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Plan to Lift Roadless Protections Will Likely Cause Extinctions in Alaska’s Tongass
Our biggest national forest is home to species found nowhere else, but proposed logging threatens the habitat they need to survive, writes Natalie Dawson, a biologist and executive director of Audubon Alaska.
Sacrificing Some Skin to Save Some Birds
At the Quill Festival hosted by Richardson Bay Audubon Center, people enjoyed a day filled with important conservation discussions and killer ink.
Those Big Orange Bills Also Help Puffins Stay Cool After a Workout
Good for more than just attracting a mate, the clownish feature appears to keep the subpar fliers from overheating.
Inside the Race to Save China's Mysterious ‘Bird of Legend’
The Chinese Crested Tern was written off as extinct decades ago. Since its rediscovery in 2000, scientists have been working to ensure that Asia’s rarest seabird keeps a firm foothold in reality.
These Students Are Partnering With Corvids to Replant a Forest After Fire
Island Scrub-Jays are acorn-planting machines. Might flying foresters be just what today's scorched Western landscapes need?
Birding With Benefits: How Nature Improves Our Mental Mindsets
Mounting scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of the outdoors is helping shape innovations in medicine, education, and more.
How to Boost Your Mindfulness and Empathy While Birding
Turning your focus to nature and wildlife can help allay stress and anxiety. But always make others feel at ease, too.
Perspectives: Discovering the Mental Health Benefits of Nature
The outdoors may help us focus or heal, but many grow up isolated from it.