‘Birds Are Here For Everyone’: Black Birdwatchers Finding A Community
"In a 2011 study by the Fish and Wildlife Service, 93% of birders surveyed were white while just 4% were Black".
Source: Guardian, 06/09/2021
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Red Knots in Steepest Decline in Years, Threatening Species’ Survival
"The number of red knots visiting the Delaware Bay beaches during this spring’s northbound migration unexpectedly dropped to its lowest since tallies began almost 40 years ago, deepening concern about the shorebird’s survival and dealing a sharp setback to a quarter-century of efforts to save it."
Source: NYTimes, 06/07/2021
Bird Lovers Grapple With Honorary Names Linked To Racists (Like Audubon)
"The birding community faces a difficult debate about the names of species connected to enslavers, supremacists and grave robbers".
Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2021
"Common French Bird Species Face 'Unrelenting' Decline"
"From city centres to rural fields, human activity has decimated populations of France's most common bird species, scientists warned on Monday, citing data collected over 30 years by volunteer ornithologists."
Source: AFP, 06/01/2021
Biden FWS Listing of Lesser Prairie Chicken Could Spark Fight in Oil Patch
"The Biden administration called for new protections under the Endangered Species Act for an iconic bird of the Great Plains on Wednesday, a move with major consequences for the oil and gas industry."
Source: Washington Post, 05/27/2021
Trump Weakened Migratory Bird Law. Biden Just Moved To Restore It.
"Months after the Trump administration weakened the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, allowing industry and individuals to unintentionally kill any number of birds, the Biden administration proposed a new rule Thursday that would revoke that change."
Source: Washington Post, 05/07/2021
Study Finds Lyme-Carrying Ticks Next To Beaches And Almost Everywhere
"Disease-carrying ticks, commonly associated with wooded areas, are also abundant near beaches in Northern California, according to a study. They weren’t found on beaches themselves, but in the brush and vegetation beachgoers may walk through to get to the sand."
Source: Washington Post, 04/26/2021
In Conservation Success Story, Bald Eagle Numbers Have Soared
"The number of bald eagles — a species that once came dangerously close to extinction in the United States — has more than quadrupled over the last dozen years despite massive declines in overall bird populations, government scientists announced Tuesday."
Source: LA Times, 03/25/2021
"Conservationists Sue To Save Spotted Owl Logging Protections"
" Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to preserve protections for 3.4 million acres (1.4 million hectares) of northern spotted owl habitat from the US-Canada border to northern California, the latest salvo in a legal battle over logging in federal old-growth forests that are key nesting grounds for the imperiled species."
Source: AP, 03/25/2021
Biden Reverses Trump-Era Gutting of Migratory Bird Protections
"The Biden administration voided a Trump-era legal opinion Monday regarding migratory birds and protections that have been in place for over a century."
Source: Courthouse News Service, 03/09/2021
