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Audubon Warns Against Reckless Drilling in the Arctic
A virtual oil slick has oozed across the National Audubon Society website since April 20, the second anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. On the last day of the campaign, April 26, the focus shifts to future threats in the Arctic. As you read this, a drilling fleet under contract to Shell Oil is making its way to a patch of seabed less than 15 miles from Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the earth’s most pristine wilderness areas and a national refuge. Continue reading
Techniques Pioneered by Audubon for Maine Puffins will Help other Species 3,300 Miles Away
Over the last 38 years, techniques developed by Dr. Stephen Kress, Director of Audubon’s Seabird Restoration Program and Project Puffin, have restored breeding Atlantic Puffins and other seabirds to Maine’s coastal islands. Beginning this spring, the innovative approach, which uses decoys, mirrors, and recordings to attract birds to suitable nesting sites, will be implemented on the Baja California peninsula.
Victory! Tar Sands Pipeline on Hold
In a win for the environment and the battle to control global warming, the Obama Administration decided to delay a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. The State Department confirmed that a decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will be postponed so that it can “undertake an in-depth assessment of potential alternative routes in Nebraska.”
Audubon President Demands Protection of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
On behalf of our 500,000 plus members, Audubon joined hundreds of thousands of Americans to call on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to recommend the Coastal Plain Wilderness Study Area be included in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Audubon strongly supports this recommendation and believes that the Refuge’s Coastal Plain – which serves as the “biological heart” of the Arctic Refuge – should be managed in a manner that protects its unparalleled biological values and maintains its special Wilderness character.
Audubon releases virtual birds all over the Internet
Birdwatching hit the Internet in a big way as Audubon launched its groundbreaking social media campaign, Birding the Net, on Oct. 10. Visitors to over 100 websites – including AOL, Slate, Discovery Channel and more will encounter unexpected avian visitors – each inviting them to find more birds to add to their lists. Timed to build on the release of 20th Century Fox’s The Big Year, the campaign, created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, will bring the excitement of birds and birding to a broad new audience in a new and unexpected way.
White House Receives Blueprint For Bringing Gulf of Mexico Back to Health
As Senators consider bill on oil spill penalties, conservationists urge lawmakers to invest fines in Gulf’s natural systems and communities that need them.
Agreements with California farmers seal protection of rare Tricolored Blackbird colonies
Through negotiated agreements with farmers in Central California and Riverside County, Audubon California has secured the safety of several large colonies of rare Tricolored Blackbirds. In all, the agreements resulted in the protection of the breeding production of at least 50,000 birds, which constitutes more than 10 percent of the species’ global population.
Proposed Legislation Threatens Alaska’s Teshekpuk Lake
Proposed Legislation Threatens Teshekpuk Lake, a Globally Significant Area for Migratory Waterfowl & Other Important Habitat Areas in Alaska’s Arctic.
Audubon Reports: Oil Persists, and So Do Concerns about Birds
One year after the BP oil disaster began in the Gulf of Mexico, Audubon experts report that oil can still be found in gulf marshes and beaches that provide critical habitat for at-risk birds. Recent trips through Louisiana’s Barataria Bay revealed tar balls on beaches and oil oozing through marsh grasses, a discouraging sight as the breeding season begins for dozens of Gulf Coast bird species.
Sandhill Crane Migration Festival March 17-20 2011
Each spring over a half million Sandhill Cranes congregate on Nebraska’s Platte River. Like the migration of wildebeest in Africa and the march of the penguins in Antarctica, the seasonal movement of these graceful birds is a spectacular nature show. As bird watching soars in popularity across North America, Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary near Kearney helps people witness this phenomenon. From March 5-April 10, the Audubon Sanctuary will offer daily field trips with expert guides, plus blinds that allow you to photograph the cranes fairly close.
