Exotic Parrot Colonies Are Flourishing Across the Country
June 05, 2019 —
From Los Angeles to Miami, feral parrots have become a common sight. Are they invasive pests, or a conservation boon?
Conservation
Hunting Imagery May Soon Be Mandatory for Federal Duck Stamp Contest
May 30, 2019 —
Conservationists worry the proposed change will undermine efforts to expand sales of the stamps, a key funding source for habitat protection.
Rapidly Declining Songbird Won’t See Federal Protections Anytime Soon
May 24, 2019 —
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delayed its decision on the Saltmarsh Sparrow’s endangered status to 2023. Scientists say that might be too late.
Oakland Has Its First Official Bird Thanks to These Dedicated Kids
May 24, 2019 —
After two years and a lot of hard work, a student-run campaign to make the Black-crowned Night-Heron the city's mascot sees success.
How Plover Chicks Born in a Parking Lot Spurred a City to Make Its Beach Safer
May 23, 2019 —
The dramatic ups and downs of a Piping Plover family in Gloucester, Massachusetts, show what it takes to protect a threatened species.
Last Year’s Everglades Breeding Bonanza Was the Biggest in More Than 80 Years
May 22, 2019 —
An official report says that South Florida's wading birds had an even better 2018 than we thought.
A Miraculous Discovery Near Medellín Yields Insight on a Mysterious Songbird
May 20, 2019 —
Conservationists recently discovered a Colombian brush-finch only known by museum specimens. Now they’re 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’s coastal plain ecology, its own experts say.
