Birds

On the Farallon Islands, invasive mice and hungry owls are a deadly combination that threatens the endangered ashy storm petrel.

Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.

Warming temperatures are transforming northern peatlands — with potentially dire consequences for biodiversity and the climate.

Are you angry about the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species? Good. Use it.

This month saw some great successes for wildlife and the climate — all made possible by decades of action and perseverance.

Thor Hanson’s new book explains the biology behind climate change and why some species may be better able to survive a quickly changing planet.

Hummingbirds are a vital force in one writer’s everyday life. Contemplating their loss is almost too much to bear.

A new surveillance system tracks trends in wildlife illness and death and could help keep people healthy.

Marbled murrelets could benefit from a unique research project that’s uncovering information to help better protect this endangered species.

In the diminishing refrains of a bird’s call, signs of our world disappearing around us.