Conservation

Wildlife Trafficking Is the Biggest Threat to Birds on the 2016 IUCN Red List
December 07, 2016 — The updated list, which covers hundreds of newly identified bird species, also details two major conservation successes.
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Amidst California Drought, Coyotes Creep Closer to Mono Lake’s Gull Colonies
December 07, 2016 — An electric fence might provide a quick fix, but what the lake really needs is water.
From Audubon Magazine
How Baby Kiwis in Virginia Will Help Preserve an Ancient Maori Tradition
December 06, 2016 — At the Smithsonian's world-class breeding center, conservationists are working to preserve a beloved New Zealand bird and culture.
From Audubon Magazine
As Oil Companies Dig Into Yasuní National Park, Ecuadorians Are Fighting Back
December 05, 2016 — Considered the most biodiverse place in the world, the Yasuní is in danger of being ruined through the exploitation of its natural resources. And time is running out to save it.
Investigation
The Mystery of Seahorse Key's Missing Bird Colony Veers Into Strange Territory
December 05, 2016 — Russian submarines? Black-ops helicopters? Vigilante sheepdogs? Cannibal snakes? Weird theories abound for the causes of the baffling case.
Dispatch
Behind the Scenes With the World’s Top Feather Detective
December 05, 2016 — As the country’s only criminal forensic ornithologist, Pepper Trail has pieced together the demise of countless birds—and saved many others.
True Crime
An Annual Rescue Mission to Free Northern Gannets Tangled in Plastic Trash
December 05, 2016 — Without human intervention, dozens of the magnificent seabirds would starve to death at their nesting site each year.
Flock Together
Secret Pools in the Oregon Desert Are Magnets for All Kinds of Thirsty Animals
December 01, 2016 — Created by the government more than half a century ago, the ‘guzzlers’ are kept running by volunteers set on bringing life to the withering outback.
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The Bald Eagle Nest Cam That Hatched a Global Community
November 29, 2016 — A pair of the raptors nesting in Pennsylvania have transformed hundreds of strangers into a tightknit group.
Bird Cams
Remote and Vast, Our New Marine Monuments Are Difficult to Protect
November 23, 2016 — Unable to constantly patrol the waters, fishery enforcement agencies need new methods and technologies for monitoring these areas.
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