President-elect Trump, a Republican-dominated Congress and Utah launch an all-out assault on environmental protection.
Birds
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2024’s biggest conservation wins for the West
There were glimmers of good news across the region, from restored habitats to growing wildlife populations.
Posted inDecember 2024: Land as Reparations
Get to know the Pacific brant
Tech advances are transforming knowledge and conservation of North America’s favorite goose.
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Where horses roam, sage grouse struggle
A new study shows the imperiled bird declines as free-roaming horses exceed the land’s capacity.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
The future of New Mexico’s beloved bosque
In a warmer, drier climate, restoration has its limits.
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Migrating birds find refuge in pop-up habitats
A program that pays rice farmers to create wetland habitats is a rare conservation win.
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Where have all the swifties gone?
This September, a beloved annual bird migration left Portlanders hanging.
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What happens to birds when it’s smoky outside?
A community science initiative along the West Coast is using volunteer observations to study the effect of wildfire smoke on birds.
Posted inJuly 2024
Wilson’s phalarope to the rescue
A new Endangered Species Act petition could trigger major conservation actions to save the West’s saline lakes.
Posted inJuly 2024
In search of the continent’s largest shorebird
The elusive long-billed curlew finds refuge in fragmented grasslands.
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$350M in federal land sales likely to benefit Nevada public lands and wildlife
See what projects are expected to get the funding.
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Killing one owl to save another
Is it ever the right thing to do? Two ethicists weigh in.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Bird-naming brouhahas, buggy burritos and a goat-milking meetup
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Wildlife habitat and tribal cultures threatened by Washington’s largest wind farm
The newly approved renewable energy project is planned across an eco-corridor and ceremonial sites.
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Climate change is happening too fast for migrating birds
The early bird would get the worm, but migration timing isn’t matching green-up.
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How the Colville Tribes are restoring traditional lands and wildlife
The tribes are re-establishing native species wiped out by systematic colonization.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Fire is driving animals’ evolution
Can species evolve fast enough to keep up with changing wildfire conditions?
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(Re)name that bird! Now’s your chance
The American Ornithological Society is renaming dozens of birds and wants the public’s help.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
Defending the Tijuana Estuary
Stewardship saved a Southern California estuary from development. Climate change is the next challenge.
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Environmental groups sue Utah over crisis at the Great Salt Lake
Plaintiffs invoke the public trust doctrine to restore the lake to a healthy level.