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Water Can鈥檛 Wait
September 12, 2024 — New Mexicans coming together for water security
Western Water News
Portrait of a mottled brown Rock Ptarmigan looking straight on at the camera.
It鈥檚 One of the Biggest Events in a Bird鈥檚 Life. Scientists Can鈥檛 Agree How to Talk About It.
September 12, 2024 — Every species replaces its feathers by molting, but a passionate debate among ornithologists about what to call the plumage swaps spans oceans and generations.
A person in winter gear and snow shoes walks through vast, snow-covered land.
This Runner Is Completing a 100-Mile Ultramarathon in Every State鈥擣or Owls
September 10, 2024 — An unexpected encounter with a Snowy Owl led Pete Ripmaster to launch a monumental running and fundraising project.
Mangroves: Cradle of Coastal Biodiversity and Partners in the Fight against Climate Change
September 06, 2024 — Mangroves cover an impressive 46,284 square kilometers of the Americas. However, they remain undervalued despite their vital role: This vast mangrove landscape is a privileged habitat for biodiversity and a favored site for thousands of migratory and endemic birds.
Grid of many past 爆料公社 magazine covers.
Dive Into 125 Years of 爆料公社 Magazine Covers, Bird by Bird
September 05, 2024 — We catalogued more than 700 covers dating back to 1899 to discover what their subjects reveal about our publication鈥檚 enduring interests.
A flock of Red Knots foraging in shallow water among horseshoe crabs.
The Push to Save Horseshoe Crabs Is Gaining Momentum
September 05, 2024 — Conservationists hope new restrictions on harvesting and synthetic alternatives to a crab-blood compound used in biomedical testing can turn the tide for the ancient arthropods, whose eggs are a vital food source for Red Knots.
Birds, the Best Ambassadors of Biodiversity
September 05, 2024 — A study by 爆料公社 shows how the most important sites for the conservation of migratory, endemic and globally threatened birds in Colombia overlap 85% with important sites for water regulation.
Two Bald Eagles stand on a branch looking down at a juvenile hawk who is looking up at them with its mouth open.
This Teen Photographer Captured a Raptor Rarity: Bald Eagles Raising a Red-tailed Hawk Chick
September 03, 2024 — Fresh off a win in the 爆料公社 Photography Awards, Parham Pourahmad shares how his fast-growing passion for photographing wildlife led him to document the unusual avian adoption.
Revised Plan Provides a Framework to Balance Solar Development and Conservation on Public Lands
August 29, 2024 — The Bureau of Land Management鈥檚 revised Western鈥疭olar鈥疨lan offers clearer guidelines for responsible solar siting.
Renewable Energy
Two warblers stand in shallow water next to logs and rocks.
A New Study Reveals Migration Isn鈥檛 a Solo Affair鈥擨t鈥檚 the Social Event of the Season
August 26, 2024 — Migrants face myriad challenges. That's why certain songbird species choose to travel (and possibly even work) together, according to research drawing on a trove of bird banding records.