Bruce Barcott

Articles by Bruce Barcott

The Lure of the Common Loon

October 02, 2013 — Joe Ricketts pledges $6.5 million to save an icon of the northern lakes.

A Crazy Idea to Bring Back Atlantic Puffins Is a Success

August 28, 2013 — Ornithologist Steve Kress’s once-controversial methods are the gold standard for saving seabirds around the world.

South American Cowboys Cook Up Bird-Friendly Beef

September 27, 2012 — Legendary gauchos are teaming up with grassland conservationists to maintain a way of life and help save millions of grassland birds.

Making Airspace for Birds and Planes

June 18, 2012 — When birds and aircraft collide, it can be disastrous. Fortunately, a combination of common sense, cutting-edge technology, and a bit of bird knowledge is making the skies safer for all.  

The Other Coast Guard

September 14, 2011 — For more than 80 years Audubon Texas’s coastal wardens have been safeguarding the magnificent birds that live, breed, and nest on 80 islands on the Texas Gulf Coast.