Bird Species and Conservation

National Audubon Society Names Krysten Zummo its Grassland Ecologist for Minnesota

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[ad_1] The National Audubon Society has hired Krysten Zummo of La Crosse, Wisconsin, as the organization’s new grassland ecologist for Minnesota. Zummo works under Audubon’s Minnesota-Iowa-Missouri regional office, and her primary focus will be working with private landowners in spearheading the implementation of the organization’s wildlife habitat certification program, Audubon Conservation Ranching. Zummo will work […]

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Do young birds recognize their parents after they’ve grown up?

Bird Species and Conservation / By afeathertogether

[ad_1] While it appears that many species do not recognize family members after the first year, others stay in close association. These Canada Geese goslings remember their parents, and may even rejoin their parents and siblings during winter and on migration. Photo by Roger Kirchen via Birdshare. Most birds do not recognize their family members

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As Climate Impacts Loom, Audubon Calls for Rapid Expansion of Well-Sited Clean Energy Transmission

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NEW YORK – The National Audubon Society released a report today that addresses the importance of rapidly expanding electric transmission to meet climate goals while also protecting wildlife habitat. The report, Birds and Transmission: Building the Grid Birds Need, outlines the urgent need for additional transmission capacity, as well as the current scientific understanding of

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Boreal Forest Experiences Record-breaking Wildfire Season

Bird Species and Conservation / By afeathertogether

[ad_1] It is official; 2023 is Canada’s worst fire season on record (https://ciffc.net). This year, fires are burning massive swathes of trees and vegetation across the country, including in the Boreal Forest. Right now across Canada, people are losing their homes and cabins. Others are being evacuated to places far away, not knowing whether the

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Audubon’s 2024 Bird Budget: Federal Investments to Bring Birds Back

Bird Species and Conservation / By afeathertogether

[ad_1] Birds are telling us that we must do more to invest in their future and federal funding is a key building block of that investment. The debt ceiling deal reached earlier this summer will impact the appropriations process through the remainder of 2023. Audubon urges Congress to reject calls to revert back to FY22

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House Vote to End Lesser-Prairie Chicken Protections Ignores Clear Science

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The US House voted today to advance a bill that would use the Congressional Review Act to rescind the November 2022 decision by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list the Lesser Prairie-Chicken under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The bill narrowly passed the Senate in May on a 50-48

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As Climate Impacts Loom, Audubon Calls for Rapid Expansion of Well-Sited Clean Energy Transmission

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Prairie Birds 101 | Audubon

Bird Species and Conservation / By afeathertogether

[ad_1] Whether you’re a seasoned birder or just starting out, don’t overlook grassland birds. Their plumage may not be as showy, but that doesn’t mean you won’t get a show. In black and white, the striking male Bobolink serves as the Master of Ceremonies. The Western Meadowlark’s melodious tune is always welcome entertainment. And the

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How Do Wildfires in Canada’s Boreal Forest Affect Birds Across the Continent?

Bird Species and Conservation / By afeathertogether

[ad_1] Earlier this month, wildfire smoke originating in Quebec descended upon the eastern United States, turning skies orange and creating dangerous air quality for millions of people. The smoke has since lightened in most of the United States. But up north, the situation remains dire across Canada’s boreal forests. As of publication, 411 fires blaze across the

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Legislation to Bolster Hemispheric Bird Conservation Reintroduced in the U.S. House

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – This week Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. David Joyce (R-OH), and Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act, to help conserve migrating birds up and down the Western Hemisphere. The legislation would reauthorize and enhance the existing Neotropical Migratory

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