Conservation
Discover the frontline of bird conservation—from endangered species recovery and habitat protection to policy interventions and local success stories. This section highlights efforts around the globe to safeguard avian biodiversity, featuring the challenges, breakthroughs, and people shaping the future of bird conservation.
American Oystercatchers Take to the Rooftops: A Desperate Response to a Shrinking Coastline
As coastal nesting habitats disappear, American Oystercatchers along Florida’s Gulf Coast are turning to gravel rooftops—an extraordinary but risky adaptation driven by urban expansion and shrinking shorelines.
Abigail McKay
A Generation Restored: How Griffon Vultures Thrived Four Decades After Reintroduction
Four decades of monitoring show that Griffon Vultures in the Grands Causses maintain exceptionally high survival, revealing why this reintroduction became one of Europe’s most successful raptor recoveries.
Gyorgy Szimuly
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.
Gyorgy Szimuly
