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Conservationists Urge Caution as the Federal Government Promotes Fish Farming
It’s been more than three decades since the U.S. government first tested the waters of offshore fish farming. In 1990…
President Biden Elevates Importance of Wetlands, Clean Water for World Water Day
Birds and people need clean and abundant water in rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and marshes in landscapes throughout the country.…
Taking a Closer Look at North America’s Boreal Forest
There are only a few places on Earth that are still mostly unharmed by the ever-expanding footprint of human development.…
A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming. How Will Birds and Other Wildlife React?
On April 8, the moon will cross between the Earth and the sun, turning daylight into darkness across a long…
British gulls contribute to plastic pollution in European wetlands
Researchers in Spain have discovered that gulls visiting from Britain are transporting significant amounts of plastic waste from landfill sites to…
Audubon Receives Forest Landowner Support Award for Bird-Friendly Maple Program
Today the National Audubon Society received $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to support the Bird-Friendly…
Saving East Asia’s Last Dalmatian Pelicans
By understanding the culture and traditions of Mongolia, conservationists have developed targeted outreach in the hopes of saving one of…
Why Do Birds Incubate Rocks?
Last spring, the internet went wild for a male Bald Eagle who incubated a rock. The bird, named Murphy, is…
Mosquito Control Project to Save Honeycreepers Underway on Maui and Kaua‘i
Several Hawaiian honeycreepers are facing imminent extinction due to avian malaria carried by invasive Southern House Mosquitoes. Members of the multi-agency partnership Birds, Not Mosquitoes (BNM)…