Will Oil and Gas Pipelines Save the Sage Grouse?
Industry reports claim that harm to the sage grouse can be minimized by the laying of oil and gas pipelines. The use of pipelines greatly reduces the need for tanker trucks, which are known to have collisions with the birds on state highways... (click to read more)

Legislation Proposes Major Renovation to an Important Bird Habitat
Jackie Speier, Democratic congressional representative from San Mateo, California, has introduced legislation that would authorize $100 million in each of the next 10 years for the environmental renovation of San Francisco Bay... (click to read more)

Bird Sanctuary in India to Shut Down
In 1981 the Karera Wildlife Sanctuary was created in Shivpuri, India, to protect the endangered great Indian bustard. But there have been no sightings of the great Indian bustard in the sanctuary since 1995... (click to read more)

Senate Committee Toughens Penalties for Violations of Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Recently, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, chaired by Barbara Boxer of California who is currently in a close fight for reelection, approved and sent to the full Senate the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act... (click to read more)

Canadian Bird Sanctuary to Triple in Size
Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park in the northern regions of the Canadian province of Alberta will be enlarged to almost triple its size. More than 200 migratory bird species visit the park annually... (click to read more)

Study Finds Temperature Increases in Major Rivers and Streams: Trend Will Impact Birds and Their Food Sources
There have been many studies of global warming and its effect on birds and their habitats. But new research led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science looks at the problem in a different way... (click to read more)

He's Back! Richard Pombo Seeks a Return to Congress
In 2006, Birders United made Congressman Richard Pombo its No. 1 target in the midterm elections. Congressman Pombo, who chaired the House Resources Committee, had introduced legislation that would have significantly weakened the Endangered Species Act. Pombo was narrowly defeated. Now Pombo is seeking the GOP nomination in California's Nineteenth Congressional District, an adjacent district with a more conservative bent... (click to read more)

Bird Hospital Improves Its Fiscal Health
The World Bird Sanctuary Hospital near St. Louis has treated and returned to the wild more than 4,000 injured birds. The hospital, staffed by volunteer veterinarians, was in danger of closing due to a lack of funds. But an emergency appeal brought in $70,000 in donations that will keep the facility open for at least another year... (click to read more)