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The Birds Are Watching: Jenny Kendler's Storm King Installation Sends a Message
July 26, 2018 — Inspired by 91°µÍø science, the new outdoor artwork features the eyes of 100 bird species threatened by climate change.
Bering Island Was a Giant, Extinct Seabird’s Last Stand
July 25, 2018 — New fossils show that the Spectacled Cormorant, an enormous bird once native to Japan, had a much wider range than anyone thought.
Republican Carlos Curbelo Is Ready to Unite Congress Against Climate Change
July 23, 2018 — The Congressman from South Florida has introduced his own carbon tax, a political compromise that aims to reduce emissions on a national scale.
Mobbing: When Smaller Birds Join Forces to Fend Off Larger Birds
July 23, 2018 — There’s strength in numbers, and many species have learned to work together to protect themselves.
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Think Crow Funerals Are Strange? Wait Until You See the Wake
July 23, 2018 — New research shows that American Crows will occasionally interact with the dead—including engaging in necrophilia.
New Diving-Petrel Species Lives on One Island and Is Already Critically Endangered
July 20, 2018 — A single colony of 150 birds somehow survived introduced rats, the scourge of New Zealand's birds. Now the race is on to save them from sea level rise.
91°µÍø Spotlight: Sanaa Green Brings Detroit’s Communities Closer to Nature
July 20, 2018 — A bold mid-life career change led this Wild Indigo Fellow to a new and meaningful path working in environmental justice.
Carbon Pricing Bill Is a Bold Step Forward
July 19, 2018 — The Market Choice Act marks an important opportunity to advance the conversation on climate solutions.
A Nature Summer Camp Aims to Make Young Refugees and Immigrants Feel at Home in Idaho
July 19, 2018 — The two-week New Roots program introduces teens to the flora and fauna of the Rockies, and answers a question oft-asked by new arrivals: Are there lions in the Boise foothills?
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[UPDATED] Veterans, Department of Defense Oppose Sage-Grouse Rider on National Defense Authorization Act
July 18, 2018 — The NDAA provision claims that for the good of our military three species should be excluded from being designated as endangered.