A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons per day.

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TORONTO AND VANCOUVER – Today, the Canadian Government announced that it has officially signed the UN Ocean Treaty, this week marking one year from when it was agreed. Canada joins 87 other countries that have signed since September 2023.  Sarah King, Greenpeace Canada’s Head of Oceans and Plastics Campaign, said: “We are pleased to see…

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The melancholy sound rings out across North America: coo-AHH, cooo, coo, cooo. It’s this familiar, wistful song that gives the Mourning Dove its name (and sometimes gets mistaken for an owl’s… ,Read More  Audubon > News  

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Last week, a major announcement was held in the community of Kashechewan, Ontario, led by Grand Chief Leo Friday of Mushkegowuk Council and Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister… ,Read More  Audubon > News  

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This past winter 38 counts were completed in the Alaska Region, which produced 144 species (plus 10 others during count weeks, cw), 118,778 individual birds, and involved 1033 participants (field and… ,Read More  Audubon > News  

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While reviewing the findings of the 122nd Christmas Bird Counts in Alaska one word kept coming to mind – unremarkable. In other words, the individual counts from this past cycle exemplified a good… ,Read More  Audubon > News  

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The cold weather of the 122nd Audubon Christmas Bird Count (2021-2022 season) resulted in less open water and therefore fewer birds, but also fewer participants to find those birds. While the total… ,Read More  Audubon > News  

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Last fall, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, I joined Audubon members from across the country in Washington, DC to advocate for seabirds. Together with Audubon staff, a group of… ,Read More  Audubon > News  

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The melancholy sound rings out across North America: coo-AHH, cooo, coo, cooo. It’s this familiar, wistful song that gives the Mourning Dove its name (and sometimes gets mistaken for an owl’s… ,Read More  Audubon > News  

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