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| Pine Grosbeak / USFWS Photo |
- All of the Whooping Cranes at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center have now been transferred to other institutions, which will take responsibility for the captive breeding and reintroduction program. The decision to end USGS involvement has been met with some skepticism.
- Birds depend heavily on their eyesight for foraging and avoiding predators, so their eyes have special adaptations.
- The famous Great Black Hawk that spent the fall in Maine before succumbing to frostbite will now be on display at the Maine State Museum.
- Even though Painted Buntings are among the most eye-catching birds in North America, their migration and winter movements are still not well understood.
- A resident of Cape May writes about being drawn into birding despite not wanting to be.
- A new boardgame called Wingspan combines the gaming and birding hobbies.
- Corvid Research: Crow Vocalizations Part I: New Science
- 10,000 Birds: Bird Litigation: Is the Golden-cheeked Warbler Still Endangered?
- The Prairie Ecologist: What we know about managing soil carbon in prairies – a complete (but disappointing) guide
- Shorebird Science: Tracking Semipalmated Sandpipers in Brazil
- British Ornithologists' Union Blog: Short-distance Migration in the Dark
- Alice Hunter Photography: More Grecian Butterflies
- Mowing or trimming milkweed midway through the summer can increase its usefulness for Monarchs.
- Narwhals spend half their time diving for food, but can go three days without eating.
- Reducing the spread of invasive plants needs to happen at the local level, in backyards and neighborhoods.
- Many Native Americans have trouble protecting their land and cultural heritage because their tribes are not federally recognized.
- The Interior Department appears to be hiding data about the effects of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
- Broadcast news covered climate change even less in 2018 than they did in 2017.
- Costa Rica has a decarbonization plan that could serve as a model for other countries if it succeeds.
- A lot of sustainable products are too expensive for most people to afford, but buying the most expensive ones is often unnecessary for reducing waste.
- A study found that products that contribute most to air pollution are used by white Americans while the air pollution does the most harm to nonwhite Americans.
- Climate change is making it harder for western forests to regrow after wildfires.
- FEMA is concerned that New Jersey's new stormwater regulations do not do enough to reduce flooding and nutrients in runoff.
- Washington needs to fix at least 415 culverts to rebuild salmon populations around Puget Sound. Bad culvert design prevents fish from migrating upstream to spawn, which in turn reduces prey for vulnerable orcas.
