When Problems Present, So Do New Opportunities to Help
December 17, 2018 —
While we can't predict every unintended consequence, we know enough to head them off.
Conservation
From Native Plants to Clean Energy, We Lead Where Birds Need Us
December 17, 2018 —
Despite headwinds, APP landed a number of wins in 2018. There’s plenty to build on next year.
A Mysterious Illegal Egg Trade Imperils Kenya’s Owls
December 14, 2018 —
The raptors are already some of the most persecuted birds in Africa. Now their eggs are being stolen for witchcraft—but few seem to know or care.
Trump Administration Proposes Sweeping Rollback of Clean Water Act
December 12, 2018 —
From the Everglades to the Great Plains and streamside thickets in the Southwest, the draft rule targets a wide range of important bird habitat.
Nepal’s Endangered Vultures Are Finally Making a Comeback
December 10, 2018 —
A campaign against a lethal painkiller, paired with “restaurants” that supply clean carcasses, may just save these species.
Trump Administration Moves to Open Sage-Grouse Strongholds to Oil and Gas
December 06, 2018 —
New management plans would roll back protections in seven states, lifting restrictions on more than 80 percent of the bird's most vital habitat
This Bird Breeding Haven Could Be Next in Line for Arctic Oil Drilling
December 06, 2018 —
Current rules protect Alaska’s Teshekpuk Lake and its throngs of waterbirds. The Trump Administration is rewriting them.
Meet the 96-Year-Old Man Who Turned Southern Idaho Into a Bluebird Haven
November 29, 2018 —
Al Larson has spent four decades building hundreds of nest boxes for Western and Mountain Bluebirds. Now these homes and their inhabitants are facing the test of APP change.
Congress Is One Step Closer to Expanding a System That Keeps Shorelines Pristine
November 21, 2018 —
The Coastal Resources Barrier Act protects 3.5 million acres of bird habitat and saves taxpayers billions—but it uses decades-old, hand-drawn maps.
