Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

[ad_1] Canola seeds coated in neonicotinoid pesticides. Photo courtesy Christy Morrissey. This short article is a sidebar to our main story on neonicotinoid pesticides and their effects on birds. Pesticide,…

[ad_1] This short article is a sidebar to our main story on neonicotinoid pesticides and their effects on birds. Under the 1973 federal Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

[ad_1] The AVONET database makes available detailed body measurements for nearly all the world’s bird species. Illustration by Jillian Ditner. From the Summer 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Where does evolution happen…

[ad_1] Neonicotinoids are America's most used class of pesticides, found in the vast majority of the nation's corn crop and nearly half of soybeans. Given such pervasive use, their effects…

[ad_1] African Sacred Ibis by Mike Marin/Macaulay Library. From the Summer 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Over the last several months, a certain  bird, believed to be an African Sacred Ibis, has…

[ad_1] Northern Bobwhite by Chad Hutchinson/Macaulay Library. From the Summer 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. In early March, 1,350 members of the Park Cities Quail Coalition flooded Armstrong Field House on the…

[ad_1] Artwork by Steven Spazuk; Text by Gustave Axelson June 27, 2022 From the Summer 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. French-Canadian artist Steven Spazuk uses a unique technique for creating his art—fumage,…

[ad_1] Not just for hunters, the Duck Stamp has raised more than $1 billion for conservation, helped birds from Buffleheads to Bobolinks, and created a wealth of fine art in…

[ad_1] Originally published April 20, 2022. Updated September 13, 2022. Many people are concerned about the 2022 outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, that is affecting domestic poultry, waterfowl,…