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Conservation

Recording Our Planet’s Acoustic Heritage—Before It’s Gone

Ecologists and musicians team up to preserve nature’s symphony.

By Nancy Averett

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Teachers Inadvertently Spread Invasive Species

A new program teaches educators about the dangers of letting aliens loose.

By Katherine Bagley

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The Last Rhinoceros

The race between preservation and destruction in Vietnam’s magnificent wilderness.

By Dan Drollette, Jr.

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Audubon View

To hear nature’s voice, simply follow the birds.

By David Yarnold

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The Investment to Save Globally Threatened Bird Species

The cost to protect these animals from extinction actually isn’t staggering.

By Susan Cosier

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A Home for Bluebirds

A letter carrier builds bird boxes along her route.

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The Shore Is Their Oyster

A fertile estuary in northern California could lose full wilderness status to an oyster company poised to extend its commercial activity for another decade.

By Daisy Yuhas

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

The Big, Bad Wolf?

Gray wolves are coming back in France, much to citizens’ delight, if not shepherds.

By Daisy Yuhas

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Fresh Start

A makeover turns manmade Aramburu Island into rich wildlife habitat.

By Jane Braxton Little

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

When most Americans think of the wildlife on Alaska’s North Slope, they think of the beleaguered, 19-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But if they look to the west, they will see another vast wilderness—also teeming with birds, bears, and caribou. Best of all, they can help save it.

By Jeff Fair/Photography by Subhankar Banerjee

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Life Support

The news for Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades’ lungs and kidneys, is mixed at best. But at last we understand what’s at stake and how to heal the lake.

By Ted Williams/Photography by Katherine Wolkoff

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Safety Net

There are only 245 vaquita left in the wild. To save the rare porpoises, the Mexican government has launched an innovative project that pays fishermen to hang up their nets.

By Catherine Elton/Photography by Corey Arnold

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine