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The Hawaiian Petrel is a rare sight. But conservation efforts in Hawaii offer hope.
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where 20+ years of bold action, focus on results, and partnership are bringing back the birds across the Western Hemisphere. Our mission is clear: to conserve native birds and their habitats across the Americas. In doing so, we benefit not only American birds but all other species as well.
Our fearless approach to conservation drives all that we do, and the results are measurable. We’ve made significant strides to safeguard rare birds, conserve important bird habitat, reduce top threats to birds, and build an Americas-wide community of bird conservationists.
Gulf Coast birds have seen a steady decline since the days John James Audubon fell in love with them. We're working to turn that around.
With fewer than 15 remaining, Stresemann’s Bristlefront is one of the world's most endangered species—and a priority for us.
Hawai'i is a wonderland of natural beauty. But no other place is home to more bird species on the brink of extinction.
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The tiny, jewel-toned Honduran Emerald—the country's only endemic bird species—wasn't seen for almost 40 years, from 1950 to 1988. Now its future it looking a little brighter, thanks to collaboration with local communities. ASIDE HONDURAS https://abcbirds.org/it-takes-a-village-to-save-rare-hummingbirds/
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The Christian Science Monitor has great coverage of the translocation last week of eight Newell's Shearwater chicks to a new, predator-proof colony at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0921/Why-Hawaii-is-hand-feeding-squid-and-fish-to-baby-birds
Researchers with Hawaii's Division of Forestry and Wildlife are removing endangered Newell's shearwater chicks from their nests and transporting them to a wildlife refuge where they can be raised to adulthood.
Why Hawaii is hand-feeding squid and fish to baby birds
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A bird so incredible it inspired a culture of conservation to take root in Peru? That's the Marvelous Spatuletail! ECOAN - Asociacion Ecosistemas Andinos https://abcbirds.org/it-takes-a-village-to-save-rare-hummingbirds/
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Whooo's there in Ecuador's Tapichalaca Reserve? White-throated Screech-Owls, among many other rare and migratory birds! Thanks to our partner Fundacion de Conservacion Jocotoco for sharing this great photo. More about this remarkable place: https://abcbirds.org/program/reserves/tapichalaca-reserve/
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Meet the Thick-billed Murre, our Bird of the Week! Here's one of many fascinating facts about this seabird: At three weeks old, the flightless chicks jump from the high ledge where they hatched and glide down to the sea. The birds then begin an incredible migration southward, swimming up to 600 miles. https://abcbirds.org/bird/thick-billed-murre/
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