Category Archives: Conservation
Action Alert from Endangered Habitats League
2015 Alert #2 Please Write to the Water Board to Stop the Foothill Tollroad Background The Foothill tollroad would run through some of Southern California’s most intact habitat lands in Orange and San Diego Counties and literally bisect … Continue reading
Band-tailed Pigeon Mortality
CDFW Researchers are Monitoring Band-tailed Pigeon Mortality January 29, 2015 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is closely monitoring the population of band-tailed pigeons for mortality this winter. Band-tailed pigeons are California’s only native pigeon. They spend their … Continue reading
Alert: Protect the Arctic Refuge
SUPPORT PERMANENTLY PROTECTING THE ARCTIC REFUGE Dear Audubon Advocate, This week, in a significant step forward for conservation, the Obama administration became the first administration to recommend that the heart of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—its pristine coastal plain—be permanently … Continue reading
Climate Change Threatens 120 San Diego Bird Species
Published on Jan 29, 2015 Every winter, San Diego’s lagoons, lakes and beaches attract thousands of migrating birds. The region is a crucial refueling spot along one of the world’s busiest bird flight paths. But KPBS reporter Susan Murphy tells … Continue reading
EHL Newsletter • Winter 2015
EHL Newsletter Winter 2015 Vail Lake in Riverside County purchased by water district Seven thousand acres of largely pristine wildlife habitat surrounding Vail Lake – long dreamed of for conservation – were acquired for watershed protection purposes. Read More … Continue reading
New Farm Bill Program to Restore Habitat for Cerulean, Golden-winged Warblers
New Farm Bill Program to Restore Habitat for Cerulean, Golden-winged WarblersThanks to Senator Debbie Stabenow, other conservation leaders in the 113th Congress, and the Obama administration, the 2014 Farm Bill is delivering major new resources for an array of … Continue reading
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Help defend the Coastal California Gnatcatcher
The latest attempt by some Southern California developers to have the Coastal California Gnatcatcher removed from protections under the Endangered Species Act is pretty outrageous – they claim the bird doesn’t even exist! The delisting petition sponsored by these developers … Continue reading
Predator-proof Fence on Kaua’i Completed, Duck Stamp & Other Updates
First Predator-proof Fence on Kaua’i Completed at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Rare native plant and animal communities that have inhabited a roughly eight-acre area at the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge—including imperiled bird species found nowhere else on earth—will … Continue reading
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GBBC eNews: Fast Facts About the 2015 Count
GBBC eNewsletter November 2014 Bird watching for the GBBC. Photo by Joan Condon, Mississippi, 2014 GBBC Mark Your Calendar! Greetings from the Great Backyard Bird Count team at Audubon, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Bird Studies Canada! We … Continue reading
Breaking: Tricolored Blackbird granted emergency listing
Dear Audubon Members, We thought we would share a happy update on the Tricolored Blackbird: Responding to an alarming drop in the rare bird’s numbers, the California Fish and Game Commission today approved an emergency listing of the Tricolored … Continue reading
Palomar Audubon Board of Director’s Position on Two Conservation Issues
The PAS Board voted unanimously on these issues at their November 2014 meeting. The positions were submitted by the PAS Conservation Committee. Oak Creek Development Project Summary of Issue: Oak Creek is a proposal for a 65-home gated residential development … Continue reading
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American Bird Concervancy eNewsletter
Federal Agencies Urged to Follow Refuges and Ban Dangerous Pesticides A coalition of wildlife conservation and food safety organizations are calling federal land managers to halt the use of dangerous neonicotinoid pesticides due to harm to pollinators. Letters were … Continue reading
Survey says: ‘California’s blackbird’ in sharp decline
June 18, 2014 UC Davis staff researcher Robert Meese, who coordinated the 2014 Tricolored Blackbird Statewide Survey, releases a banded male tricolored blackbird. (Sylvia Wright/photo) The population of California’s iconic tricolored blackbird has suffered a dramatic decline in the past … Continue reading
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STOP DANGEROUS CARBON POLLUTION NOW!
Dear Audubon Advocate, Birds have long been bellwethers of nature gone astray. And they have been telling us for a while that climate change is here, and now. The signs are clear—migrating songbirds are arriving early, and species that normally … Continue reading
Funny Bird Photo Contest; Texas Oil Spill Update; Planting for Hummingbirds
A crew member displays a clump of tar recovered during clean-up operations at the beaches of Padre Island National Seashore, TX, April 2, 2014. (Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Vega/U.S. Coast Guard) The Galveston Oil Spill: One Month … Continue reading
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Audubon California News — April 2014
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS April 2014 Birders arriving in droves to see Marsh Sandpiper in Solano County The rare arrival of a Marsh Sandpiper to California is big news to birders in this state and beyond. The bird, which is native … Continue reading
Can the Pop-up Trend Help Birds and Farmers Survive California’s Drought?
A new Nature Conservancy project pays farmers to flood their land, creating temporary habitats for migrating birds. Some 8 million migratory birds visiting California’s Central Valley may have their habitats temporarily restored thanks to an innovative partnership with farmers affected … Continue reading
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Update on Tricolored Blackbird emergency
Dear Supporters, Thank you so much for your tremendous support and continued interest in the at-risk colony of 50,000 Tricolored Blackbirds. Here is the latest update: We asked you to contribute toward an ambitious goal of $40,000 in 24 hours … Continue reading