Bobbing up and down some 10 miles from the port of Santa Rosa, Ecuador, Victor Balón turns off his motorboat and cuts up bits of fish. His crewman, Viejo, uses the flesh to bait hooks on a fishing...
Not long ago, I was back at Harvard, speaking with students about careers in climate and conservation. After the event, many of them came up to me, full of ideas, asking for advice, taking my card...
HARRISBURG, PA — A new bill introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly would designate the Scarlet Tanager as the state’s official migratory bird, highlighting its beauty and...
It’s a breezy Sunday in March and the St. Augustine Bird Club is meeting up at Masters Tract, a stormwater treatment facility known to locals as a birding hotspot. The group today is made up of...
Jorge Velásquez will never forget the day he presented his undergraduate thesis at a national ornithology conference in Colombia. The young biologist had identified gaps in parrot conservation and...
In the music world, nature is an undeniable star: Its range is impressive, and as a featured artist, its output is prolific. Countless musicians are inspired by other species’ vocal stylings...
A woodpecker hammering on your home to communicate with potential mates or rivals can be loud and annoying, but it typically won’t cause structural damage. On the other hand, you might be in for a...
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are to orangutans and other primates.
A robin’s nest, interwoven with threads from a blue tarp, sits in the crotch of a serviceberry tree surrounded by 178 trees of a dozen species. Down below, patches of native strawberry and...
At dusk in August 2025, a group gathered in the parking lot of Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Connecticut to watch the sky fill with a flurry of birds, their cigar-shaped bodies dipping...
The Orlando area is busy—Disney theme parks, lots of new construction, and the interstate, packed with people coming and going. One of the last things most tourists think about is beach birds. But...
In recent weeks, President Trump signed three Executive Orders (EOs) that purport to give the White House more power, authority, and oversight of the White House over federal agencies, including both executive departments and independent regulatory agencies. These executive orders are intended to give the president and his closest political aides unprecedented control over how