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A Kittiwake in flight over the ocean.Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons We often hear the tales of noncaring and willful teardown of important habitat locations for birds to construct things meant for the critical needs of expansive human needs. With those, we run strong, sometimes overpowering risks that – sadly –

Image courtesy Luis Ortiz-Catedral The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand, which it relies upon for its defense. It is comprised of 15 islands split between two groups, with a total land area of 237 square km or 91 square miles. Last year,

Webinar: Fun for the Holidays! Annual Pet Bird Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway SPECIAL DATE: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 SPECIAL TIME: 11:00 am PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine.

Webinar: Translating Parrot: The Challenges of the Green-cheeked Conure Date: Friday, December 8, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Pamela Clark, is

Skull of the terror bird (Paraphysornis brasiliensis)Nestor Galina from Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The age of dinosaurs was far more than just infamous species like the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex, the gentle Brontosaurus, the flying Pterodactyls, and the Jurassic Park staging of the reptile-like Velociraptor, which dominate pop culture. Emerging fossil

Webinar: Translating Parrot: Behavior 101 – Why Does My Parrot Do That? Date: Friday, December 1, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest,

African grey parrot. Photo by Umar Kashif on Unsplash Recently, I was asked to present a Plenary talk at an international bioacoustics conference. Given that I hadn’t studied bioacoustics in over twenty-five years, and that the research on which the published papers were based—on how parrots produce human speech—was primarily performed by undergraduate and graduate

With the holiday season upon us, now is the time to show our nearest and dearest how much they mean to us. It’s the perfect time to make them feel incredibly special, and what could be better than doing so with gifts that also give back to local communities and wildlife? Here at Wildlife Conservation

The McCown’s Longspur is now known as the Thick-billed Longspur. It is one of many bird species native to the U.S. and Canada to receive a new, especially for species named after controversial historical figures.Andeansolitaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The naming convention for a few of the world’s many species of birds has

Native only to northwestern Colombia, cotton-top tamarins are one of the most endangered primates in the world. CNN recently covered these tiny monkeys on one of their Call to Earth episodes featuring Rosamira Guillen, Executive Director of Proyecto Tití (PT), and discussed her efforts to protect these monkeys and their habitat. A cotton-top tamarin and

A Santa Marta conure perches in a tree in its native Colombia. Image by William Stephens CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) in northern Colombia has a one-of-a-kind ecosystem, unique because it is the world’s most elevated coastal mountain formation. Independent of the Andes mountain range central to

The extinction of our many bird species is at an unprecedented threat level. Species already lost in the wild include Brazil’s magnificent Spix’s macaw, the Guam kingfisher, the Socorro dove, the Hawaiian crow, and many others. More than those are limited to just a dreadful few. Of course, science is always hard at work in

We just wrapped up this fall’s Wildlife Conservation Expo, an incredible weekend of exciting events and informative presentations on our Network’s efforts to protect some of our planet’s most endangered wildlife. Expo is the best time of the year—when we get to reunite with our stellar community and bring the conservationists that they support all

October 26, 2023 By Dr. Jim Sanderson, Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation If I close my eyes, I can see Truman curled up sleeping on his bed atop the bookshelf in my study. I see him breathing, totally relaxed, undisturbed by events that often trouble us. You know how cats like high places, but maybe

Athena is seen as getting as far away from her egg as possible right after laying it (white material around it is shredded paper). Photo courtesy Dr. Irene Pepperberg So, let me start by saying this is not something we wanted or for which we were hoping. Rather, this was something that we would have

Earlier this year, members of the Okapi Conservation Project (OCP) team ventured into the deep forests of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their goal was to set up new camera traps to determine the presence of certain species, particularly the majestic okapi, one of the most elusive animals on

African grey parrot. Photo by Umar Kashif on Unsplash Everyone loves a good reunion story, especially after a significant amount of time has passed. There’s a sense of renewal, a sense of relief, and an overflow of unavoidable emotions that are part of love, happiness, and a brand-new lease on connection and greater responsibility. There

Webinar: Avian Vet Insider: The Truth About Toxins Date: Friday, November 3, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Dr. Stephanie Lamb, DVM,

October 5, 2023 By JG Collomb, CEO of Wildlife Conservation Network In what’s now Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park, the 1960s bore witness to a revelation that reshaped our understanding of nature. Dr. Jane Goodall’s pioneering studies on chimpanzees resulted in a scientific breakthrough for the time: humans aren’t the only living being to wield

A mother black bear and her cubs stand at the edge of Interstate 5 in Yreka, California. They hesitate, slowly beginning to cross the highway as traffic speeds by. No wildlife crossings exist for miles in this area, and as black bears, pumas, mule deer, and other native wildlife move around Shasta Valley, they encounter

reybal, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons We have a long list of parrots that are threatened by several reasons, including illegal poaching for the pet trade, climate instability, habitat invasion by deadly predators, and catastrophic occurrences like the fires that decimated populations of wildlife and plants in Australia. While some of these are unavoidable,

Fabio Castrillo was greeted by the sparse squawking of macaws as he entered the aviary at sunrise. Some birds still slept in their nest boxes, but most woke each morning to watch the Macaw Recovery Network (MRN) team arrive with breakfast. At MRN’s Breeding Center, rescued scarlet and great green macaws that are unable to

At dawn, Eusebio Waiti stepped out of the Land Cruiser he had parked deep in Mozambique’s expansive Niassa Special Reserve. He stretched after a night curled up in the front seat of the battered vehicle, which was camouflaged in children’s brown paint. Blending into the environment is critical when collaring lions, which Eusebio and his

A palm cockatoo pair perches near a tree-cavity nest. Photo courtesy of courtesy of Christina N. Zdenek Birds and their mating rituals! Some dance, others preen, and still others perform intricate movements to attract the eyes of a favored beauty. For wild palm cockatoos, it is a creative display of personalized drumsticks that gets the

The afternoon heat draped across Murthy Kantimahanti as he entered Baruva, a village in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He gently pushed through the murmuring crowd gathered at the corral, revealing the body of a goat killed the previous night. Baruva and several other villages had been plagued by livestock predation for nearly

Webinar: Translating Parrot: Choosing, Adopting & Bringing Home An Older Parrot Date: Friday, October 20, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Pamela

Webinar: The Grey Way—The Older Grey NEW Date: Friday, October 13, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Lisa Bono, CPBC, owner and

Webinar: Avian Vet Insider: Geriatrics – Is My Parrot a Senior & What Should I Do? Date: Friday, October 6, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA

Even James Audubon had his nemesis bird, the chestnut-sided warbler!Mdf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Birdwatching is a dedicated passion for many people. They track, travel, and otherwise set their own stage when it comes to the pursuit of birds to view. These people are their own breed. They can determine the locality of

Jean-Gaël “JG” Collomb, CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Network, appeared on KQED’s Forum today alongside Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, and Jeneria Lekilelei, Ewaso Lions’ Community Conservation Director, to discuss conservation and the importance of inspiring hope as we protect our planet’s wildlife. Dr. Goodall reflected on her incredible career as a trailblazer in great ape