Conservation

Not only is the Trump administration going about removing our hard fought environmental protections, they are destroying our reputation around…

It is not always obvious which side of a bird-related conservation lawsuit is the right side. As many birders know,…

Beljarica backwaters cover the 900 ha of wilderness on the eastern bank of the Danube, between the river and the…

On Dec. 27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural…

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing…

Joshua Malbin has been birding in Brooklyn, NY for more than 10 of his 15-plus years doing it so far….

Controversies about federal public lands, including the 2016 occupation of Malheur NWR in Oregon and proposed bills in Congress to…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering changing the status of the endangered Black-capped Vireo:  it has proposed…

You’d be hard pressed to find a 19th century scientist more despised than Richard Owen. For all his qualities as…

Jason A. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who has shared thoughtful, in-depth conservation pieces with 10,000 Birds…