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Leaving horseshoe crabs alone saves threatened red knots in birds' Delaware Bay pit stop
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLONG BRANCH - A decision made here earlier this month should continue to ensure that tiny shorebirds called red knots leave Delaware Bay with full bellies this spring. At its annual meeting, ...
Eagles and ospreys are resurgent. Here's the darker side of NJ's bird story
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBirders have celebrated a recent resurgence in New Jersey's population of such iconic species as...
Court order stops horseshoe crab harvesting on dozens of SC beaches, protecting red knots
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSeveral habitats for threatened shorebirds and spawning horseshoe crabs will be protected for five...
‘Climate change affects migrating birds,' Oak Ridge Bird Man says
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe bird population in North America has declined by almost one-third, nearly 30% since 1970...
There's a growing conflict over horseshoe crab blood harvesting. Find out why.
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more...
Indiana Dunes is hot spot for birding this weekend with fest. Including a new 'Bird Town.'
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPollywog Pond is wrongly named, though it often does have water there nestled between stands of jack...
Iowa critical to migratory birds along Mississippi Flyway
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWorld Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated May 11, and again on Oct. 12, aligning generally with...
Endangered Species Act at 50: How it's aided eagles, osprey, falcons, people in Pennsylvania
Erie Times News via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoPennsylvania wildlife experts reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species...
US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to stop horseshoe crab harvesting on Cape Romain
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to stop allowing for the harvesting of horseshoe...
Protecting 30% of Earth's surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRed knots stop to feed along the Delaware shore as they migrate from the high Arctic to South...