Conservation

A Miraculous Discovery Near Medell铆n Yields Insight on a Mysterious Songbird
May 20, 2019 — Conservationists recently discovered a Colombian brush-finch only known by museum specimens. Now they鈥檙e racing to save it from habitat loss.
A Swollen Mississippi River Has Resurrected Calls for a Wetland-Destroying Flood-Control Project
May 17, 2019 — The EPA blocked the Yazoo Pumps proposal in 2008, saying it would devastate bird-rich habitat. Now the agency is reconsidering.
Government Agencies Skirmish Over Inaccurate Environmental Impact Report on Arctic Refuge Drilling
May 10, 2019 — The Trump administration paints a too-rosy picture of how oil and gas development will impact Alaska鈥檚 coastal plain ecology, its own experts say.
Seeing Endangered Whooping Cranes Step Through the Fog of Extinction
May 10, 2019 — I traveled to southern Texas to see a wintering population of the birds now 500-strong鈥攁 major comeback from just 15 cranes in 75 years.
Inland Lakes Keep California鈥檚 Grebes Afloat鈥擴ntil Waters Get Too Low
May 10, 2019 — Last summer ended in calamity for a nesting colony at PG&E's Lake Almanor. Now an 探花精选 chapter is fighting back to ensure that birds and locals get all the hydration they need.
Do You Know the Other Way Birds Migrate?
May 09, 2019 — Some species change locales by merely moving between higher and lower elevations. Here are four examples of altitudinal migrants in the U.S.
The 鈥楪odfather of Biodiversity鈥 on Why Two Degrees of Warming Must Be Avoided
May 08, 2019 — Renowned biologist Thomas Lovejoy talks climate change and explains why restoring ecosystems plays a crucial part in curbing rising temperatures.
Waves of Opposition Deter Interior's Plans to Expand Offshore Drilling
May 07, 2019 — The Interior Department paused its push for oil and gas leases, giving coastal communities more time to organize and speak out.
Birders of the World Can Now Learn Close to a Thousand Species in Arabic
April 30, 2019 — The new 鈥淏irds of the Middle East鈥 app makes the region's rich avian offerings accessible to schoolkids, residents, and travelers.
Invasive Pythons Are Targeting Florida鈥檚 Wading Bird Colonies
April 17, 2019 — A pair of studies fuel worries that the out-of-control snakes could undermine the birds鈥 recovery despite Everglades restoration.