November-December 2014 Issue

Real Estate for Purple Martins
November 05, 2014 — Biologists and volunteers are using maps to bring a beloved species back to Wisconsin.
Tokyo's Got a Parrot Problem
December 08, 2014 — Feral parakeets, let loose after an exotic pet craze, have taken over the world's largest city.
Old Mine Detectors Find New Purpose in the Battle Against Climate Change
December 01, 2014 — Retrofitted Submersibles might offer a better understanding the deep sea carbon cycle.
Rethinking the Endangered Species List
November 12, 2014 — Some threatened species may never earn "endangered" status. Here's why that may be a good thing.
Stalking the Wild Ur-Chicken
November 26, 2014 — A small town in Georgia may hold the genetic key to the future of poultry.
Reimagining the Cedar Waxwing
November 04, 2014 — Ryan Berkley reimagines this avian just in time for the Christmas Bird Count.
Three Generations of Citizen Science: The Futurist
December 18, 2014 — Jessica Zelt's database of bird sightings helps us understand how climate change is affecting North American bird populations.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ View: Rallying Cry
December 05, 2014 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's climate report changes the American landscape of ideas.
Three Generations of Citizen Science: The Incubator
December 18, 2014 — Once Sam Droege gets a research project up and running, he dreams up a new one—and builds it.
How To Cook Like Michael Pollan
November 06, 2014 — The author reveals how to cut calories and carbon emissions—and you won’t even have to make a trip to the farmer’s market. 
Galapagos Journal: Tracing Darwin’s Footsteps
November 20, 2014 — Inspired by the great naturalist, a modern writer keeps a Galápagos journal of her own.
Galapagos Journal: A Quest to See a Place Untouched by Climate Change
November 17, 2014 — A brush with mortality spurs a trip to the equator.
Three Generations of Citizen Science: The Pioneer
December 16, 2014 — Fifty years after launching the breeding bird survey, 70 years after starting a career in bird conservation, and nearly 100 years after his birth, Chan Robbins is still watching closely.
I Dream of Gigi
October 24, 2014 — In Pelican Dreams, documentary filmmaker Judy Irving explores the modern lives of ancient seabirds
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