All Bird and Conservation News

November 16, 2016 — A federal court has ruled that two bearded seal populations are threatened—not because they're in decline, but because their habitat is disappearing.

November 16, 2016 — The celebrated MPA in Antarctica’s Ross Sea was carved around fishing interests, scientists warn.

November 16, 2016 — A rise in resident raptors is helping some New Yorkers get a glimpse of nature, while putting others, like pet owners, on edge.

November 15, 2016 — Every 10 years for more than a century, thousands of Northern Goshawks migrate south from Canada through Minnesota. But in recent decades, the counts during irruption years have plummeted. And no one's sure why.

November 14, 2016 — Perhaps the problem with those “rats with wings” lies with us, not them.

November 14, 2016 — All you need are some peanuts.

November 12, 2016 — A grisly whodunit may rest on the oddest criminal defense theory in recent history. We asked the experts if it’s possible.

November 11, 2016 — Twenty-one children want to hold the federal government accountable for climate change, potentially changing how we handle environmental law.

November 11, 2016 — The election is over, but the work is just beginning.

November 10, 2016 — To avoid the worst consequences of climate change, states need to push for carbon taxes like Washington's I-732—and they need them to pass.