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Birds

Great Indian bustard
Extinction Countdown

Is the Great Indian Bustard About to Go Extinct?

Only one male has turned up at the birds’ breeding grounds this year — and he’s too young to breed.
July 23, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Only one male has turned up at the birds’ breeding grounds this year — and he’s too young to breed.
California condor
Extinction Countdown

Saving California Condors — With a Chisel and Hand Puppets

Conservationists have helped to save North America’s largest bird from extinction, but it’s still important to give every chick a chance to fly free.
June 28, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Conservationists have helped to save North America’s largest bird from extinction, but it’s still important to give every chick a chance to fly free.
Laysan albatross
Wildlife

It Takes a Village (and a Video Stream) to Raise an Albatross

YouTube is inspiring viewers across the globe to protect Hawaii’s Laysan albatross — but will that be enough in the face of climate change?
June 25, 2018
by
Erica Cirino
YouTube is inspiring viewers across the globe to protect Hawaii’s Laysan albatross — but will that be enough in the face of climate change?
red-tailed hawk
Wildlife

Raptors to the Rescue

Using birds to help get rid of pests is proving to be more effective than poisons — and less expensive.
June 4, 2018
by
Jane Braxton Little
Using birds to help get rid of pests is proving to be more effective than poisons — and less expensive.
southmost preserve
Voices

How More Border Barriers Could Harm the Biodiverse Texas Rio Grande Valley

Even before the border wall is built, local business owners and conservationists worry about its impact on tourism and wildlife.
May 29, 2018
by
Melissa Gaskill
Even before the border wall is built, local business owners and conservationists worry about its impact on tourism and wildlife.
wake island rail
Extinction Countdown

Memorializing the Wake Island Rail: An Extinction Caused by War

This small, flightless bird, native to an atoll in the Pacific, went extinct as a direct result of World War II.
May 25, 2018
by
John R. Platt
This small, flightless bird, native to an atoll in the Pacific, went extinct as a direct result of World War II.
Pollution & Toxins

Blinded by the Light Pollution

We mapped light pollution from oil and gas fields and found they outshine American cities — and that's bad news for birds.
May 21, 2018
by
Dipika Kadaba
We mapped light pollution from oil and gas fields and found they outshine American cities — and that's bad news for birds.
golden lion tamarin
Extinction Countdown

How the Golden Lion Tamarin Is Helping to Heal Brazil’s Rainforest

It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
May 17, 2018
by
John R. Platt
It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
migrating tundra swans
Voices

The Trump Administration’s Awful New Migratory Bird Policy Undermines a Century of Conservation

The Interior Department is narrowing protection for migratory birds to cover only deliberate harm such as hunting, but not threats like development or pollution that kill millions of birds yearly.
April 17, 2018
by
The Conversation
The Interior Department is narrowing protection for migratory birds to cover only deliberate harm such as hunting, but not threats like development or pollution that kill millions of birds yearly.
humboldt penguin
Voices

Penguin vs. Rabbit: Native Island Wildlife Needs More Than Luck When Invasive Species Take Over

Introduced rabbits threatened the unique birds of Chile’s Humboldt Penguin Natural Reserve. But after a century of devastation, hope has returned.
March 1, 2018
by
Sara Kaiser
Introduced rabbits threatened the unique birds of Chile’s Humboldt Penguin Natural Reserve. But after a century of devastation, hope has returned.

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