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Earth Day Book Review 2021
Six books to celebrate the planet’s biodiversity and conservation.
Stayin’ Alive at the Seabird Disco
Seabird discos - complete with fake birds, mirrors, and a sound system - help restore breeding bird populations in the Caribbean.
Tracking a Night-Time River of Birds
Many birds migrate at night. Here’s how researchers track them.
Beaver? Otter? Muskrat? A Field Guide to Freshwater Mammals
Think you saw a beaver or a mink? Here’s how to tell for sure.
Linking Birds, Farmer Attitudes and Conservation
A new paper examines how farmer attitudes towards birds affect on-farm conservation practices.
The Butterfly of Spring: Meet the Mourning Cloak
Meet the first butterfly you may see this spring.
When Mammals Glow in the Dark
Scientists are discovering dozens of mammals that glow under ultraviolet light, from flying squirrels to wombats to African springhares.
The Mountain Beaver That Is Not A Beaver
The mountain beaver is a rodent like no other. Just don’t call it a living fossil.
Chipmunk Quest
A chipmunk is a chipmunk, right? Nope. There are 22 species in the United States. Here’s how to find them.
Take Down Your Feeders: Salmonella is Killing Songbirds
Bird feeding is spreading salmonella. Here’s how you can help.
Hope and Peril for North America’s “Snow Parrot”
North America’s sole remaining native parrot faces an endless litany of threats. But there’s hope.
Remove the Rats, Restore the Seashore
New science from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands finds that eradicating invasive rodents helps restore marine habitats, too.
