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The Hawaiian Petrel is a rare sight. But conservation efforts in Hawaii offer hope.
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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 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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Outdoors, cats kill native wildlife and spread disease, including the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, a threat to human and wildlife health. Smithsonian Magazine profiles Pete Marra, director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and co-author of “Cat Wars,” a new book from Princeton University Press that makes an urgent, science-based case for controlling outdoor cats—a high priority for ABC.
A bird-loving scientist calls for an end to outdoor cats
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