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The World Can’t Wait: Climate Targets Must Match the Urgency of the Moment
September 09, 2025 — As nations prepare their 2035 commitments, Audubon urges bold, science-aligned actions to protect our planet for birds, people and our communities
Policy & Advocacy
California Brown Pelican with a whale and other seabirds in the background.
From the Ocean to Ancient Forests—Offshore Wind Can Work for California’s Birds
August 15, 2025 — How collaboration and science can ensure renewable energy supports species like the Marbled Murrelet while building climate resilience.
CA
A colorful male Painted Bunting perches on a vine.
A Decade of Watching Birds—and Watching Out for Them
May 06, 2025 — Celebrating a decade of Audubon’s Climate Watch
Climate Watch
Possibilism: Turning Vision into Action for a Sustainable Future
February 13, 2025 — Texas Leaders in Conservation
TEXAS Policy & Advocacy
Hurricane Beryl: The After-Storm Impacts Paint a Bleak Picture for Many Nesting Birds
August 16, 2024
TEXAS
Beach-nesting Birds and the Impacts from Hurricane Beryl
July 25, 2024
TEXAS
An owl sits on a tree branch in a dense, mossy forest.
Fire Is a Major Threat to California Spotted Owls—Could it Also Help Save Them?
July 15, 2024 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could soon give the subspecies protection under the Endangered Species Act, and is calling for more beneficial fire to help the birds rebound.
Conservation News
A loon sits among plants at the edge of a pond.
Heavy Downpours Are a Growing Threat to Common Loons
May 15, 2024 — Last summer’s record rainfall flooded nests across the Northeast, an increasingly common hazard that is hampering loon reproduction. Protecting healthy habitat and providing artificial nest rafts can help, researchers say.
Conservation News
A brown bird perched in green leaves, looking up.
How Extreme Weather Tests Facilities Housing the Last of a Species
March 29, 2024 — Natural disasters fueled by climate change imperil critically endangered species under human care. Breeding centers must be more ready than ever to swing into action in an emergency.
Conservation News