Montana Audubon - in the news
Montana Audubon has a multitude of news worthy stories. Within this past year, the stories that hit the press primarily focused on bird conservation issues in our state and nationally:
The Audubon Conservation Education Center (ACEC) in Billings broke ground for the new Center on April 12, 2008. Read the Billings Gazette article HERE >>
This past November, we released the “WatchList 2007”. Forty of the bird species that Audubon and the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) have identified as in need of immediate conservation attention spend at least part of the year in Montana. They imperiled species are included on this WatchList 2007, the newest and most scientifically sound list of America’s birds at greatest risk. These species are often rare and limited in range; consequently, they face a more imminent threat of extinction. Conservation efforts in Montana as well as nationally will play a critical role in determining their future. To read the full press release click HERE. For a link to an article on these declines from the Billings Gazette click HERE.
In June we reported on “Common Montana Birds in Decline”. Many of these species inhabit our waterways, lakes, ponds and marshes. To read the original press release, including a list of the 20 most common birds in decline across the US, click HERE.
For Montana Audubon’s newsletters, the Magpie Muse, see PUBLICATIONS.
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