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Q&A: Feather Forensics
Cracking avian mysteries is a full-time job for Carla Dove, head of the Feather Identification Lab at the Smithsonian Institution. |
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Book Excerpt: Life List
Olivia Gentile’s new book chronicles the escapades of a passionate female birder. |
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Policy: Going Wild
Wilderness gets a huge boost from a new law. |
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Currents: Up for Grabs
Antarctica is an enticing new frontier for bioprospectors. But does anyone have the rights to its wildlife? |
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Travel Diary: Pico Bonito National Park
Audubon contributor T. Edward Nickens recounts some of his adventures in Honduras’ vibrant national park. |
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True Nature: Frozen Wonders
Jade and striped icebergs take “cool” to a whole new level. |
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Journal: Not Just Your Grandma’s Hobby
A 28-year-old describes what it’s like to be a young adult with a birdwatching passion. |
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Audio: Biosphere Birds
Mexico’s Sierra Gorda reserve is a biological melting pot—with plenty of birds to complete the mix. |
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Video: Philippe Cousteau Jr.
An exclusive Audubon video interview with this generation’s ocean ombudsman. |
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Movie Trailer: 'Earth'
Disneynature’s “Earth” hits theaters on Earth Day, April 22. From the directors of “Planet Earth” and narrated by James Earl Jones, the film tells the remarkable tale of a herd of elephants, a clan of polar bears, and a pod of humpback whales. |
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Policy: The High Price of T-shirts
Water pollution from the dyes used in India’s clothing industry is so bad that regulators are telling dyers: clean up or close down. |
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Technology: Birds in Cyberspace (An Extended Version)
Do you take notes when you birdwatch? With this online database, you can keep better track of your life lists and contribute valuable scientific data. |
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Policy: Out of the Woods
An update to the Lacey Act will put a stop to U.S. importation of illegally harvested timber. |
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Tribute: Happy Birthday, J.J. Audubon!
A collection of illustrations and articles celebrate the 224th anniversary of the birth of this magazine’s namesake. |
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Video: Lured by His Lovely
An ornithologist-turned-videographer captures an elusive bird—as well a host of others—on film while exploring Honduras’ pristine Pico Bonito National Park. |
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Birds: Bobwhite Boosters
Bobwhite populations are plunging across the bird's historical range. An Audubon Texas initiative aims to improve the state’s grassland habitat by enlisting the support, in part, of hunters. |
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Green Travel: Bon Voyage
Whether you’re in the planning stages or making the trek to your final vacation destination, your travel decisions have an impact on the planet. Here are 16 tips on lightening your trip’s carbon footprint. |
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Video: Unlocking the Rock
Energy companies look at the vast oil shale reserves in the U.S. West and see boundless potential. But will the massive investment required to develop this resource be worth the considerable environmental costs? |
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Q&A: The Puffin Prof (An Extended Version)
Sue Schubel, a.k.a. “Seabird Sue,” recently won a Disney Conservation Hero award for her work as outreach educator for Audubon’s Project Puffin. Learn about the creative ways she gets kids excited about seabirds. |
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Video: Shell-shocked: Saving Turtles From Crab Traps
An Audubonmagazine.org exclusive video shows how state and local efforts to introduce a modified crab trap could help pull the diamondback terrapin back from the brink. |
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Video: Antarctica in the Rough
Journey with associate editor Susan Cosier and her husband to a hauntingly beautiful land of glaciers, icebergs, and plenty of penguins. |
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Video: Christopher Marley: A Beetle Maniac Bares All
In this Audubonmagazine.org exclusive, artist Christopher Marley reveals how he redirected a phobia for insects into an artistic passion. |
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Natural Visions
Bonus images and lyrical nature writing from Earth Almanc’s Ted Williams. |
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Video: Raptor Adventures in Jamaica Bay
Tag along with video producer Alexa Schirtzinger and volunteers from the American Littoral Society as they band barn owls living in wetlands in New York City. |
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Travel Diary: Boreal or Bust
Take a virtual trip into Canada’s boreal forest with these travel notes from Audubon contributor T. Edward Nickens. |
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Audio: Sounds of the Boreal Forest
Listen to birdsongs from Canada’s coast-to-coast wilderness. |
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Food: Got Veggies?
Vegetarian history and recipes for the herbivore in all of us. |
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Regulation: Bush’s Last-Minute Rule Changes
An in-depth look at the administration’s “midnight regulations,” how they might harm wildlife and the environment, and what can be done to reverse them.
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Video: Great Lakes
New legislation makes better water management a priority for Great Lakes stakeholders. |
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Food: Cracking Down on Bushmeat
Scientists are perfecting a high-tech weapon in the fight against an insidious black market.
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Extra Incite: The First Spotted Owl War
An excerpt from Audubon editor-in-chief David Seideman’s book on past controversy involving the spotted owl. |
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Audio: Wren Duets
Some wrens sing to each other to communicate important messages. Listen to two duets here. |
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Video: Spotting the Ladybug
A new citizen science project aims to map ladybug populations across the country. |
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Video: A Day at the Green Market with Tim Stark
Meet a celebrity tomato farmer as he shows off his wares. |
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Natural Visions
Bonus images and lyrical nature writing from Earth Almanac’s Ted Williams |
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Video: Icebergs
A sneak peek beneath an Antarctic iceberg.
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