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Small tan and brown bird on plant top with mouth open.
The Ask

3 Billion Birds Lost: What Will It Take to Halt the Staggering Decline?

A new book looks at efforts to recover dwindling populations and what more is needed.
April 10, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
A new book looks at efforts to recover dwindling populations and what more is needed.
A small bird, identification bands on each of its legs, rests on a branch.
Voices

Species Spotlight: ʻAkikiki On the Brink

Conservationists racing to save one of Hawai‘i’s last honeycreeper species get creative, allowing birds to choose their own mates.
April 3, 2023
by
Donnie Alverson
Conservationists racing to save one of Hawai‘i’s last honeycreeper species get creative, allowing birds to choose their own mates.
Chickadee on brown grasses in snow.
Wildlife

Nature’s Supermarket: How Beavers Help Birds — And Other Species

New research shows that these ecosystem engineers can be an “ally in stopping the decline of biodiversity.”
March 13, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
New research shows that these ecosystem engineers can be an “ally in stopping the decline of biodiversity.”
blue wave
News

Fear of Nature, Love of the Ocean, and Other Links From the Brink

We’ve got the word on an important new treaty, a victory against ag-gag laws, and two new threats to the massive Andean condor.
March 10, 2023
by
John R. Platt
We’ve got the word on an important new treaty, a victory against ag-gag laws, and two new threats to the massive Andean condor.
Extinction Countdown

Weather Whiplash: How Climate Change Killed Thousands of Migratory Birds

Can we help species adapt to the evolving threat of compound climate extremes?
February 8, 2023
by
John R. Platt
Can we help species adapt to the evolving threat of compound climate extremes?
Condors spread their wings
Wildlife

Newest Flock of Wild California Condors Faces an Old Threat: Lead Poisoning

As one of the world’s most endangered birds returns to its ancestral skies, partners work to eliminate a persistent threat on the ground.
February 6, 2023
by
Juliet Grable
As one of the world’s most endangered birds returns to its ancestral skies, partners work to eliminate a persistent threat on the ground.
Flowers in meadow with urban buildings in background.
Wildlife

Urban ‘Microrewilding’ Projects Provide a Lifeline for Nature

Recovering urban wildlife isn’t just about protecting a city’s parks and rivers, but also making its streets, homes and skyscrapers greener.
January 30, 2023
by
Natasha Khullar Relph
Recovering urban wildlife isn’t just about protecting a city’s parks and rivers, but also making its streets, homes and skyscrapers greener.
A dugong in sea grass in Marsa Abu Dabbab
Extinction Countdown

Book of the Dead: The Species Declared Extinct in 2022

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
January 19, 2023
by
John R. Platt
This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
woman sitting on bench with binoculars looking at water
The Ask

Birding for All: How to Make Enjoying Birds More Accessible

Disability is too often left out of the conversation about equity and inclusion in the outdoors. We can change that.
January 5, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Disability is too often left out of the conversation about equity and inclusion in the outdoors. We can change that.
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Wildlife

Species to Watch in 2023

This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.
January 3, 2023
by
John R. Platt and Tara Lohan
This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.

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