Island of Resilience – The Gough Island Restoration Project
A Tristan Albatross rests on the ocean surface in the South African waters—Critically Endangered and marooned on a single breeding site in the South Atlantic. © Regard Van Dyk
Conservation

Island of Resilience – The Gough Island Restoration Project

On a windswept island in the South Atlantic, conservationists race against time to save seabirds from a feathered fate of extinction.

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North America’s Bird Declines Reveal a Global Conservation Blind Spot
Eastern Meadowlark — a defining voice of North American grasslands, now in steep decline. Its disappearance reflects the wider crisis of common birds. © Shelley Rutkin

North America’s Bird Declines Reveal a Global Conservation Blind Spot

Common species are the backbone of ecosystems, yet new research shows they are declining at a scale that reshapes the conservation challenge. If familiar birds disappear, the loss will be both ecological and cultural — and it may already be happening faster than we think.
Conservation
Gyorgy Szimuly

Gyorgy Szimuly
In Defence of Bird Conservation in a Broken World
Native to Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean, this small passerine fell to a few hundred birds in the 1970s as forests disappeared. Thanks to sustained restoration, its population has rebounded, becoming one of conservation’s quiet success stories. © Alex Jones

In Defence of Bird Conservation in a Broken World

When the world feels fractured beyond repair, speaking about bird conservation can sound almost indulgent. Yet in the quiet persistence of those who still care, a truth endures: to protect the living fabric of the Earth is not a luxury. It is an act of survival — and of humanity.
Editorial
Gyorgy Szimuly

Gyorgy Szimuly