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Lord God Bird Redux: Is the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Really Back?

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Birders are keeping hope alive that the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker will re-appear “on the wing” somewhere in the swamps of the Southeastern U.S…

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8 Newly Endangered Species Added to IUCN Red List

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The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, African Antelope, Vaquita and Amur Leopard are among the wildlife species recently added to IUCN’s International Red List…

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Messenger Film Documents Demise of Songbirds

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For thousands of years, songbirds were regarded by mankind as messengers from the gods. Today, these creatures – woven inextricably into the fabric of our environment – are vanishing at an alarming rate. Under threat from climate change, pesticides and more, populations of hundreds of species have dipped dramatically. As scientists, activists and bird enthusiasts […]

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Osprey Health in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Audubon’s Norman Smith discusses raptor health in the Northeastern United States and how tracking ospreys can shed light on the overall health of the environment…