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New Gulf Coast Conservation Project to Protect Beach-Nesting Birds in Five States
Least Tern by Tom Grey (Washington, D.C., April 25, 2011) One year after the start of the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) announced it will launch a five-state, Gulf Coast conservation… Read More »
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Second Wave of Mystery Pelican Deaths Hits Topsail Beach, NC
MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Robert Johns, 202-234-7181 ext.210, bjohns@abcbirds.org Brown Pelican by Alan Wilson (Washington, D.C., May 11, 2011) A second wave of mysterious pelican injuries and deaths has occurred in the past several weeks at Topsail Island in North Carolina… Read More »
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Over 200 Pelicans Wash Up Dead at Topsail Beach, NC — Preliminary Necropsies Inconclusive
For Immediate Release Contact: , 202-234-7181 ext. 212 Brown Pelicans. Photo: Gary Smyle Preliminary necropsies by the University of Georgia on some of the more than 200 Brown Pelicans that have washed up on the shores of Topsail Beach on… Read More »
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Study Shows Population of Three Endangered Hawaiian Waterbirds on the Rise
Contact: Robert Johns, 202-234-7181 ext.210, Black-necked Stilt by Alan Wilson (August 25, 2011) A recent study published in the journal Population Ecology shows increasing populations of three endemic and endangered Hawaiian waterbirds, with two of those birds showing steep increases… Read More »
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Actions To Protect Kaua‘i's Imperiled Seabirds Finally Underway
Actions To Protect Kaua‘i’s Imperiled Seabirds Finally Underway MEDIA RELEASE Contact: David Henkin, Earthjustice, 808-599-2436 Maka‘ala Ka‘aumoana, Hui Ho‘omalu i Ka ‘Äina, 808-346-5458 Marjorie Ziegler, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, 808-593-0255 Peter Galvin, Center for… Read More »
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First U.S. Predator-Proof Fence Delivers on Promises – Important Seabird Species in Hawaii Producing Chicks in Record Numbers
MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Robert Johns, 202-234-7181 ext.210, Wedge-tailed Shearwater by George Wallace (Washington, D.C., December 9, 2011) The first predator proof fence in the United States is producing dramatic results that may eventually lead to a resurgence in decimated seabird… Read More »
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Endangered Hawai'i Film Depicts Bird Extinction Crisis In Hawai'i
'I'iwi by Michael Walther (Washington, D.C. , March 16, 2012) A new 30-minute film, narrated by actor Richard Chamberlain, explores the on-going bird extinction crisis in Hawaiʻi that has led to about 70 percent of all endemic bird species in… Read More »
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Bird Once Thought Extinct for Over 300 Years Now Numbers Over 100 Nesting Pairs
Bermuda Petrel by Brian Patteson, www.seabirding.com (April 11, 2012) The recovery program for a bird once believed extinct, the Bermuda Petrel, also locally called the Cahow, has reached a major milestone. More than 100 nesting pairs now exist in the… Read More »
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Public Asked to Give Birds a Break During National Fishing and Boating Week
Nesting Least Tern by Tom Grey (Washington, D.C., June 5, 2012) As National Fishing and Boating Week is celebrated June 2 - 10, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is asking boaters and fishermen to be mindful of nesting birds while enjoying… Read More »
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Deadly Avian Predator Confirmed on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi
Deadly Avian Predator Confirmed on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus); Wikimedia Commons (Washington, D.C., June 7, 2012) A deadly predator of birds – a mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) – has been captured on the Hawaiian Island of Kauaʻi, confirming the worst… Read More »
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EPA to Exterminate Some d-CON Rat Poisons
Red-tailed Hawk by Owen Deutsch (Washington, D.C., January 30, 2013) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today figuratively flipped the advertising slogan “Get Out” used by d-CON rat-poison manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser right back at them by announcing the Federal Government’s… Read More »
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Sites for Super Deadly Frog, Flying Fox, and Mystery Owl Named to 7 Wonders of Endangered Species
Credits clockwise from upper right: Juan Fernandez Firecrown by P. Hodum; Lear's Macaw by Ciro Ginez Albano; Long-whiskered Owlet by ECOAN; Roti Island snake-necked turtle by Anders G.J. Rhodin; Siberian Crane by Gunnar Pettersson; Golden poison frog by ProAves; Rodrigues… Read More »
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One of the North Atlantic's Most Endangered Seabirds Now Being Tracked by Satellite
A Black-capped Petrel equipped with a solar-powered satellite transmitter. (Washington, D.C., April 24, 2013) A new study has begun that for the first time will track via satellite one of the North Atlantic’s most threatened seabirds—the Black-capped Petrel—to help better… Read More »
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Radar Tracking Project to Help Protection of Endangered Caribbean Petrel
Black-capped Petrel by Alfred Yan (Washington, D.C., April 29, 2013) A month-long, high-tech project to survey one of the Caribbean’s most endangered birds, the Black-capped Petrel, has succeeded in identifying six previously unknown areas of petrel activity in the Dominican… Read More »
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Scientists Hope that Real-time Tracking Project Will Help Imperiled Seabird
Satellite tracking of the imperiled Pink-footed Shearwater may help the species rebound from population declines. Photo by Peter Hodum. (Washington, D.C., April 30, 2013) An international team of scientists from Chile, the United States, and Canada are mapping and timing… Read More »
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Court Backs Protective Measures for Rare Hawaiian Bird
The Palila will benefit from a recent court ruling in Hawai'i allowing for aerial hunting of certain non-native animals. Photo credit by Robby Kohley. (Washington, D.C., May 6, 2013) Thanks to a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the… Read More »
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Hawai'i May Face Federal Prosecution Over Bird and Other Wildlife Deaths
Newell's Shearwater by Jim Denny, kauaibirds.com (Washington, D.C., May 22, 2013) The Federal Government has warned the State of Hawai'i that it should either enter a plea agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) or face criminal prosecution, including possible… Read More »
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Wildlife Conservation Groups Join Fight to Ban d-CON Rat Poisons
Raptors such as the Red-tailed Hawk continue to be killed by the use of certain rat poisons that EPA is trying to ban. Photo by Michael Stubblefield. Washington D.C. – Today, conservation groups took legal action to support the U.S.… Read More »
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Draft Environmental Assessment Available for Hawai'i Wildlife Refuge Project on Kaua'i
(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2013) The Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge has announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Nihoku Ecosystem Restoration Project (NERP) on Kaua'i. The refuge proposes to create a seven-acre protected area for… Read More »
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Leading Bird Group Critical of Compromises in Streaked Horned Lark ESA Listing;Fewer than 2,000 Birds Remain
(Washington, DC, October 4, 2013) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) yesterday finalized designation of the Streaked Horned Lark as Threatened, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading bird conservation group, called the… Read More »