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

Lakewood Ranch Weather
The Wildlife News
- George Wuerthner
The Washington Post published an article a few years ago that repeated the old and flawed idea that ranching will “protect” the land and suggesting conservation easements are the solution to sprawl. If championing cows or hayfields is your conservation policy, one must rethink the strategy. Keep in mind that nearly all the development found […]
- Jonathan Ratner
The seminal work on public lands livestock grazing and its web of impacts, Welfare Ranching - The Subsidized Destruction of the American West is now available for download.
- Jonathan Ratner
Episode 123: Who Pays for Conservation, Being the Lorax, and Introducing A New Voice For Western Lands Conservation Join George Wuerthner and Jonathan Ratner in conversation with Jack Humphrey of The Rewilding Institute for a discussion about the direction of conservation in the United States, the shift of American conservation from its roots in biocentrism […]
News from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- 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. [...]

- Auto Blogger

May eBirder of the Month ChallengeBy Team eBird 30 Apr 2024Violaceous Euphonia © Thelma Gátuzzô, Macaulay LibraryGlobal Big DayViolaceous Euphonia © Thelma Gátuzzô, Macaulay Library This month’s eBirder of the... [...]

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A great way to enjoy birdwatching is by going to festivals—they’re organized to get you to great birding spots at a great time of year, and they’re a great way... [...]

- Hugh Powell

Originally published April 2022. Updated April 2024 to reflect further developments in the outbreak. Many people are concerned about the outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, that began in... [...]

Audubon News
- Chaz Collier

My name is Chaz and I'm from Flin Flon, Manitoba (in Canada), but I reside in Tadoule Lake, Manitoba where I work as a Land Guardian for the Seal River [...]

- Felice Stadler

Earth Month 2024 brought big conservation wins at the White House and Congress -- and new campaigns to protect the lands and waters that are critical to our communities, our [...]

- National Audubon Society

Today the Biden administration finalized a rule implementing changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the bedrock law that guides how federal agencies assess the potential [...]

- Sam Wojcicki

Since it was first signed into law in 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been one of the most important statutes for protecting birds, other wildlife, and communities [...]

National Wildlife Federation Blog
- Portia Bharath
Why Does NWF care about the Farm Bill?

The Farm Bill is the largest federal investment in private lands conservation, providing about $6 billion annually for farmers, ranchers, and foresters to protect or restore their lands and water. [...]

- Portia Bharath
The Buzz on Cicadas: Sexuality and Sensationalism

Every several years, something remarkable happens in parts of the United States: billions of cicadas emerge from the earth in a natural spectacle, bringing the sky to life with hordes [...]

- Portia Bharath
Building Wildlife Havens, One Oak at a Time

“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” These words, spoken by renowned poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, allude to the impact of planting just one acorn [...]

- Portia Bharath
Achilles’ Steel: Broadening Horizons in Carbon Dioxide Removal

To prevent the most extreme impacts of climate change – such as devastating hurricanes, intense wildfires, and deadly heat waves – we must all work together to reduce our emissions. [...]

- Portia Bharath
A Reliable Power Grid

Our electricity demands are increasing, as we electrify transportation and heating systems and require more data centers and manufacturing and industrial facilities. To meet these demands, we need a reliable [...]

News from Focusing on Wildlife
- Supertrooper
Sacramento Mom Rescues Baby Otter from Busy Road, Community Steps in

Samantha Pruitt, a soon-to-be mom, found herself in an unexpected situation when her maternal instincts led her to rescue a baby otter from a perilous situation on a busy Sacramento [...]

- Supertrooper
The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington

SEATTLE (AP) – The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington, where they were largely wiped out. Plans announced this week by [...]

- Karen Lyons Kalmenson
They Live Here Too

They are called pumas, mountain lions, panthers and/or cougars. Sadly they are in the sights of man’s rifles and Lugers. They are predators much in need. What is not needed [...]

- Supertrooper
Utah’s War on Cougars

Twenty-seven states (at last count) now have “right to hunt and fish” constitutional amendments. These laws are an attempt to secure public hunting, trapping, and fishing rights in perpetuity. They [...]

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