| Arctic sea ice is melting, and it's melting fast. According to the 2017 Arctic Report Card, the region is undergoing a transition, unprecedented in human history, from ice-covered to ice-free. But how is the disappearing ice affecting Arctic birds? Thanks to one intrepid scientist who has camped with Black Guillemots on an Alaskan island for the past 43 summers, we have some idea. The story of the birds adapting to climate change and their devoted caretaker is the cover story of the winter issue of Audubon Magazine. Read more. |
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| A Mandt's Black Guillemot delivers sculpin—inferior prey in Alaska's waters—to its chick. |
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| Great news! Back in 2016, we asked you to submit public comments to oppose a petition from developers and landowners to remove the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher from the Endangered Species List. Only 500 to 1,000 breeding pairs of this subspecies remain in regions where 90-95 percent of their historic habit has been lost. More than 24,600 Auduboners sent comments, and late last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it had rejected the petition. Read more. |
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| Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. |
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