A male Bufflehead floats on calm water, droplets trailing from its bill after a dive.
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How Do California's Megafires Impact Birds?
September 14, 2020 — We are in uncharted territory. Birds are on the move to escape the smoke and stress. What will happen to them and the habitat they need to survive?
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Avian Botulism Kills 40,000 Birds at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
September 08, 2020 — Heat, drought and water policy have created a Slow-Motion Catastrophe at the California-Oregon Border
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We did it! 177,000 Tricolored Blackbirds Saved in 2020
August 27, 2020 — Working closely with dairy producers, we protected 100% of the known 15 Tricolored Blackbird colonies on agricultural fields across four counties in California.
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Thriving Seabird Colony on Alcatraz Island
August 26, 2020 — Take a glimpse into this wildlife-viewing gem.
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Prescribed Burn Protects Bobcat Ranch from LNU Lightening Fires
August 21, 2020 — The LNU Lightening Fires reached Bobcat Ranch, a 6,800 acre blue oak conservation property and certified Audubon Conservation Ranch. Thanks to the prevention work and prescribed fires by CAL FIRE and our staff, we successfully protected Bobcat Ranch’s infrastructure and surrounding developments.
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