Get Ready for the Year of the Bird
December 15, 2017 —
A broad and timely alliance between Audubon, National Geographic, BirdLife, and Cornell steps up to protect birds and the places they need.
Conservation
Fossils Buried Deep in Lava Tubes Hold Secrets to Hawaii's Avian History
December 14, 2017 —
Helen James mixes spelunking and paleontology to piece together the lives of the island's extinct and endangered birds.
Hungry Seabirds and Snowy Owls Show Worrying Declines in IUCN Red List Update
December 12, 2017 —
Climate change is pushing more birds to the brink, but a kiwi comeback and other bright spots show that conservation pays off.
Zinke Proposes Opening Three Marine Monuments to Commercial Fishing
December 08, 2017 —
If the Secretary of the Interior's recommendations are followed, the delicate ecosystems within each protected area could collapse.
Defying Tribes and Public Opinion, Trump Slashes Utah National Monuments by Two Million Acres
December 04, 2017 —
The president gutted Bears Ears and cut Grand Staircase-Escalante in half, but experts say he’s on shaky legal ground.
Here’s What 2,000 Acres of Arctic Refuge Drilling Could Really Look Like
November 29, 2017 —
Proponents of drilling for oil in the refuge say the impact will be limited to that amount of acreage, but the number is highly misleading.
Maine’s Atlantic Puffins Had One of Their Best Breeding Years Yet
November 29, 2017 —
Cooler water and abundant fish led to loads of plump little pufflings.
In Sagebrush Country, Drilling Brings Nest-Raiding Rodents
November 22, 2017 —
Scientists and federal experts are finding that habitat restoration in oil and gas fields can have unexpected consequences for Wyoming's songbirds.
The Saga Continues for Bailey, the Beleaguered Hog Island Osprey
November 22, 2017 —
After surviving owl, wasp, and eagle attacks, the tough young bird is mending an injured wing at an Audubon rehab center in Florida.
