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Birds

yellow breasted bunting
Extinction Countdown

222 Bird Species Worldwide Now Critically Endangered

According to the latest IUCN Red List update, 13 percent of the world’s bird species are now threatened.
January 22, 2018
by
John R. Platt
According to the latest IUCN Red List update, 13 percent of the world’s bird species are now threatened.
Oceans & Clean Water

Trump’s Offshore Oil Plan: Like Nothing the Country Has Ever Seen

We mapped out where the drilling could take place — and how it overlaps with the critical habitats of the most sensitive species at risk.
January 17, 2018
by
The Revelator
We mapped out where the drilling could take place — and how it overlaps with the critical habitats of the most sensitive species at risk.
caribou anwr artcic wildlife refuge
Op-Eds

Sold Out: Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Drilling in the refuge was tucked into in last month’s Republican tax bill, defying decades of attempts to protect this pristine wildnerness.
January 5, 2018
by
Tim Lydon
Drilling in the refuge was tucked into in last month’s Republican tax bill, defying decades of attempts to protect this pristine wildnerness.
Guam kingfisher National Aviary
Extinction Countdown

Extinct in the Wild But Still Flying: The Guam Kingfisher

The last 150 birds of this critically endangered species rely on humans for their survival.
November 27, 2017
by
John R. Platt
The last 150 birds of this critically endangered species rely on humans for their survival.
Guam brown tree snake
Wildlife

Guam’s Forests Are Being Killed – By A Snake

Guam’s birds have been killed by invasive snakes. Now trees struggle to spread their seeds.
November 25, 2017
by
The Conversation
Guam’s birds have been killed by invasive snakes. Now trees struggle to spread their seeds.
injured red-tailed hawk
Wildlife

Rehabilitating Injured Wildlife Taught Me to Look at Both Life and Death

It also revealed to me the devastating impact humans are having on the world around us.
November 22, 2017
by
Erica Cirino
It also revealed to me the devastating impact humans are having on the world around us.
Lesser prairie-chicken
Wildlife

The Lesser Prairie-Chicken: Gone With the Wind?

After decades of stresses, the lesser prairie-chicken faces a brand-new threat: Oklahoma’s wind farms.
November 6, 2017
by
Bryce McElhaney
After decades of stresses, the lesser prairie-chicken faces a brand-new threat: Oklahoma’s wind farms.
Nazca booby
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Causing a ‘Catastrophic’ Shortage of Food for Birds in the Galápagos

Researchers forecast that a decline in availability of nutritious sardines will shrink the population of Darwin’s famous Nazca boobies.
October 18, 2017
by
Francis Flisiuk
Researchers forecast that a decline in availability of nutritious sardines will shrink the population of Darwin’s famous Nazca boobies.
Crittical critter orangutan
Arts

Critical Critters Call for Gonzovationists

Artist Ralph Steadman and writer Ceri Levy make us laugh while worrying about extinction.
September 26, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Artist Ralph Steadman and writer Ceri Levy make us laugh while worrying about extinction.
Wildlife

The Big Picture: Southern Inhospitality

Mountaintop mining and excrement-filled lagoons threaten the unique biodiversity of the American southeast.
September 11, 2017
by
Dipika Kadaba
Mountaintop mining and excrement-filled lagoons threaten the unique biodiversity of the American southeast.

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