Bird and Conservation News

August 26, 2019 — Both the Pileated Woodpecker and Northern Flicker can eat hundreds of the insects at a time.

August 23, 2019 — After wildfires, grasslands and deciduous woodlands are replacing evergreen boreal forest and transforming the state's terrain and ecology.

August 22, 2019 — The more than 10 million birds that rely on this land will have a protected home to return to each spring for years to come.

August 21, 2019 — The Interior Department recently approved a project previously deemed too great an environmental risk in the bird-rich Boundary Waters wilderness.

August 16, 2019 — Using the latest science, we will protect migratory birds during breeding season, winter and their migrations in between, conserving habitat and addressing threats they encounter year-round.

August 15, 2019 — With new drought plan in place, Lake Mead to enter ‘Tier Zero’ operations.

August 13, 2019 — A nearly two-decade Veery study suggests these feathered forecasters can sense major storms months in advance.

August 12, 2019 — The Trump administration's decision to weaken the widely supported law has drawn sweeping condemnation from conservationists.

August 12, 2019 — Named after the Harpies of Greek mythology, females can sport five-inch talons and weigh up to 20 pounds.

August 09, 2019 — The government says uprooting piñon-juniper forest with heavy chains improves public lands in the West, but the science is sketchy.