New Parrot Gets New Reserve, Just in Time
November 21, 2019
Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org Expert Contact: Wendy Willis, Deputy Director of International Programs, 540-253-5780 | wwillis@abcbirds.org (Washington, D.C., November 21, 2019) In a bid to prevent the extinction of the Lilacine Amazon – a colorful parrot found only in western Ecuador – Fundación Jocotoco has established a new … Read More>>
Conservation Groups Urge Rejection of Controversial California Wind Energy Project
November 13, 2019
Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, ABC Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org Expert Contact: Joel Merriman, ABC Director of Bird-Smart Wind Energy, 202-888-7471 | jmerriman@abcbirds.org (Washington, D.C., November 13, 2019) The Humboldt Wind Energy Project proposes to place 47 wind turbines on Bear River and Monument Ridges in Humboldt County, California. This proposed project poses … Read More>>
Streaked Horned Lark Among Ten Species Imperiled by Pesticides, According to New Report
October 30, 2019
Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org Expert Contacts: Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy, Vice President of Policy, Phone: 202-888-7490 | Email: sholmer@abcbirds.org Derek Goldman, Endangered Species Coalition, Northern Rockies Representative, Phone: 406-721-3218 | Email: dgoldman@endangered.org Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2019) Pesticides applied to lawns, gardens, and industrial agriculture operations are a major … Read More>>
Successful Step Taken to Re-Establish Insurance Population Of Kiwikiu
October 24, 2019
Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, Director of Public Relations, American Bird Conservancy, 202-888-7472 jerutter@abcbirds.org Expert Contacts: Hanna Mounce, Project Coordinator, Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, 808-421-7483 mounce@mauiforestbirds.org Chris Farmer, Hawai‘i Program Director, American Bird Conservancy, 808-987-1779 cfarmer@abcbirds.org Christina Simmons, Public Relations Manager, San Diego Zoo Global, 619-685-3291 csimmons@sandiegozoo.org (Haleakalā, Maui; October 24, 2019) Five male and … Read More>>
Swifts Collide with NASCAR Hall of Fame
October 17, 2019
Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org Expert Contact: Dr. Christine Sheppard, Bird Collisions Campaign Director, 646-661-1862 | csheppard@abcbirds.org (Washington, D.C., October 17, 2019) A heart-breaking event occurred Tuesday night, October 15, in Charlotte, North Carolina, when hundreds of Chimney Swifts struck the NASCAR Hall of Fame at full flight speed. … Read More>>
