Saving the Pale-headed Brush-Finch
June 21st, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
One of the world’s rarest birds recently passed a key milestone – the Pale-headed Brush-Finch was downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered on the IUCN Red List of globally threatened birds after more than a decade of sustained conservation action. I recently spoke with Daniel J. Lebbin, Ph.D., Conservation Bi...
Tags: American Bird Conservancy, birds, endangered
May 14th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
In much of the U.S., May is peak migration month. Today is International Migratory Bird Day. This morning I joined a birding group on a tour at VanDusen Ga...
Tags: Audubon, birds, Peregrine Fund, U.S.
May 11th, 2011 by Michelle Ly in General
A recent visit from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to South Dakota helped to bring some much needed attention to the plight of the disappearing pr...
May 4th, 2011 by Racquel Foran in General
One year after oil started gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, British Petroleum (BP) has finally announced it will provide a $ 1 billion down payment to...
Tags: Audubon, birds, Gulf of Mexico, Nature Conservancy, Ocean Conservancy, oil
April 25th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has a good list of the top 10 ways we can all help protect birds this Spring.
Some of the bird friendly tactics are to h...
Tags: bird friendly, birds, birdwatching, energy, pest
Bird Deaths by Oil Platforms
April 20th, 2011 by Racquel Foran in General
There are slightly more than 9,700 species of birds in the world, but like many animals, their existence is in jeopardy. Human activity and development have a negative impact on our feathered friends. Nowhere is this more evident than on the 6,000 oi...
Bird Seed Found To Be Safe
April 20th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley and Racquel Foran in General
One of the sweetest sounds of spring is that of birds chirping and singing in the trees. For avid birdwatchers, enticing birds into their yard with a little seed is a common practice. The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) wanted to know if bird lovers we...
Tags: birds, birdwatching, seed
More Trees, More Good
March 30th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
In a call that has relevance to all countries, the Woodland Trust is calling for UK landowners of all kinds to plant native trees to increase the number of places wildlife can thrive. This is part of its ‘More Trees, More Good’ campaign.
Native wood...
Tags: birds, trees, UK, Wildlife, Woodland Trust
Backyard Wildlife Reserve
March 18th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
If you’d like to take a course in Wildlife Conservation 101, check out the National Wildlife Federation’s website section called Understanding Wildlife Conservation. It’s divided into sections with titles such as Biodiversity, the Endangered Species Act, Eco...
Birds Conservation Conference
February 9th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
The 1st Symposium on Conservation and Propagation of Endangered Species of Birds is occurring in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Sixty-five noted scientists and bird experts are meeting to discuss the conservation and breeding of endangered birds, reports the WAM Emirates New...
Tags: birds, breeding, Conservation, research
Saving Birds from Fishing Lines
January 24th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Wildlife
Bycatch, as the birds and marine non-fish animals that get caught and killed by fishing gear are called, is a big problem. So the recent BirdLife International news from Uruguay is good news.
One solution for birds is a tori line, which is a bird-scari...
Tags: Birdlife International, birds, fishing
Birds Australia
December 7th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Wildlife
Birds Australia published its annual State of Australia’s Birds report Monday, writes Birdlife International.
Over 8,300 islands occur within Birds Australia’s jurisdiction, and island birds are sensitive due to their restricted range and factors such as ...
Tags: Australia, biodiversity, birds, island, WWF Australia
State of UK Birds
October 20th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
A coalition of UK conservation organizations has published a report on the successes and lack therein of the birds in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In 1994, the UK government identified 26 species of bird most in need of conservation, and started on...
Tags: biodiversity, birds, Conservation, invasive, UK
40 Birds in Need
October 5th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has publicized a list of the 100 UK birds that most need conservation help, of which 40 need immediate action (over the next 5 to 8 years).
10 species, including kestrel, cuckoo and swift, need ...
Dangerous Migration
July 20th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Wildlife
The BP oil spill is about to hit closer to home as millions of migratory birds from Canada will soon stop over in the Gulf Coast on their way South for the winter.
CTV reports that 40 to 60 species of birds across Canada and the US, including ducks, pelicans, gulls,...
Tags: birds, BP, endangered, migrations, migratory, oil spill
