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Dramatic Swings in Great Lakes Water Levels Make Life Tough for Birds
December 20, 2019 — On Wisconsin's Cat Islands and around the region, wildlife managers are working to create avian safe harbors from the climate-fueled fluctuations.
As Demand for New Technology Increases, Mining Threatens Pristine Places
December 20, 2019 — From smartphones to electric-car batteries, minerals are essential. Can places like Alaska's Bristol Bay survive unscathed?
Birds Saved Debi Shearwater. Is She Really Going to Call it Quits?
December 20, 2019 — After 40-plus years of leading sold-out pelagic birding tours off the California coast, the trailblazing conservationist says it’s time to retire.
Reimagining the Great Cormorant
December 19, 2019 — Martin Haake's collage-style design enlivens the bird's dark plumage—and gives it a fish to snack on.
When We Need Them Most, Birds and Nature Are At Our Service
December 19, 2019 — The natural world holds tremendous value, in ways both expected and surprising—if only we let it.
It’s the Start of a New Year, and Time to Act
December 19, 2019 — Let’s take the momentum from 2019 and translate it to lasting change.
After Hurricane Dorian, a Survey Shows Hope and Concern For Bahamas' Birds
December 18, 2019 — In the weeks after the storm, park managers and scientists went to assess habitat and avian losses—a mission that's becoming all too familiar.
Birding Is its Own Reward, but ‘Lifer Pie’ Makes it Even Sweeter
December 18, 2019 — We’ve got the recipe for one of Brenda Lowe’s scratch-made pies that have become a staple for successful birders in Ohio and beyond.
Candidates Are Promising to End Federal Oil and Gas Leasing. But Can They?
December 17, 2019 — The answers aren’t clear, and neither are the politics.
Those Pigeons Wearing Cowboy Hats? They're No Laughing Matter.
December 17, 2019 — While the internet got a kick out of the latest meme, Mariah Hillman rushed to the scene to save the birds from danger or even death.