Join Us for a Seabird Webinar!
Please join American Bird Conservancy's Oceans and Islands team and Seabird Program Director for an update on our seabird conservation program, current and past threats, and legislation, including the Agreement for the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. Many albatrosses are imperiled, frequently drowning in nets and colliding with warp lines, and getting caught on long line hooks. Worldwide, there are 22 albatross species, 15 of which are globally threatened. All are affected by international fisheries and are vulnerable to being accidentally captured by fishing gear. This is especially true for industrial fisheries operating in international waters. Register to participate in the webinar on November 19th at 2:00 pm to learn more!

State of the Birds 2019 Report Released
NABCI’s State of the Birds 2019 report is here! This year’s edition highlights the tremendous bird losses that the U.S. and Canada have experienced in the last 50 years, as documented in a recent Science paper and picked up by media across the continent. Here’s one great example. As always, the report also focuses on successes and solutions, highlighting the critical role that state wildlife agencies play in bird conservation, and demonstrating that when we invest in state-led and partnership-based conservation, birds can recover. The report highlights some of the solutions to these shocking declines, focusing on our nation’s cornerstone conservation acts, grassland conservation actions, and recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Wildlife, which evaluated the wildlife crisis and proposed hard-hitting solutions for wildlife recovery.

Kiwikiu Translocation Holds Promise for One of the World's Rarest Birds
In a bold action aimed at saving the endangered Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill, or Pseudonestor xanthophrys), in October four conservation partners began translocating both captive-bred and wild birds to a restored forest with the goal of creating a second, “insurance” population for this species. The Kiwikiu has declined by over 50 percent in recent years, and fewer than 312 birds remain in the wild. This unique and beautiful songbird, with its heavy, hooked bill, is only found in the high-altitude native forests on East Maui. As its one remaining wild population has declined, the species' range has shrunk to less than 7,400 acres. Click below to read more. 

Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink
Two thirds of North American birds are at increasing risk of extinction from global temperature rise, according to a new climate report, but keeping global temperatures down will help up to 76 percent of them, says David Yarnold, CEO and president of the National Audubon Society. Audubon scientists took advantage of 140 million observations, recorded by birders and scientists, to describe the ranges of 604 North American bird species. They then used the latest climate models to project how each species’ range will shift as climate change and other human impacts advance across the continent. The results are clear: many birds will be forced to relocate to find favorable homes. And many may not survive.  (Audubon)