Advocating for a Rare Petrel
Much of Proaño’s job involves the Critically Endangered Galápagos Petrel, which nests only in the highlands of five Galápagos islands, including Proaño and Cruz’s home island of Santa Cruz.
Namesake
Soon, we won’t be calling this bird a Cooper’s Hawk. Over the next few years, North American birds whose English-language names include honorifics — the names of people — will be changed.
Going the Distance for Seabirds
At first glance, Ecuador and New Zealand (Aotearoa) don’t seem to have much in common. Located in opposite hemispheres, with more than 7,000 miles of open ocean between them, the two countries share little in the way of language, food, history, or culture. Yet they do share a surprising number of ...
Six States Joining Bird City Network
In 2025, more than 275 communities participated in BCN within its 16 programs. They completed more than 3,500 actions to improve habitat, reduce threats, engage people, and promote sustainability.
Grassland Restoration Helps Birds in Minnesota
Grasshopper Sparrows, Bobolinks, Western Meadowlarks, and other grassland birds that returned to western Minnesota and northern Iowa this spring found hundreds of acres of improved habitat thanks to a partnership between ABC, the Student Conservation Association, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servi...
Ten Latin American Species Most In Need of Conservation
The imperiled species identified by ABC’s gap analysis, particularly the 10 shown here, are up against multiple threats, and their small populations and ranges make them all the more vulnerable. Securing a future for the 10 species that fall short of both habitat and population targets is attainab...
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.
