News

Good reading from a few bird and wildlife sites as well as some photography-related information.

Lakewood Ranch Weather
The Wildlife News
- Richard Spotts
I started to be involved in conservation issues when I was 15 growing up in southern California.  I watched natural areas that I loved being bulldozed into oblivion for sprawl development.  I’ve continued my conservation involvement ever since.  I am now retired and 72.  Along the way, I had many conservation-related jobs, including as an […]
- George Wuerthner
The 1.6 million acres Deschutes National Forest, Oregon is engaged in an active deforestation effort, all justified based on precluding or slowing wildfires. The Forest also suggests that the logging is “restoring” historical forest conditions. After the spotted owl controversy of the 1980s, the Forest Service lost its social license to log public forests to […]
- George Wuerthner
How many people know that in the state of Washington, more wolves are killed by Native people than any other group? You probably haven’t heard about this, even from wolf advocacy groups. How many conservationists know that Native people are among the staunchest advocates for oil development on Alaska’s North Slope, including in the Arctic […]
News from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Hugh Powell
Wisdom, Laysan Albatross Super Mom, Is 73 and Still Going Strong

When we first wrote about Wisdom the Laysan Albatross, in 2011, she was already an astounding 60 years old. She and her chick had just survived a tsunami that hit... [...]

- Hugh Powell
Bird ID Skills: How to Learn Bird Songs and Calls

When a bird sings it's telling you what it is and where it is. Learn bird calls and open a new window on your birding. [...]

- Pat Leonard
5 Tips for Spring Warbler Watching

Originally published in the Spring 2013 issue of Living Bird; updated May 2024. Spring is a prime season for birdwatching. Many birds are easier to identify in their brightly colored... [...]

- Hugh Powell
What’s That Bird Song? Merlin Bird ID Can Tell You

Originally published in the Summer 2021 issue of Living Bird magazine. Updated May 2024. It’s an almost universal feeling: the thrill of hearing a mysterious new bird song. And it’s... [...]

- Auto Blogger

Win a free Cornell Lab Bird Painting CourseBy Team eBird 30 Apr 2024Jane Kim Northern Cardinal PaintingJane Kim Northern Cardinal PaintingExplore your artistic style and train your eye as you... [...]

- Hugh Powell
Help Swallows, Nighthawks, and Flycatchers by Creating an Insect Buffet

Birds that swoop or dart to catch bugs in flight are called aerial insectivores—and they need your help. [...]

Audubon News
- Andy McGlashen

Close your eyes and imagine a Golden Eagle. What type of landscape surrounds it? Chances are you’re envisioning something out of a John Wayne movie, and that’s fitting—most of these majestic [...]

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Carson, N.D. — More than 60 miles southwest of Bismarck, the Paul Ranch spreads over 6,700 acres of high-quality, mixed-grass prairie. Owned and operated by Daniel and Tresa Paul and [...]

- Brianna Grant

Across the Northeast last summer, the rain seemed unrelenting. In July, the Adirondacks experienced catastrophic flash flooding that breached dams, destroyed roads, and raised one Adirondack lake’s [...]

- Laura Aguirre

In environmental stories, humans are often cast as villains. They’re the greedy, destructive antagonists that despoil habitats and decimate species. Alessandra Vidal Meza, an Audubon Dangermond [...]

National Wildlife Federation Blog
- Portia Bharath
New Public Lands Rule to Benefit Mule Deer & More

The federal Bureau of Land Management stewards 245 million acres of public land that provide habitat for 3,000 wildlife species and more than 300 threatened or endangered wildlife and plant [...]

- Portia Bharath
Ridding Waters and Wildlife Habitat of Toxic Chemicals

Waterways and the aquatic habitats of many wildlife from kingfishers to polar bears are contaminated with highly toxic “forever chemicals.” These chemicals — known as Per-and-Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or PFAS — [...]

- Portia Bharath
New Oil & Gas Rule Will Benefit  Wildlife on Public Lands

Wildlife – from majestic elk to small burrowing owls – depend on our public lands and waters for their survival. Elk use large intact landscapes and migration pathways to access [...]

- Portia Bharath
Big Steps from Biden to Curb Power Plant Pollution

I am a huge fan of refrigerator magnets. They proudly hold my kids’ artwork in temporary exhibition as well as this week’s grocery list. These magnets are also a walk [...]

- Glenn Watkins
New Freshwater Challenge to Restore and Protect Our Waters

During Earth Week, the White House announced a bold new national goal to protect, restore, and reconnect eight million acres of wetlands and 100,000 miles of our nation’s rivers and [...]

News from Focusing on Wildlife
- Supertrooper
Incredible Bird Migration is Set to Fly Over Illinois This Weekend

As spring comes across the Great Plains and the Midwest, a remarkable annual phenomenon takes flight, the spring migration of birds. This weekend, Illinois finds itself at the heart of [...]

- Supertrooper
Distressed sawfish rescued in Florida Keys dies after aquarium treatment

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) – An endangered sawfish rescued last month in the Florida Keys after it was spotted acting erratically and swimming in circles has died as wildlife officials continue [...]

- Supertrooper
Hadeda ibises’ ‘sixth sense’ works best in wet soil

Hadeda ibises (Bostrychia hagedash) are one of the most familiar species of birds across sub-Saharan Africa. They are large, long-legged birds with long, thin beaks for probing invertebrates out of [...]

- Supertrooper
British Woman Pleads Guilty in Shocking Global Monkey Torture Network Case

A British woman has pleaded guilty to her involvement in a global monkey torture network. Holly LeGresley, 37, from Kidderminster, admitted to being part of a private online group that [...]

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