Birds

Hundreds of blazes could push threatened species closer to extinction. But the roots of Australia’s wildlife crisis are indicative of a much larger problem.

Feeding wild birds in our backyards can have big ecological implications. But there are some best practices, researchers are learning.

To reseed or not to reseed? Replanting burned landscapes is a natural response, but doing it wrong comes with costs for species and even the climate.

Mounting evidence proves that natural-gas and oil extraction threatens wildlife and ecosystems — much as it harms human health.

The public has long supported a state program to provide water for wildlife, but now human threats, including border-wall construction and climate change, are making a bad situation worse.

The most widely used class of insecticides is dangerous for much more than its intended target, new research finds.

A sweeping “circular economy” bill in the California legislature aims to drastically reduce plastic waste and boost domestic recycling.

A camera detection system is helping the wind energy industry become safer for protected birds, but the technology is still being refined.

A movement to protect quiet places is gaining steam on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, but it has to contend with the Navy’s growing fleet of “Growler” jets.

This month brings two new books about the psychology of climate change and a two-volume series on resistance, plus at look at the secrets that blind us from taking action.