration.
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How a New Bill Could Help Restore Our Oceans and Lift Seabird Populations
April 10, 2019 — Increasing demand has put a big strain on forage fish stocks, a vital food source for myriad marine life. Legislation aims to bring relief.
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Halfway Through Trump’s Term, Key Public Lands Agencies Still Lack Leaders
March 29, 2019 — Former officials say the agencies they once led are being hollowed out and weakened, leaving a vacuum of power for the president's interior secretary nominee David Bernhardt.
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With Habitat Protections Officially Lifted, What’s Next for the Greater Sage-Grouse?
March 27, 2019 — More lawsuits are coming, and a long-threatened listing under the Endangered Species Act is once again a real possibility.
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How U.S. Agencies Are Fudging the Numbers on Environmental Regulations
March 21, 2019 — By writing their own accounting rules, EPA and DOI officials are justifying decisions that endanger our health.
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Amid Contradiction and Controversy, Plans Proceed for Arctic Refuge Lease Sale
March 20, 2019 — Interior Department says it will sell oil leases this year without new seismic data and despite concerns of Alaska Natives and conservationists.
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Better Know a Bird: How Harris’s Hawks Hunt Like Wolves to Bring Down Prey
March 05, 2019 — Teaming up helps these agile raptors take on animals twice their size. But we’re still not sure why they stand on each other.
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The Greater Sage-Grouse’s Most Important Habitat Is on the Auction Block
February 28, 2019 — Every parcel up for grabs in this week’s federal oil and gas lease sale is in the bird’s territory, despite earlier agreements to steer the industry away.
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Congress Is Set to Pass a Massive Conservation Bill With Big Wins for Birds
February 20, 2019 — The sweeping, bipartisan legislation promotes migratory bird habitat, creates new wilderness areas, and permanently renews the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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