Recently, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced a $1.2 million grant to University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture/American Bird Conservancy (AMJV/ABC) to use data from remote sensing and machine learning to develop conservation plans that support habitat needs of birds in … Read More>>

Considered one of the best long weekends for bird sightings and photography, Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer and beginning of fall bird migration. While millions of people flock to beaches and parks with rivers or lakes for recreation, many shorebirds like the Least Tern, Piping Plover, Sanderling, and Snowy Plover will … Read More>>

A groundbreaking research study published in PLOS ONE today has uncovered alarming new evidence that building collisions are killing significantly more birds than previously estimated—well over one billion annually in the United States alone. The research, conducted by scientists at American Bird Conservancy (ABC), Fordham University, NYC Bird Alliance, and Stony Brook University examined outcomes … Read More>>

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Rainforest Expeditions invite nature enthusiasts worldwide to a virtual front-row seat showcasing the daily activities of one of the rarest and most secretive raptors in the world, the Crested Eagle. Nestled in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest near Tambopata National Reserve, a Crested Eagle family with a chick … Read More>>

Birds, Not Mosquitoes (BNM), an initiative by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and partners, received the Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance's (HCA) Conservation Innovation Award on July 31 during the 31st annual Hawai‘i Conservation Conference in Honolulu. The award recognizes new technologies or techniques used in conservation activities that lead to significant advances to the structure or nature … Read More>>

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is pleased to announce our second cohort of Conservation and Justice Fellows. Each Fellow will work on a specific project related to ethical and inclusive approaches to bird conservation in the Americas. Over the next year, they will explore complex questions, carry out interviews with ABC's staff and partners, make connections … Read More>>

A new study published in PLOS ONE indicates that agricultural insecticides are significantly contributing to the decline of Monarchs and other butterfly species across the American Midwest. Using 17 years of land use, weather, multiple classes of pesticides, and butterfly survey data across 81 counties in 5 Midwestern states, researchers found that shifts in pesticide … Read More>>

Summer is the peak of bird breeding season in the U.S. and Canada. Both countries serve as bird nurseries for hundreds of species at this time of year. It's also a risky time, and most chicks don't survive to adulthood. Given the loss of nearly 3 billion birds since 1970, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is … Read More>>

The Search for Lost Birds, a collaboration between American Bird Conservancy (ABC), BirdLife International, and Re:wild, has developed the most complete tally of bird species that are lost to science. Of the approximately 11,849 species of birds, 126 meet the criteria of being “lost.” These birds have not had a documented sighting in at least … Read More>>

After years of advocacy, the California Fish and Game Commission has finalized a rule in its “Department Lands” regulation package that prohibits the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) from using neonicotinoid pesticides — often called “neonics” — on state wildlife refuges and other land under its jurisdiction. The regulation comes in response to … Read More>>