Conservation

October 18 is a legal holiday in the 49th state.  Alaska Day commemorates Alaska’s formal transfer from Russia to the…

Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Tiaozini, Jiangsu, China The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is probably the most iconic bird species in China – to…

The coastal subspecies of California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) can be found in sage scrub that was once abundant from…

September and October are probably the best two months in Shanghai – it is warm but not unbearably hot, and…

On Sunday morning, I was just lazily working on another post for 10,000 Birds – the (probably not much anticipated)…

The Trump Administration has been a challenging place for conservationists to find any glimmers of optimism. Other than a sweeping…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently proposed reintroducing California Condors in the Pacific Northwest. Although sometimes thought of…

Anybody spending a few days in Shanghai for business or tourism may not think that this is a good place…

The endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler breeds only in Texas Hill Country near Austin and San Antonio, but much of its nesting…

A while back, I wrote about an under-appreciated part of the National Wildlife Refuge System:  Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs).  Although…