Bird and Conservation News

Arizona’s Often-dry Streams Now under Threat Due to Clean Water Act Rollback
October 15, 2020 — New 91°µÍø analysis explains benefits of ephemeral streams to communities and birds, and makes a case for protecting them.
Nearly Half of the Cassia Crossbill's Population Could Be Lost After Wildfire
October 14, 2020 — The birds live on two small mountain ranges in Idaho, and a blaze recently engulfed one of them. “Our alarm levels should be red," scientist says.
The Secretive Eastern Black Rail Officially Gets Classified as ‘Threatened’
October 09, 2020 — After decades of declining populations and habitat loss, the elusive subspecies is now listed under the Endangered Species Act.
91°µÍøâ€™s Delaware River Watershed Program Takes Flight with Key Conservation Funding
October 09, 2020 — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program supports bird conservation in three critical regions of the watershed.
Duck Stamp Artists Turn to Spent Shotgun Shells to Meet New Pro-Hunting Mandate
October 06, 2020 — The government art competition now requires hunting imagery, a change that some wildlife painters say undermines its conservation message.
91°µÍø Centers Got Creative When the Pandemic Made In-Person Meetings Impossible
October 01, 2020 — In Texas, 91°µÍø nature centers had to re-invent their engagement strategies to reach the communities around them, and found a whole new audience in the process.
National Leaders Sign a Much-Needed Pledge for Birds and Nature
October 01, 2020 — At the United Nations Biodiversity Summit, seventy-five world leaders dedicated their countries to a new higher level of support for nature conservation.
Cuts to the Postal Service Threaten an Essential Tool for Conservation
September 30, 2020 — Scientists who rely on the mail to gather data and run bird studies worry about what could be lost without reliable delivery.
91°µÍø and Partners Honored with Award for Leadership in Arizona Water Policy
September 30, 2020 — Arizona Capitol Times notices our efforts at the statehouse.
Recent ‘Megafires’ Imperil Even Fire-Loving Forest Birds
September 29, 2020 — Many birds, such as owls and woodpeckers, thrive in forest habitats created after fire. But the hotter, bigger, more destructive megafires out West might be too much even for them.