John R. Platt

November 10, 2016 — This fall, an endangered Whooping Crane that produced a hybrid chick with a Sandhill Crane had to be removed from the wild. This is his story.

October 05, 2016 — Extinct in its natural habitat since 2002, the tool-using Hawaiian Crow will return to the wild this November with lots of support.

September 06, 2016 — Old woodpecker holes typically serve as homes for multiple other species, but for Argentina’s cavity dwellers, it’s a little more complicated.

June 06, 2016 — Sounds from natural-gas extraction sites can reduce birds’ ability to find and capture prey.

May 10, 2016 — The eagle stays put as our national animal, but now we have a national mammal as well.

April 20, 2016 — Thanks to a science teacher in India, an asteroid has been named after the critically endangered Akikiki.

March 25, 2016 — New Zealanders now get two endangered shags for the price of one.

February 18, 2016 — As many as 7 million birds in the U.S. die every year when they strike communication towers, but not for much longer.