Conservation

How Esri Helps Map a Better-Connected Future, for Audubon and the World
February 12, 2016 — Digital mapping technology is helping guide us through problems as big as climate change, disease outbreaks, and natural disasters.
In New Plan, Baby Whooping Cranes to Be Led by Parents, Not Planes
February 12, 2016 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shifting its captive Whooping Crane breeding and release program in hopes of better helping the birds.
Six Ways the U.K. is Trying to Bring Back Its Harriers
February 10, 2016 — The country just launched an action plan for its most threatened raptor—but will it work?
Watch a Snowy Owl Recoup From Surgery at an NYC Wildlife Rehab Center
February 05, 2016 — When an injured visitor was grounded before a blizzard, a city full of bird lovers came to its aid.
Oldest Tagged Albatross Wisdom to Be a Mom Again
February 04, 2016 — Wisdom has raised dozens of chicks, but her species is in trouble. Here’s how you can help.
U.S. Court Upholds Airports' Right to Legally Kill Snowy Owls and Other Birds
January 29, 2016 — A new ruling seals a 2014 decision that permits the Port Authority to sidestep the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Public Lands Are For All Americans
January 22, 2016 — Birds and people depend on our shared spaces.
The Surprising Place Marbled Murrelets Nest—And How It Could Doom Them
January 19, 2016 — An age-old fight between conservationists and loggers pins this seabird in the middle.
When Your Day Job Is Counting Eagles (and Other Awesome Birds of Prey)
January 14, 2016 — There’s nothing glamorous about the life of a field tech—and for some, that’s the appeal.
Want to Save the Spotted Owl? Stop Trying So Hard
January 11, 2016 — New research shows that the California Spotted Owl may actually benefit from the forest fires the land managers have spent years avoiding.