Conservation

Protecting Birds and Water in the Arid West
July 07, 2017 — Precipitous declines in Western water quantity and quality are affecting urban and rural communities while putting birds and other wildlife at risk.
Teddy or Not? How Ryan Zinke Is Failing American Conservation
July 06, 2017 — By falling short of his Rooseveltian rhetoric, the Interior Secretary is endangering his department's (and his self-proclaimed idol's) legacy.
Politicians Are Offering a False Choice Between Nature and the Economy
July 06, 2017 — Protecting birds and the environment doesn’t have to come at the cost of economic health and growth.
In the Arid West, Protecting Oases Vital to Birds Requires Creative Solutions
July 05, 2017 — Like people, birds depend on water, relying on it during migration, breeding, and nesting. But increasing pressures on already scarce Western waters have put birds and other wildlife in a perilous situation.
Executive Summary—Water and Birds in the Arid West: Habitats in Decline
July 05, 2017 — A brief overview to Audubon's new report on creating a sustainable water future for birds and people in the American West
You’ve Got Quail: Why Thousands of Rural Mail Carriers Count Roadside Wildlife Every Year
June 13, 2017 — In a handful of states, the annual surveys of bobwhite, pheasants, rabbits, and other game species provide valuable data for wildlife managers.
Yet Again, Texas Developers Try to Delist the Endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler
June 07, 2017 — Relying on contested research and armed with a beguiling video ad campaign, the Texas Public Policy Foundation is back with a lawsuit.
With Songbird Populations Declining, Vermont Seeks to Keep Its Forests Intact
June 05, 2017 — Thanks to Audubon Vermont and others, the already green state is becoming even more proactive about preventing forest fragmentation.
Listen to the Pectoral Sandpiper's Amazing Aerial Mating Display
June 05, 2017 — Along with many other species, every summer this shorebird heads to the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic Refuge to breed.
B.A.R.K. Rangers Protect Plovers by Being Model Canine Citizens
June 02, 2017 — New outreach programs in national and state parks turn canine foes into friends of nesting birds and other wildlife.