Plastics and other pollution pose a pervasive danger to birds and the environment. American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is ramping up efforts to address this threat along the Texas Gulf Coast, with support from a new grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Gulf of Mexico Trash-Free Waters program.1 The three-year project will be led by … Read More>>

(September 3, 2020, Washington, DC) A recent study (July 2020) from a wind energy facility in Norway found that painting one blade on a wind turbine black significantly reduced bird mortalities due to collisions. This is a positive finding. However, only four of 68 turbines in the facility featured the black blade. American Bird Conservancy … Read More>>

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is exploring the possibility of proposing to federal decision-makers that a Federal Songbird Stamp be created to complement the existing Federal Duck Stamp. “One of the reasons waterfowl have made such a remarkable comeback is because of conservation action supported through the Duck Stamp, more formally known as the Migratory Bird … Read More>>

On August 18, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) partner Fundación Jocotoco purchased the first portion (110 acres) of the newly established Cerro de Arcos Reserve in Ecuador, with support from ABC and Rainforest Trust. This land protects alpine meadows, locally known as páramo, critical to the survival of the recently named Blue-throated Hillstar. The Blue-throated Hillstar … Read More>>

Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org | @JERutter Expert Contact: Bryan Lenz, Glass Collisions Program Manager | blenz@abcbirds.org Madison Audubon Contact: Matt Reetz, Executive Director | mreetz@madisonaudubon.org (Madison, WI, August 13, 2020) On August 4, the Madison Common Council unanimously adopted the state's first bird-friendly building ordinance. Introduced by Alders Marsha Rummel and Keith … Read More>>