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- Ninth Circuit Upholds Decision in Favor of Greater Sage-grouse Habitat 18.01.202514672 SAN FRANCISCO (January 17, 2025) -- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a 2020 district court decision that struck down the basis for oil and gas leasing on more than a million...
- Responsible Offshore Wind Development is a Clear Win for Birds, the U.S. Economy, and our Climate 18.01.2025Too often, the debate over climate solutions centers on perceived trade-offs between habitat conservation and the clean energy transition, preserving community and allowing development, or reducing...Sam Wojcicki
- Where Do Hummingbirds Go in the Winter? 17.01.2025It’s so hard to imagine how a bird that weighs as little as a few pennies can withstand a cross-country migration that people have invented myths to explain it. According to one particularly...Anna Gibbs
- Conservation, Sporting Groups Urge Bureau of Land Management to Finish Habitat Management Plans for Greater Sage-Grouse 17.01.2025(Washington, D.C., January 16, 2025)— The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday announced finalized Resource Management Plans for Colorado and Oregon that represent an important step forward in...
- Legislative Session Begins in Arizona 16.01.2025At Audubon Southwest, we engage with the Arizona State Legislature to support legislation that stewards our lands and waters; and to oppose legislation that would harm them. Working across the...Haley Paul
- The Audubon Photography Awards Expands to Chile and Colombia 16.01.2025NEW YORK / SANTIAGO / BOGOTA (January 15, 2025) – Audubon today announced that the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards is expanding to include submissions from Chile and Colombia in addition to the...National Audubon Society
- What the Audubon Photography Awards Expansion to Chile and Colombia Means for Audubon 16.01.2025Birds like the Blackburnian Warbler and Red Knot illustrate how birds connect people across the Western Hemisphere. Blackburnian Warblers migrate from Canada’s Boreal Forest to Colombia’s...Javiera Ferreyra
- Our Favorite Fascinating Bird Behaviors From the 2024 Audubon Photo Awards 15.01.2025“To be is to do.” Socrates said that once. Or maybe he didn’t, since the quote has been attributed to many others as well. Birds don’t care about such questions; sometimes they seem content...Kenn Kaufman
- Titmice Galore and a Red-tailed Record: Tallying Central Park's 125th Christmas Bird Count 10.01.2025Just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 15, a crowd is gathering at the southeast rim of the reservoir in New York City’s Central Park. Most are bundled in puffer coats, huddled together in...Zoe Grueskin
- Audubon Report Offers Solutions for Offshore Wind Development for Birds and Communities 09.01.2025NEW YORK (January 8, 2025) — The National Audubon Society today released Birds and Offshore Wind: Developing the Offshore Wind that Birds Need, a report that makes the case for responsibly sited...National Audubon Society
- President Carter was an enthusiastic birder and an early champion for climate action 08.01.2025As the nation remembers President Jimmy Carter, it bears mentioning by this organization that among his many attributes and achievements in public service, Jimmy Carter was a lifelong birder. He...
- Audubon Celebrates Designation of Chuckwalla National Monument as a Major Victory for Birds and Communities 07.01.2025WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 7, 2025) – The National Audubon Society today celebrated the designation of more than 624,000 acres of California desert as the Chuckwalla National Monument, public lands...National Audubon Society
- President Signs Bipartisan ACE Act into Law, Supporting Wetlands and Bird Conservation 06.01.2025WASHINGTON (December 23, 2024) – Vital programs for conserving bird habitats and ecosystems across the country were reauthorized with President Biden signing into law the bipartisan America’s...National Audubon Society
- Kaska Land Guardians Use Audio Recorders to Identify Birds on their Ancestral Lands 26.12.202414597 The Ancestral Lands of the Kaska Dena are teeming with an array of wildlife, including tens of millions of birds. Guided by a combination of Traditional Knowledge and Western science, Kaska...National Audubon Society
- 10 Conservation Takeaways from the closing days of the 118th Congress – 7 Wins & 3 Misses 24.12.2024WASHINGTON (December 24, 2024) – As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the hectic ending weeks of the 118th Congress, where despite the chaotic moments, there remained a bipartisan commitment...Felice Stadler