The release of 46 Brown-headed Nuthatches, translocated from Arkansas to restored pine woodlands in Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest in August and September 2020, marked this species' return to the state. The brown-capped songbird had been absent since the early 1900s, following widespread habitat loss. “I really think that a big take-home from all of … Read More>>

Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco, with support from American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Rainforest Trust, has purchased a total of 46 long-term lease agreements with Ecuador's Las Balsas community to protect the largest known population of the Lilacine Amazon. This colorful parrot is found only in western Ecuador and is listed as Endangered on the IUCN … Read More>>

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 the site for the first time in recent history. Signs of shearwater burrow excavation were … Read More>>

Hawaiʻi has a problem that is killing its wildlife. Integral parts of community infrastructure — the lights that brighten the streets and the power lines strung along them — are decimating native species. Endemic nocturnal seabirds such as the Endangered Newell's Shearwater (‘a‘o) and Endangered Hawaiian Petrel (‘ua‘u) are especially at risk. Earlier this year, … Read More>>

Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, ABC Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org| @JERutter Expert Contact: Joel Merriman, ABC Director of Bird-Smart Wind Energy, 202-888-7471 | jmerriman@abcbirds.org Expert Contact: Kimberly Kaufman, Black Swamp Bird Observatory Executive Director, 419-898-4070 | kimkaufman@bsbo.org (Washington, D.C., September 18, 2020) Yesterday, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) reversed its decision to … Read More>>