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"In Montana Wilds, An Unlikely Alliance To Save The Sage Grouse"

"As its name implies, the sage grouse lives in sagebrush country, the rolling hills of knee-high scrub that's the common backdrop in movie Westerns. Pristine sagebrush is disappearing, however, and so are the birds. Biologists want to protect the sage grouse, but without starting a 21st century range war over it. So they've undertaken a grand experiment in the American West, to keep the grouse happy, as well as cattle ranchers and the energy industry."

Source: NPR, 07/10/2013

"Climate Change a Threat To Migratory Birds, Wildlife Group Says"

"Climate change is altering and destroying important habitats that America’s migratory birds depend on, the National Wildlife Federation said Tuesday in a report."

Source: McClatchy, 06/20/2013

"Will Lead Bullets Finally Kill Off the California Condor?"

"The California condor, the largest bird in North America, was saved from extinction by a captive breeding program that increased its numbers in the wild. But now the condor is facing a new and pernicious threat — the lead from bullets used by game hunters."

Source: YaleE360, 05/07/2013

"China H7N9 Bird Flu Area Spreads, Two New Deaths: Gov"

"BEIJING -- China's H7N9 bird flu spread west to the central province of Henan on Sunday, as government websites and state media reported two deaths and 11 new cases nationwide."

Source: AFP, 04/15/2013

"Taping of Farm Cruelty Is Becoming the Crime"

"On one covert video, farm workers illegally burn the ankles of Tennessee walking horses with chemicals. Another captures workers in Wyoming punching and kicking pigs and flinging piglets into the air. And at one of the country’s largest egg suppliers, a video shows hens caged alongside rotting bird corpses, while workers burn and snap off the beaks of young chicks."

Source: NY Times, 04/08/2013

"China Culls Birds as Flu Deaths Mount; Airline Shares Fall"

"SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20,000 birds at a poultry market in Shanghai on Friday as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six, spreading concern overseas and sparking a sell-off in airline shares in Europe and Hong Kong."

Source: Reuters, 04/05/2013

"Scientists: China Bird Virus Likely Silent Threat"

"Scientists taking a first look at the genetics of the bird flu strain that recently killed two men in China said Wednesday that the virus could be harder to track than its better-known cousin H5N1 because it might be able to spread silently among poultry without notice."

Source: AP, 04/03/2013

"Chevron Fuel Spill in Utah Much Worse Than Thought"

"WILLARD, Utah -- A Chevron fuel spill near a northern Utah bird refuge is much worse than originally thought as up to 27,000 gallons might have leaked, authorities said."

Source: AP, 03/25/2013

"Bird Group Calls for Halt To Widely Applied Insecticide"

"The American Bird Conservancy is calling for a ban on using one of the globe's most widely used classes of insecticides in seed treatments and for a suspension of all other uses, pending an independent review of its impact on birds and other wildlife."

Source: USA TODAY, 03/19/2013

"Female Environmentalists Celebrated During Women's History Month"

"March is Women's History Month, and HuffPost Green is honoring female environmentalists that have helped defend the planet."

Source: Huffington Post, 03/11/2013

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