Strength to Endure
The work of conservation never ends鈥攁nd neither does the perseverance of people who care.
Power of Place
From placid lakes to craggy coasts, the habitats we protect shape the lives of birds鈥攁nd our own.
Smart Bird Feeders Are Connecting Us to Wildlife 鈥攁nd Each Other鈥擫ike Never Before
June 20, 2025 —
The increasingly popular gadgets, which take photos of avian visitors, are turning at-home birding into a shared experience.
This Native-Run Raptor Center Is Safeguarding Sacred Birds, Feathers, and Practices
June 20, 2025 —
A Comanche-led conservation project takes on an increasingly urgent mission: protecting the birds revered by many tribes while preserving traditions at the heart of their culture.
The Federal Government Plans to Unleash Industry on These Five Alaskan Bird Havens
June 20, 2025 —
A new push for more oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging threatens irreparable damage to irreplaceable habitats.
After Four Decades, Efforts to Save Great Lakes Piping Plovers Are Seeing Signs of Major Success
June 20, 2025 —
With dedication and ingenuity, a recovery team has been helping the endangered shorebirds overcome old and emerging threats while reaching new heights.
A Remote, Protected Seabird Paradise May Soon Host a Rocket Landing Site
June 20, 2025 —
The proposed U.S. Air Force project could disturb unique nesting habitat for multitudes of birds, including 10,000-plus Red-footed Boobies and more than a third of all Red-tailed Tropicbirds.
To Solve the Mallard's Mysterious Decline, Researchers Turn to Hi-Tech Trackers
June 20, 2025 —
Biologists are using the devices to better understand the bird's behavior and, ultimately, what might be driving our most common duck's population drop.
How a Photographer Transformed Her Yard Into a Hummingbird Portrait Studio
June 20, 2025 —
Nectar-rich flowers and lots of patience are the keys to Soo Baus's success. (And lazy Susans.)
On Nebraska鈥檚 Platte River, a Migratory Bird Oasis Is Caught Up in a Water Rights Fight
June 20, 2025 —
For the last few years, conservationists have fought a precedent-setting proposal to send excess water from the basin south to another part of the state. They argue the region has none to spare.
Inside the All-Out, 16-State Mission to Save the American Oystercatcher
June 20, 2025 —
A massive network of conservation groups bet big on a business plan to reverse the striking shorebird鈥檚 decline鈥攁nd won.
Oysters Are 鈥楴ature鈥檚 Architects鈥欌攁nd Coastal Conservation鈥檚 Secret Weapon
June 20, 2025 —
To give new life to shoreline habitats, a growing number of projects are harnessing the reef-building power of oysters.
Love Fireflies? Here's How You Can Help Scientists Save Them.
June 20, 2025 —
Despite their luminescent glow, lightning bugs have remained a conservation mystery until relatively recently. Now researchers are relying on community science to track the beloved beetles.
This Summer, Catch a Kaleidoscopic Variety of Hummingbirds Out West
June 20, 2025 —
To witness dazzling displays of migrating hummers on the move, the western United States is the place to be during the warmer months.
Lili Taylor Leaps From Stage to Page With a Birdy New Memoir
June 20, 2025 —
The celebrated actor can now add author to her list of accolades after publishing 鈥淭urning to Birds,鈥 a memoir-in-essays about falling in love with the avian world.
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