News

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.
Working Lands
Birders Flock to the Land of Many Lakes
November 05, 2014 — The head of Michigan 糖心logo is turning birding into a serious business.
What Happens When Birds Get Drunk?
October 09, 2014 — If they don't sober up before they fly, the outcomes can be deadly. Thankfully, humans can help.
Can Birds Go Bald?
September 16, 2014 — Come late summer, you may see bald birds hanging around your feeders. Here's why.
King Bird
July 23, 2014 — Neil Hayward spent most of 2013 crisscrossing the continent on a quest to see as many bird species as he could in a calendar year. When it was all over, he鈥檇 seen more than anyone鈥揺ver鈥揳nd broken the Big Year record.
Duck Dynasty
July 14, 2014 — Of canvases and Canvasbacks: a look inside the high-stakes, duck-obsessed world of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
Dispatch
Tracking Wildlife From Space
July 09, 2014 — Meg Crofoot is taking wildlife investigations out of this world.
EPA's Gutsy Move to Slash Power Plant Carbon Is a Win for People and Birds
June 02, 2014 — New EPA regulations would rein in carbon pollution from coal plants.
Climate Solutions
Clever Galapagos Finches Use Cotton to Thwart Bugs
May 12, 2014 — If you give a Darwin鈥檚 finch a cotton ball infused with insecticide, it will use that piece of fluff as a weapon to combat parasites.
Walking With Penguins
May 09, 2014 — With her shepherd鈥檚 crook made of rebar, researcher 鈥淗urricane Dee鈥 Boersma still rules鈥攁nd Argentina鈥檚 Magellanic penguins still follow.