All Bird and Conservation News

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.

August 09, 2019 — After centuries of losing countless birds and other small animals, a spiral of ecological consequences has taken its toll on American burying beetles.

August 07, 2019 — Birders need to fill the downtime from spring to fall somehow—and they don't always have to use binoculars.

August 07, 2019 — “Hollow Kingdom” is Kira Jane Buxton’s love letter to crows featuring junk food, drooling dogs, and the end of humanity.

August 06, 2019 — The delicate-looking structures are stronger than they seem, and come in a variety of shapes and materials.

August 05, 2019 — Gathered in groups, males excitedly rattle their slender bills against their inflated bright red throat pouches.

August 02, 2019 — The birds’ preference for tall, open platforms leads them to nest on utility poles. Now companies are becoming proactive about preventing accidents.

August 01, 2019 — The image confirms what many researchers have long suspected—that wild birds mistake the pervasive and harmful litter for food.