Unprecedented Conservation Efforts Keep Greater Sage-Grouse Off Endangered Species List
September 22, 2015 —
After more than a decade of work, the collaborative approach to protecting the bird pays off.
Conservation
Volunteers Are Keeping Track of Airport Arrivals of the Bird Kind
September 18, 2015 —
Planting native grasses around airfields could be the key to helping birds and planes coexist.
What’s a Chimney Swift Without a Chimney?
September 15, 2015 —
North Carolinians are taking big steps to protect their swifts from becoming homeless.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken’s Spot on the Endangered Species List Is in Jeopardy
September 04, 2015 —
A Texas judge ruled in favor of a major oil and gas group and reversed the ruling to list the bird.
99 Percent of Seabird Species Could Be Tainted With Plastic by 2050, Science Says
September 03, 2015 —
A new study shows that the plastic problem in our oceans is bigger than we thought . . . and it’s about to get worse.
Tar Sands Mining Hits the American West
August 31, 2015 —
A plan is in place to open the first commercial mine in Utah.
A Definitive Guide to Congress' Attacks on Conservation Law
August 31, 2015 —
This year we've seen an absurd number of assaults on legislation and agencies that protects birds and their habitat.
A Bird's Eye View of Whooping Cranes' Isolated Wetlands
August 31, 2015 —
In Canada’s remote Wood Buffalo National Park, the endangered whooper continues its comeback—one (soggy) nest at a time.
How Scientists Are Racing to Save a Rare Hawaiian Bird From Extinction
August 31, 2015 —
It involves a whole lot of native plants—and a whole lot of optimism.
E.O. Wilson Wants Us to Leave Half of the Earth Alone—Here's Why
August 31, 2015 —
The famed naturalist's newest book, written from a retirement home, is a provocative and urgent call to save the planet, and its species.
