2 min read “So helpful of my dog to put the chair under my feet” 😂 Igor the dog would do anything to help his owner, Montse, when she needs him most. This was not one of those moments — but sure enough, Igor came to the rescue anyway. Twitter/Monsterrats In addition to being a

MANILA — As a rare species of endemic hornbills disappeared from island after island in the Philippines, ornithologists pinned their hopes on Negros: a little-surveyed island in the center of the Philippine archipelago, whose remaining forest areas could potentially hide a population never before seen or recorded by experts. This year, their speculations were confirmed:

5 min read Cutest surprises ever 😍🐕💓 Last month, Stephanie Fikes was on her way to visit a friend when she stopped at a grocery store. In the parking lot, she spotted a brindle pittie mix panting in the sun, and immediately noticed the dog’s large belly.  Worrying that the dog was in labor, she

Maine may have experienced its first-ever fatal shark attack. Officials in the Pine Tree State are investigating a possible shark attack that took place Monday and left one woman dead. If it’s confirmed, it will go down in the books as Maine’s first official deadly shark attack, ABC News reported. The Maine Department of Marine

Illustration: Joe Ciardiello Who’s Kenn? Simply put, Kenn is a national treasure. A renowned birder, author, and conservationist, Kenn Kaufman has spent his life dedicated to observing birds, reading about birds, writing about birds, and sharing the world of birds with others. With all that birdy knowledge in his brain, he also acts as the field editor for Audubon magazine. So, whenever we

Separate Zoom “breakout rooms” during the conference allowed student participants to interact face-to-face and to share and discuss ideas related to climate change. Screenshots: Luke Franke/Audubon Last October, at the National Audubon Society’s Fall board meeting, Benji Backer, Varshini Prakash, and Hannah Waters held a panel discussing the climate crisis. The three represented the collective voice

3 min read He was so happy when she finally woke up 😍😭 Charlie’s family rescued him two years ago, and they’ve come to know him as one of the sweetest dogs around. He’s a very gentle soul who cares a lot about the people around him — so when Charlie saw a bird fly

It’s a warm May morning in 2015, and beneath a chorus of birds and insects, a small gray-brown dog plops down in front of a camera perched in the Amazon rainforest. Long-bodied and muscular, at first glance the dog looks a bit more like a weasel than your neighborhood golden retriever. But there’s something endearingly

Belted Kingfisher. Photo: Michael Harvey/Audubon Photography Awards The majority of Arizona’s rivers and streams are at risk of irreversible harm due to the loss of Clean Water Act protections. With the Trump Administration’s revision to the interpretation of the Clean Water Act (called the Navigable Waters Protection Rule) now in effect in Arizona, it is

4 min read Who can relate? 🙋🐈😂 When a stray cat gave birth on Beatriz Azevedo’s family farm in Portugal, Azevedo immediately fell in love with her kitten. Azevedo’s family adopted the mama cat, and Azevedo and her boyfriend knew they had to adopt the little kitten, whom they named Charlot, as soon as he

Unprecedented bushfires that ravaged Australia in 2019 and 2020 killed or displaced almost 3 billion animals, according to an interim report released Tuesday. Compiled by scientists from several Australian universities, the survey said the blazes impacted an estimated 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs. The report, commissioned by

Blakiston’s Fish Owl. Photo: Jonathan C. Slaght Blakiston’s Fish Owl is the largest owl in the world, but that doesn’t make it easy to find. The endangered bird is a seldom-seen resident of far-east Asia, but several hundred pairs are thought to survive in the species’ epicenter: the old-growth forests of Primorye, a remote region of Russia that borders

In late July, Audubon staff, chapter leaders and members, students, and volunteers tuned in from across the country to National Audubon Society’s virtual Seabird Action Fly-in to tell members of Congress about the threats facing seabirds and the need for policy action. The five-day event immersed participants from ten states and all four flyways in

Flying around the world may have become an unappealing prospect or a distant dream for most people during the coronavirus crisis. If you are a Manx shearwater, however, there is no limit to your long-distance travel, and one of these small seabirds from the Hebridean isle of Rùm was last year clocked journeying more than

Image by SallyMay from Pixabay Webinar: “The Grey Way: Understanding the African Grey Parrot” Date: Friday, August 7, 2020 Time: 12 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Have a fondness for African greys? Join us this Friday for a free, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine

Have you ever scrolled through social media feed and seen a picture of someone riding an elephant, a video of an elephant painting, or some kind of post that included a wild animal in an unnatural environment? While these posts may seem cute or exciting, the reality for these wild animals tells a different story.

A landmark study by Global FinPrint reveals sharks are absent on many of the world’s coral reefs, indicating they are functionally extinct — too rare to fulfill their normal role in the ecosystem. Of the 371 reefs surveyed in 58 countries, sharks were not observed on nearly 20 percent, indicating a widespread decline that has

3 min read “Sorry, Mom, he is my man.” This little dog named Bristol has plenty of love to give, but pretty much all of it goes to one person only — her dad, Nathan McNeese. You might say little Bristol has claimed him as her own. And she’s not afraid to let it be

3 min read “Seriously guys” 😂 The house was quiet one night a few months back, her baby cozy in bed and not a creature stirring — or so Emily May Casey thought. That is, before her phone began to sound. “I got woken up by a few hundred motion detected notifications from Atti’s baby

3 min read “He has been known to accost people for ages if he thinks they will throw a ball or stick for him.” Chester’s favorite game is the furthest thing from complicated — he hands you his tennis ball, and you throw it for him. Got it? The fun-loving pup is hardly particular about

3 min read “He is super sneaky.” Not all dogs come when called, and a 5-year-old beagle named Rhodey has always liked to do his own thing. Rhodey’s mom Bethanne doesn’t usually mind her dog’s independent spirit — which he’s had since he was a puppy. Bethanne “When we first got Rhodey, we had a