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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 »
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Jason Scott Lee Featured in Effort to Save the Palila
(Honolulu, HI, December 10, 2013) Jason Scott Lee, star of 25 motion pictures and raised in Hawai'i, has lent his voice to a new public service announcement aimed at helping to save the highly endangered Palila (Loxioides bailleui). This bird… Read More »
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Up to One Billion Birds May Be Killed Annually in Building Collisions, New Study Says
(Washington, D.C., February 7, 2014) In the most comprehensive study of its kind, involving the review and analysis of almost two dozen studies and over 92,000 records, federal scientists have found that between 365 and 988 million birds are likely… Read More »
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Conservation Groups Call for National Planning Effort by Feds on Wind Energy
(Washington, D.C., April 24, 2014) A coalition of more than 70 conservation organizations has requested the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) develop a National Programmatic Wind Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify appropriate areas for wind energy development as… Read More »
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New York Testing Facility Seeks Major Reduction in One Billion Fatal Bird Collisions in U.S.
(Washington, D.C., June 3, 2014) While ticket scalpers have not made appearances yet, they may not be far behind as reservation demands are spiking for a unique, new testing facility that is nearing completion in New York City. While this… Read More »
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Legal Petition Calls for New York State to Ban Super-toxic Rat Poisons
Pale Male photo courtesy Flickr/Jeremy Seto. Photos are available for media use. (Albany, N.Y., July 28, 2014) A coalition of wildlife and conservation groups filed a legal petition today urging the state of New York to ban super-toxic rat poisons… Read More »
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New Jersey College Goes Bird Friendly: Cuts Electricity Costs, Reduces Fatal Bird Collisions
(Washington, D.C., July 29, 2014) Atlantic Cape Community College, Cape May County Campus, has implemented a simple, innovative, and increasingly popular solution to two problems that affect thousands of buildings in the United States: escalating cooling costs and fatal bird… Read More »
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Leading National Bird Organization Calls for NFL Commitment to Reduce Bird Mortality at New Vikings Stadium
The Cooper's Hawk is one of many bird species killed by collisions with glass. (Washington, D.C., July 30, 2014) American Bird Conservancy (ABC), one of the nation’s leading bird conservation organizations, has asked National Football League (NFL) officials in Washington,… Read More »
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First Predator-proof Fence on Kaua'i Completed at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
The new fence will keep introduced mammalian predators out of the area so that native species such as the endangered Nene (Hawaiian Goose) can flourish again in a protected environment. (Washington, D.C., December 1, 2014) Rare native plant and animal… Read More »
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Five Years After Deepwater Horizon Spill, Growing Gulf-Wide Effort Protects Beach Nesting Birds
(Washington, D.C., April 22, 2015) The April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon spill was a horrific event that impacted the lives of many families as well as the gulf environment. But there are bright spots that periodically emerge, such as a… Read More »
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New Study Identifies Sources of Mortality for Iconic Hawaiian Goose
Contact: Robert Johns, 202-888-7472, Email click here (Honolulu, Hawai‘i, July 23, 2015) Leading mortality causes for one of Hawaiʻi’s most iconic birds, the federally endangered Hawaiian Goose or Nene, have been identified by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).… Read More »
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First Laysan Albatross Chicks Fledge from James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
Contact: Eric VanderWerf (Pacific Rim Conservation): 808-292-2884, Email click here Robert Johns (American Bird Conservancy): 202-888-7472, Email click here (July 31, 2015) The first year of a three-year project targeting the establishment of a new Laysan Albatross colony on the… Read More »
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Endangered Hawaiian Petrels Moved to Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Contacts: Lindsay Young, Pacific Rim Conservation: 808-741-9479 | Megan Nagel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 503-231-6123 | George Wallace, American Bird Conservancy: 540-212-1519 | Dan Dennison, Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources: 808-295-8749 Click for Photos | Click for video b-roll and interview clips (Kauaʻi,… Read More »
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Report Highlights 10 Rare Species with 'No Room to Roam'
Contacts: George Wallace, ABC, (540) 253-5780 | Chris Farmer, ABC, (808) 987-1779 | Derek Goldman, Endangered Species Coalition, (406) 721-3218 (Washington, D.C., November 19, 2015) Habitat loss and conversion, dams, roads, and other developments are among the leading causes of wildlife habitat fragmentation, according to a… Read More »
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Building a New Colony for Threatened Seabirds on Kauai
Contact: Jennifer Waipa, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, (808) 635-0925, or Jennifer Howard, American Bird Conservancy, (202) 888-7472 (Kauai, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2016) A project years in the making took place on Kauai’s north shore on Monday when eight threatened Newell’s Shearwater (‘A‘o)… Read More »
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This Fall, Help Migratory Birds Avoid Window Collisions
Contact: Jennifer Howard, 202-888-7472 (Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 2016) Migratory birds are on the move, winging their way from nesting and breeding grounds in North America to winter habitat in Central and South America and the Caribbean. It’s a spectacular… Read More »
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American Bird Conservancy Founder to Step Down
(Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2017) Twenty-three years after founding American Bird Conservancy, George Fenwick is stepping down as the group’s president. He leaves behind an organization with an international reputation for conserving habitat and combating the most serious threats to… Read More »
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Seabirds' Return a Key Step in Restoring Moloka'i Coastal Ecosystem
A bold effort by the Moloka’i Land Trust and American Bird Conservancy (ABC) to restore 90 acres of remote coastal habitat on Moloka’i’s north shore took an important step forward in August 2020, when Wedge-tailed Shearwaters were documented breeding at… Read More »
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El Silencio Reserve Expansion Benefits Critically Endangered Species and a Beloved U.S.-Nesting Songbird
Thanks to a powerful alliance formed by World Land Trust, Saving Nature, American Bird Conservancy, and Rainforest Trust, and local land owners (La Zebra and Tierra y Río), the Colombian conservation organization Fundación Biodiversa Colombia was able to secure 3,839… Read More »
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In Exciting First, a Newell's Shearwater has Returned to Nihoku Translocation Site
(August 11, 2022) Conservationists in Kaua‘i’s Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge are celebrating an exciting find this summer. A wildlife camera has picked up the first return of a Critically Endangered Newell’s Shearwater (‘A‘o) to Nihoku, a protected translocation site.… Read More »