What makes human cultural traditions unique? One common answer is that we are better copycats than other species, which allows us to pass our habits … Read More “Swamp Sparrows sing time-honored songs, research shows”
In the News
In addition to the recent news that the North and Middle America Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society is changing the name Gray Jay … Read More “10 potential changes to the North American checklist”
Conservation
The wildlife species most often associated with the risks of climate change (loss of sea ice, warming oceans, more precipitation) are the so-called charismatic … Read More “Study: Climate change spells trouble for tropical birds”
Scientists put their research on Bicknell’s Thrush into conservation action when they created the Dominican Republic’s first-ever private reserve … Read More “Researchers create private reserve in Dominican Republic for Bicknell’s Thrush”
A female Guam Kingfisher, a brightly colored bird and one of the most endangered bird species on the planet, hatched at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology … Read More “Extinct-in-the-wild kingfisher hatches at Smithsonian”
Bird-conservation and other environmental groups are taking the fight for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to the courts. National Audubon Society, American Bird … Read More “Conservation groups sue feds over bird law”
