Living Bird Autumn 2024—Table Of Contents

Demand is booming for caged songbirds on the island of Java, and forests are falling silent. But conservation solutions are not easy, because bird-keeping is a proud cultural expression after colonialism and Covid.

Long-term studies from remote science stations in South and Central America are showing the same alarming trends of forest bird losses that have been documented across North America.

Founded by two Black graduate students, Field Inclusive is working to raise awareness of the risks that minority scientists face when they go into the field.

In Mexico and Central America, cocaine traffickers seek out remote forests for their operations—eating away at the habitat of a dozen Neotropical migratory bird species.

It’s on our passports and our dollar bills, but the Bald Eagle has never officially been designated the U.S. national bird. But thanks to a bipartisan effort, that “historical oversight” may change this year.

Over a century ago—during a world war and a raging pandemic—one U.S. senator built a broad base of support to pass one of the most important bird conservation laws in American history.