Conservation

Birds Offer a Way Out(side) for Troubled Kids
November 01, 2015 — Students in Pennsylvania get a lesson on life while building a rain garden for Purple Martins.
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For the Greater Sage-Grouse, Commonsense Conservation
November 01, 2015 — A collaborative plan means a real future for the western bird.
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Piping Plovers Get a Protected Park in the Bahamas
November 01, 2015 — Thanks in part to the efforts of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's shorebird experts, the plovers' wintering grounds are now a national park.
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How Plastic Birds Are Bringing Crested Terns Back From the Brink
November 01, 2015 — One man, 300 decoys, and a pair of speakers on a barren island in the East China Sea may just save this critically endangered bird.
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How Young Chileans Are Saving the Hudsonian Godwit
October 30, 2015 — As fishing, logging, and wind farms take over the island of Chiloé, the shorebird is on the brink of losing its wintering grounds. Now locals are coming to the rescue.
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800 Comments and Counting: The Reasoning Behind Our Kingfisher Posts
October 30, 2015 — Our recent stories on specimen collection made waves across the media landscape. Here’s what happened—and how people responded.
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Birds Flee in the Face of Fracking
October 29, 2015 — In North Dakota, several species are responding to the recent natural gas boom by moving far away from active wells.
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5 Ways the IUCN Red List Is Changing for Birds
October 29, 2015 — Forty species are faring worse on the list, but the forecast isn't all gloomy.
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3 Ways Teamwork Helps Birds Survive California's Drought
October 26, 2015 — Faced with parched habitat, conservationists are creating managed wetlands for migrating birds. All it takes is collaboration...and data from outer space.
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How Can the Endangered Species Act Protect Wildlife That Lives Outside the U.S.?
October 26, 2015 — This month two foreign bird species were listed as endangered under the ESA. Here's why they were added.
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