After a Wave of Bird Flu, More Than 20 California Condors Dead in the Southwest
May 10, 2023 —
Setting the species' recovery back by at least a decade, the crisis appears to be ebbing as the weather warms, with no new detections since April.
Two New Books By Unlikely Advocates Make the Conservation Case for Hunting
May 09, 2023 —
A birder and a Brooklynite examine their opposition to hunting, give it a try, and—finding a deeper sense of stewardship—urge others to reconsider.
Audubon's Chief Conservation Officer Appointed to North American Wetlands Conservation Council and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Advisory Group
May 09, 2023 —
Marshall Johnson appointed by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for a three-year term.
Drab but Fab: Woodcocks Wear the Whitest Whites in the Avian Wardrobe
April 28, 2023 —
Though mostly camouflaged, Eurasian Woodcocks have brilliant patches much whiter than any feathers previously measured, a recent study finds.
Migrating Birds Change Their Scenery—and Their Gut Bacteria
April 20, 2023 —
A new study using birds killed in window collisions finds avian microbiomes, unlike those of mammals including humans, vary as they travel, changing with the surrounding environments.