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Webinar: Avian Vet Insider—Enrichment & Building Trust Through “Trick” Training Date: Friday, July 14, 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
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New York-based birder Christian Cooper will be the host of National Geographic’s new series, “Extraordinary Birder.” Image by Jon Kroll/National Geographic Where birds are concerned, fans just cannot seem to get enough coverage of the winged wonders that exist in our presence. Whether those are in-house pets of the many varieties of colorful and intelligent
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There are several smaller parrot species in Australia that deserve our attention, including the superb parrot, the swift parrot, and the orange-bellied parrot. These birds are brightly colored and beautiful, and are often critically endangered as well. There are also growing concerns about the status of the magical palm cockatoo. Australia’s Difficult Bird Research Group
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Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash Let’s take a moment to reflect on birds today. (Why, specifically, today? More on that in a bit!) Birds are everywhere. Their chirps and flutters are part of the fabric of our environment, so much so that it’s sometimes easy to take them for granted. Some people find birds
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We just wrapped up the latest Wildlife Conservation Expo, an unforgettable event bringing together wildlife advocates with field conservationists from around the world to celebrate the incredible work that our Conservation Partners and Wildlife Funds do to ensure that wildlife and people can coexist and thrive. If you were unable to attend this spring’s Expo,
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Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), was recently featured in an article detailing her incredible story protecting Uganda’s mountain gorillas. This article coincides with the release of her new memoir, Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet, which chronicles Dr. Gladys’ life as a wildlife veterinarian, her
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Holding her camera tightly, Bridget Mayani peered out of the plane’s open door toward the ground below. The Luangwa River shimmered in the late morning sun, and along its sandy bank, she spied a pack of painted dogs taking a drink. Luangwa Valley is home to many of these endangered canines, and as a Senior
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Ngeeti Lempate waved to her son as he led their cattle into the whispering grasses of northern Kenya’s Westgate Community Conservancy. She watched them depart, recalling when her community first settled in Westgate long ago and these plains were filled with Grevy’s zebras. Over the years, she noticed both the number of zebras and the
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Wildlife Conservation Network was recently featured as a top wildlife conservation organization by several prominent groups dedicated to recognizing impactful nonprofits and advancing conservation and environmental protections. Nonprofit Point, whose mission is to help promote trusted and effective nonprofits so that they can make the highest possible impact, included WCN on their list of best
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Webinar: The Grey Way — Bling that Cage! Date: Friday, May 5, 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
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The wind howled and the sky was awash with orange and violet as Dr. Rocío Palacios, Executive Director of Andean Cat Alliance (AGA), placed the last camera trap in the rocky terrain of Uspallata Defense Nature Reserve. This was the final day that AGA and their project partner, Natura International, could set up camera traps
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As his boat lurched between the waves off Peninsular Malaysia, the fisher took care to attach acoustic pingers to his gillnets before lowering them. While this was a new practice for him, it was essential because his nets could accidentally ensnare other animals besides fish. Bycatch—the unintended capture of marine wildlife in commercial fishing gear—is
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The flock soared beneath the tropical sun, emerald and azure feathers flashing like brushstrokes. These vibrant birds, Critically Endangered great green macaws, are a treasured sight in Costa Rica, where Macaw Recovery Network (MRN) works to protect them. Deforestation and slow reproductive rates have caused these parrots to decline, but MRN has spent years diligently
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