Insecticide-free Seed Program Takes Root
Between last year and this year, growers in ABC’s Untreated Seed Pilot Program planted a total of nearly 10,000 acres of crops across 17 states without using neonicotinoid seed coatings. The participating farms represented a diverse cross-section of American agriculture.
Finding and Protecting the Chilean Woodstar's Last Habitats
The Azapa Valley was the historical stronghold for the Chilean Woodstar, but habitat loss has resulted in the local extinction of the tiny hummingbird. Conserving the woodstar’s only two remaining sites in the Vítor and Camarones valleys is necessary to prevent its population from declining furth...
Prioritizing Indigenous Perspectives in Grassland Restoration
The central grasslands of North America once covered nearly a tenth of the continent, an expanse created and sustained by the imprint of humans and ancient animals — roving camelops, mammoths, giant ground sloths, and bison. The paths they chose and the lives they led shaped tallgrass and shortgra...
Take Action to Prevent Collisions during Global Bird Rescue Week
Global Bird Rescue, a week that shines the spotlight on the catastrophic toll of window collisions, kicks off on September 21. Through September 27, FLAP Canada invites everyone to join American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and countless other bird conservation groups and members of the public around the ...
The Rollback of the Roadless Rule Puts Birds at Risk
The Roadless Area Conservation Rule has conserved nearly 60 million acres of pristine forests across the United States for a quarter of a century. Now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has moved to rescind the Roadless Rule, giving the public a narrow window to weigh in during a comment per...
Pacific Seabird Die-offs Demonstrate the Need for Fishery Action
Researchers at American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and its Ecuadorian Seabird Bycatch Reduction Program (ESBRP) are voicing concerns over the alarming number of dead and starving seabirds currently being found along the coasts of Ecuador.
What’s the Deal with Duck Bills?
If you've ever gotten a glimpse inside the beak of a bold duck or goose that approached you at a local park or elsewhere, you may have done a double take. Were those … teeth?! We're here to answer all of your questions about ducks' eating habits and shed light on those famously funny-shaped beaks.
