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...
Finding a Home on the Range
While it’s hard to determine precisely how many Lessers were on the plains before settlement, some scientists estimate that the population has dropped by as much as 97 percent. It’s now believed to number fewer than 28,000.
Forming Kinship with Seabirds
Just as communities throughout history understood seabird nests (or their absence) as signs of resource abundance or scarcity, scientists today monitor seabird breeding productivity as an indicator of ocean health, and so we’re keenly aware of threats the birds and the waters they inhabit face.
Tides are Turning
The Red Knot fuels its mind-boggling migration with horseshoe crab eggs. Momentum to protect the horseshoe crab — and by extension, the Red Knot — is building.
ABC Works to Solve Ongoing Bird Declines
ABC believes that working lands — farms, ranches, and private forests — are a critical part of conserving North American birds.
One Million Trees to Revive Forests and Support Communities in Northern Peru
The needs of birds and those of the people around them may seem to be at odds. In northern Peru’s Amazonas and San Martin regions in the Colán-Alto Mayo BirdScape, Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos and American Bird Conservancy are finding ways to support residents while also breathing new life int...
A Tale of Two Marsh Birds
The fates of the Saltmarsh Sparrow and Eastern Black Rail birds depend on saving remaining salt marshes before they disappear beneath the waves. The ACJV has since mobilized federal, state, nonprofit, and private landowner partners to ensure that these usually “invisible” birds don't vanish for ...
