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This Iconic Bird of the Everglades Is Moving to the ‘Burbs

By Jessica Leber
October 04, 2021 — White Ibis are natural wanderers, traveling far and wide for a meal. But now some birds are scoring steady grub by settling in around people. What does that mean for the species’ future—and what does it say about ours?
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In Search of the Stunning—and Possibly Extinct—Edwards's Pheasant

By George Black
December 18, 2017 — No one has seen the elusive bird in the wild in nearly two decades, but it might still inhabit Vietnam's war-ravaged mountain valleys.
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Meet the Brave Bodyguards Protecting Belize’s Scarlet Macaws From Poachers

By Martha Harbison
March 27, 2017 — To keep macaw chicks safe, a team of rangers spends night and day watching over the birds’ nests and homes.
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The Mystery of Seahorse Key's Missing Bird Colony Veers Into Strange Territory

By Brian Kevin
December 05, 2016 — Russian submarines? Black-ops helicopters? Vigilante sheepdogs? Cannibal snakes? Weird theories abound for the causes of the baffling case.
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Land of the Lost Birds: Searching for Life in the Forests of Bioko

By Alisa Opar
July 08, 2016 — A crew of American scientists is venturing into remote Equatorial Guinea, even as rampant development threatens its bird-filled wilderness.
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Can the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Be Found in Cuba?

By Gabriel Mac
April 21, 2016 — A birder, ornithologist, writer, and photographer set off on an extreme adventure through the muck and memories of eastern Cuba.
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Duck Dynasty

By Brian Kevin
July 14, 2014 — Of canvases and Canvasbacks: a look inside the high-stakes, duck-obsessed world of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest.