Jones Beach Legal Settlement Provides Safety for Endangered Birds Piping Plovers that nest annually at Jones Beach State Park in New York will no longer face the risk of predation from feral cat colonies inside the Park’s boundaries. The plover, a … Continue reading →
House Farm Bill Threatens Endangered Species and Public Lands The U.S. House of Representative’s Farm Bill, H.R. 2, was defeated 198-213, but it may be brought up again for a vote this month. The legislation contains numerous provisions disastrous to wildlife and public … Continue reading →
Be a Cats Indoors Ambassador Do you support keeping cats indoors, on a leash, or otherwise contained? We want to hear about it! American Bird Conservancy is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to tell their stories and/or feature their safely contained … Continue reading →
San Diego County Climate Action Plan creates disastrous precedent When a plan to address climate change enables sprawl, it is a big problem. To reverse this, EHL has sued. Read More EHL seeks proper habitat plan implementation in Temecula A … Continue reading →
Let’s take a deep breath and look at some positive news We often hear from readers about the lack of positive news on our pages. Yup. We cover the environment and climate change, and for the most part, the news … Continue reading →
ADVOCACY Alert: Change to Migratory Bird Treaty Act Enforcement Threatens Nesting Birds The administration has issued a new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act weakening enforcement for activities known to kill birds. To make matters worse, the U.S. House of Representatives … Continue reading →
Here are the links for more information about the Del Dios Habitat Protection League: www.DDHPL.org If you have oak trees, or have been noticing oak trees doing poorly, it time to start learning about what you can do. Education, early detection … Continue reading →
Will This Congress Be Good for Birds? – You Can Help Decide That The United States Congress is now considering multiple bills that affect bird conservation. Those bills include the annual appropriations bill and the Farm Bill as well as … Continue reading →