Conservation

Birds in Small Spaces
May 12, 2015 — Wildlife organizations are looking for innovative ways to keep birds out of bottles and cages.
Seattle Mayor Shuts Out Shell
May 11, 2015 — The oil company wants to use a Seattle port to dock its oil tanks, but the Emerald City is closing its doors.
Shell Gains Approval to Drill in the Arctic
May 11, 2015 — The oil company could begin exploratory drilling as early as this summer.
Crowd-Funding To Keep Three Birds’ Extinction at Bay
May 11, 2015 — Australian birds facing evolutionary annihilation can tweet a sigh of relief thanks to a big gift from fellow Aussies.
Red Knot Rescue
May 08, 2015 — To save Delaware Bay for migrating shorebirds, conservationists recruit residents in the area to build an oyster reef for horseshoe crabs.
Restoring an Angry Bird Paradise
May 07, 2015 — The popular video game partners with BirdLife International to save real Pacific Island habitat.
Rolling the Dice on Cuckoos
May 01, 2015 — A new gambling market pegged to the iconic bird’s migration delivers for bettors and birds alike.
8 Ways to Keep Birds from Colliding with Drones
April 30, 2015 — And buildings, and airplanes, and wind turbines—there’s a lot in our sky to contend with.
A Bad Deal in the Tongass
April 27, 2015 — Logging old-growth trees in our biggest national forest will hurt wildlife—and Americans’ wallets.
Last Hunt Standing
April 24, 2015 — Malta is the only country in Europe to still allow spring hunting of turtle doves and quail.