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CLICK HERE to view the AZA Connect Article: Mission Driven Design Making Our Campuses Safer for Birds

New Study Reveals Central America’s “Five Great Forests” Are Lifelines for North America’s Migratory BirdsProtecting our last tropical forests is critical to the survival of many beloved species that connect backyard birders in the U.S. and Canada to communities and forests thousands of miles away.

International Road to Recovery Evening Grosbeak Project - FINCH RESEARCH NETWORKThe Evening Grosbeak Project International Road to Recovery Photo: @ Jay McGowan

Safe Passage for Songbirds in Zoos and Aquariums It’s fall migration! Across the U.S., billions of birds are on the move, heading south to their wintering grounds. Along the way, they face countless challenges, but one of the deadliest is collisions with glass.

To protect birds from windows, change human behavior | Cornell ChronicleBird lovers are more motivated to take action to prevent birds from colliding with their windows by messages that stress the effectiveness of those measures, while emotional appeals are more persuasive for the general public, a Cornell study finds.

We Need Bird-Safe Buildings. The Movement is Growing.The Audubon network is protecting birds from collisions through Lights Out and bird-friendly glass.

New Study: Neonicotinoids Found to Drive Butterfly Declines More Than Any Other Environmental VariableA new study published in PLOS ONE indicates that agricultural insecticides are significantly contributing to the decline of Monarchs and other butterfly species across the American Midwest. Using 17 years of land use, weather, multiple classes of pesticides, and butterfly survey data across 81 counties in 5 Midwestern states, researchers found that shifts in pesticide … Read More>>

Study Shows How Millions of Bird Sightings Unlock Precision ConservationA groundbreaking study published today in Science reveals that North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where they should be thriving. Researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology analyzed 36 million bird observations shared by birders to the Cornell Lab's eBird program alongside multiple environmental variables derived from high-resolution satellite imagery for … Read More>>

Bipartisan Grasslands Conservation Effort Will Help Reverse Wildlife Crisis, Restore Endangered LandscapesThe bipartisan North American Grasslands Conservation Act will catalyze a concerted, collaborative effort to save one of the country’s most important and imperiled landscapes, which support wildlife, communities, livelihoods, and the outdoor recreation economy.

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