This week, the U.S. Department of the Interior is expected to announce a formal notice of intent to substantially alter existing federal conservation plans for … Read More “ABC: Sage-grouse conservation will suffer under Interior plan”
Members of the Bird Conservation Alliance (BCA) and national environmental groups have submitted comments stating their opposition to a proposed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule that … Read More “Proposed FCC rule change for tower construction is bad for birds”
A new analysis of all landbirds in the continental U.S. and Canada documents widespread declines — a troubling indicator of the health of the birds … Read More “Almost one in five landbirds needs conservation action”
Here’s a roundup of the latest bird news. In chronological order below are the 10 most important stories that we followed over the past two … Read More “The most important bird news from late August”
Two recent reviews summarize what the latest science reveals about the effects of wind-power facilities on birds. The first, prepared by veteran wind researchers Douglas … Read More “Wind-power siting considerations that spare birds”
If the recent occupation of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has a silver lining, it’s that more people than usual came across the words “national … Read More “What Malheur, and all national wildlife refuges, mean to birders”
he Big Year listing record was broken — no, shattered. Kirtland’s Warblers in Wisconsin and Peregrine Falcons in Florida set records, while counters in Duluth tallied 90,000 birds. In … Read More “Year in review: The 50 most important stories about birds and birdwatchers of 2015”
Good news! Congress on Friday, December 18, passed a $1.15 trillion omnibus spending package that includes three provisions of high interest to birdwatchers: the Land and Water Conservation … Read More “Omnibus passed by Congress restores conservation fund, drops proposed road in Alaska refuge”
In On the Move, our regular column about migration, we present pairs of distribution maps from eBird that you can use to compare where interesting birds are at different … Read More “Maps from eBird show where to look for Greater Scaup”
Here are ten important news stories that we tweeted or retweeted over the past two weeks. Follow BirdWatching magazine on Twitter. 1. No protections for sage-grouse: The Interior … Read More “10 important news stories about birds: A late-September roundup”
