Conservation

December 10, 2018 — A campaign against a lethal painkiller, paired with “restaurants” that supply clean carcasses, may just save these species.

December 06, 2018 — New management plans would roll back protections in seven states, lifting restrictions on more than 80 percent of the bird's most vital habitat

December 06, 2018 — Current rules protect Alaska’s Teshekpuk Lake and its throngs of waterbirds. The Trump Administration is rewriting them.

November 29, 2018 — Al Larson has spent four decades building hundreds of nest boxes for Western and Mountain Bluebirds. Now these homes and their inhabitants are facing the test of climate change.

November 21, 2018 — The Coastal Resources Barrier Act protects 3.5 million acres of bird habitat and saves taxpayers billions—but it uses decades-old, hand-drawn maps.

November 20, 2018 — This avian utopia has flown under the radar for far too long.

November 20, 2018 — You'd be hard-pressed to find a turkey in the Northeast 50 years ago. Now hundreds of thousands roam suburbs where they thrill and bully residents.

November 19, 2018 — Data collected from a triennial spring survey has helped gain the birds state-wide protections. Now they're being considered for a federal listing.

November 16, 2018 — Inspired by the Red-cockaded Woodpecker's resilience, the Houston Astros affiliate has chosen the bird to be its official mascot.

November 08, 2018 — Live chicks can go for thousands of dollars on the black market. So dedicated locals have banded together to protect the birds and their nests.