Conservation

Tick Tock Goes the Sage-Grouse Conservation Clock
August 31, 2015 — Here's the breakdown of how much time has been spent keeping the Greater Sage-Grouse off the Endangered Species List.
Bird vs. Building: Portraits of Flight Gone Wrong
August 31, 2015 — Minneapolis artist Miranda Brandon gives victims of bird strikes new life.
Tar Sands Mining Hits the American West
August 31, 2015 — A plan is in place to open the first commercial mine in Utah.
How to Keep Birds Out of the Outhouse
August 31, 2015 — Open pipes kill thousands of birds out West every year.
Answering the Call of Climate Change
August 31, 2015 — We asked you to help Audubon act on climate threats to birds, and you did.
Can We Learn to Handle the Heat of Forest Fires?
August 28, 2015 — With climate change turning up the temperature and the state in a four-year drought, wildfires are scorching California like never before. In the “nuke zone” scientists are looking for clues to how forests cope.
How to Protect Seabirds From Fishing Threats
August 21, 2015 — A new study shows that seabird populations have crashed by 70 percent. Here are five innovations that might help slow the trend.
No Birdsong Near Abandoned Colorado Mines
August 19, 2015 — Colorado’s toxic “yellow river” may look bad, but it’s just a visual manifestation of a larger problem.
Following the Turtle-Dove’s Trail
August 19, 2015 — Researchers tracked the travels of a heroic bird to solve the mystery of the doves’ shocking decline in the U.K.
See Rare Footage of a Night Parrot in the Australian Bush
August 11, 2015 — Scientists hope that by tracking a long-lost species, they can keep it from going extinct.