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Experts Suspect Military Testing Behind Mass Bird and Fish Deaths

The birds suffered from acute physical trauma leading to internal hemorrhage and death" -Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

(CHICAGO) - It's been said that Mankind will destroy itself. Unfortunately, during the past 100 years the human race has worked hard to make this prediction come true. Nuclear arsenals can destroy Mankind many times over.

Wind Development Threatens Iconic American Birds

Safeguards needed to prevent population declines in the Whooping Crane and Greater Sage-Grouse, and reduce mass mortality among eagles and songbirds.

(LOS ANGELES) - Today, American Bird Conservancy announced that three iconic American bird species face especially severe threats from wind energy development.

"Golden Eagles, Whooping Cranes, and Greater Sage-Grouse are likely to be among the birds most affected by poorly planned and sited wind projects,” said Kelly Fuller, Wind Program Coordinator for American Bird Conservancy, the nation’s leading bird conservation organization.

Science Review Raises Doubts about Spotted Owl Plan

20 organizations signed a comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raising concerns and recommending changes to ensure owl recovery.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Peer reviews by three scientific societies reveal substantial flaws in the latest draft Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan.

A key concern of the reviewers is that the plan calls for extensive logging of owl habitat to reduce fire risks, a course not backed by science...

Endangered Short-tailed Albatross Nests in U.S. for First Time

“It is very encouraging to see this species begin to expand and occupy its former range and even prospect potentially new breeding locations like Kure and Midway Atolls” - Dr. Rob Suryan, chair of the Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Team.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - For the first time ever, the endangered Short-tailed Albatross has nested in the United States.

Once thought extinct, the Short-tailed Albatross (STAL) has been restricted to only two breeding sites in the world —Torishima and the Senkaku Islands in Japan.

New Report Puts Economic Impact of Feral Cat Predation on Birds at $17 Billion

Cats will kill wildlife no matter how well they are fed.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - A new, peer-reviewed report titled, Feral Cats and Their Management from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln, has put the annual economic loss from feral cat predation on birds in the United States at $17 billion.

The report analyzes existing research on management of the burgeoning feral cat population – over 60 million and counting -- in the United States, including the controversial practice of Trap, Neuter, Release.

Escaped Emu Captured on Highway 26 Owner Unknown

The Emu appeared to be in good spirits and enjoying the beautiful day.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore) - Today at 9:45 a.m. Oregon State Troopers were called to Highway 26 at milepost 19 on a report of an EMU running in traffic at this location.

OSP Trooper Mike Reel responded to the call along with Deputy Shane Jensen of the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation, to this location and found the EMU on the north shoulder of the road.

EPA Fails to Address Wildlife Lead Poisoning, Then Announces Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

“EPA clearly is not ‘walking the talk'..." - Darin Schroeder, ABC

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - After denying a request supported by over 60 organizations and institutions nationwide to ban lead ammunition that causes massive poisoning of wildlife, the EPA has ironically just announced a campaign to prevent lead poisoning.

“If there was a prize offered somewhere for the most unabashed, ironic event of the year, this would have to be the winner...

Conservation Scientists Release Global Strategy to Halt Extinctions

Nations are meeting to decide the future of biodiversity.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Sixty-eight biodiversity conservation institutions from twenty countries aligned in the Alliance for Zero Extinction today released new data that pinpoint sites where the world’s most endangered wildlife species are restricted.

Shorebird Researchers Document Red Knot`s Record-breaking Non-stop Flight and Total Migration Distance

The study also found that the birds, most likely flying as part of a flock, took some previously unknown migratory paths.

(TRENTON, NJ) - Researchers now know that this spring, a 6-ounce Red Knot (Calidris canutus)—a shorebird only two-thirds the size of a city pigeon—flew non-stop for six days and nights, covering 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) across the Amazon and the Atlantic Ocean between southern Brazil and North Carolina, shattering the previous known Red Knot record by nearly 700 miles.

In late August 2009, the same Red Knot flew non-stop for eight days between Canada’s Hudson Bay and the Caribbean, a distance of 3,167 miles (5,100 kilometers).

EPA to End All Use of Bird-Killing Pesticide

Aldicarb Production to Cease in 2014; New Restrictions Implemented.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Environmental groups are welcoming the decision by the EPA and Bayer CropScience to cease production of the pesticide aldicarb in 2014, begin phasing out its more dangerous uses immediately, and end all uses by 2018.

Aldicarb, marketed under the trade name Temik® and produced by Bayer CropScience, is one of the most toxic insecticides on the market.