The Northern Spotted Owl is a “threatened” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and it was famously the...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the Sonoran Desert population of Bald Eagle...

Before the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), there was the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. The first...

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

Controversies about federal public lands have focused attention on the value of federal lands to birds and birders. Because...

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

In 2015 a Federal Duck Stamp Task Force was convened under the auspices of the Association of Fish &...

Jason A. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. He has visited more than 40 National...