"Alaska’s Absent Snowy Owls"
"The only reliable snowy owl breeding site in the United States has a conspicuous shortage of owls."
Source: Hakai, 12/09/2021
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Amazon Birds Shrinking As Climate Warms: Warning From Scientists
"Scientists have found something strange has been happening among sensitive bird species in the Brazilian Amazon in recent years. Not only were the birds declining in number, but their bodies were also shrinking in size."
Source: NPR, 11/17/2021
"‘Faulty’ Science Used By Trump Appointees To Cut Owl Habitat"
"Political appointees in the Trump administration relied on faulty science to justify stripping habitat protections for the imperiled northern spotted owl, U.S. wildlife officials said Tuesday as they struck down a rule that would have opened millions of acres of West Coast forest to potential logging."
Source: AP, 11/10/2021
"Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation": Anglers Respond
"Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. Now, they’re calling for swift action."
Source: Circle of Blue, 11/03/2021
"How Industrial Chicken Production Is Breeding The Next Pandemic"
"At least eight types of bird flu, all of which can kill humans, are circulating around the world’s factory farms – and they could be worse than Covid-19".
Source: Guardian, 10/19/2021
"Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Plans To Raze Old-Growth Forest"
"The plan to clear forest for quail habitat is raising the ire of hunters and hikers, as well as a bipartisan group of state lawmakers".
Source: Tennessee Lookout, 10/05/2021
Biden FWS Finalizes Rule Protecting Migratory Birds, Reversing Trump
"The Biden administration finalized a rule Wednesday revoking a Trump administration policy that eased penalties for killing birds, restoring federal protections that had been in place for a century." "The move restores protections under the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which imposes penalties for unintentionally causing bird deaths through drilling, construction and other activities".
Source: Washington Post, 09/30/2021
"Birds Of Prey Face Global Decline From Habitat Loss, Poison"
"Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories – like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America – birds of prey are in decline worldwide."
Source: AP, 08/31/2021
"Barry the Owl, Beloved by NYC Birders, Dies in Central Park Collision"
"Barry the Barred Owl, whose majestic presence and unusually extroverted demeanor made her a beloved Central Park celebrity, died early Friday in a collision with a Central Park Conservancy maintenance vehicle."
Source: NYTimes, 08/09/2021
"Wanted: EPA Carbon Rule That Can Survive In Court"
"When the Biden administration proposes its anticipated new greenhouse gas rule for power plants, it will be one of the most consequential climate regulations in the United States. To ensure that the pivotal rule holds up in court, however, Biden’s EPA must avoid the pitfalls that plagued the regulation’s predecessors, legal experts say."
Source: E&E News, 08/03/2021
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