Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action
With the help of thunderstorms and everyday fiber-optic cables, these scientists are revealing a hidden world underground.
Connecting the Maya Forest: San Pedro Dzula becomes the first Conserva Aves-supported protected area declared in Mexico
Conservation success often begins at the local level, but its impact can reach far beyond community boundaries. In southern Yucatán, a new achievement is demonstrating exactly that. In the...
Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent
With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.
Sea and Shorebird’s Nesting Strategies, Why the Beach is the Best Place
23436The extreme environmental nesting conditions that shorebirds face seem less than ideal for sea and shorebird species raising their families — like the Black Skimmer, Least Tern, and Wilson's...
The Shoreline Speaks: Notes from an Audubon Florida Coastal Steward
Nestled in the sand on the southernmost tip of Fort Myers Beach is a little city. Some days it bustles with activity, while other days it rests in quiet tranquility. The more time I spend here, the...
How Climate Change Is Drying up the Western US
The West has always been dry, requiring complicated mechanisms to deliver water for residents (and Big Agriculture). But why is it even drier now, and what's at risk?
Congressional Leaders Get Firsthand Look at Forest Conservation
The nation’s forest birds are in decline, their populations dropping in 65% of states since 1970. Even once-common birds are disappearing. The Wood Thrush, for example, has declined by 60...
More Owls Nest at Gillmor Sanctuary Thanks to New Digs—Literally!
Staff, partners, and volunteers have been busy at Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary along Great Salt Lake. Ongoing restoration projects have seen over a thousand acres of invasive tamarisk trees removed...
How Cutting Down Trees Helps a Unique Owl in Utah
At Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary at Great Salt Lake in Utah, the grass and scattered shrubs of the uplands serve as ideal habitat for Burrowing Owls. While most owls are tree dwellers, this...
Deeply Rooted Landscapes and Aullwood Audubon Announce New Native Plant Partnership
DAYTON, Ohio — August 20, 2026 — Deeply Rooted Landscapes and Aullwood Audubon are expanding their partnership to make native plants more accessible to the Dayton community through a new seasonal...
Double Take: Why Hummingbird Moths Look and Act Just Like Hummingbirds
A tiny creature flits from plant to plant under the summer sun. It moves fast, then stops abruptly at a flower’s lip; it sips, then darts aside, its minute body humming red and green.It flies like...
Puerto Rico is rationing water, but many residents stopped trusting the tap long before the drought
Drought and a ruptured pipeline have forced Puerto Rico into revolving water shut-offs. For many people, the disruption started years earlier, as did loss of faith in the utility.