3 Billion Birds are gone. I’ll repeat that: 3 billion birds are gone. American and Canadian skies have 3 billion less birds now than we did in 1970. I knew it was bad. I’ve been taking statistics for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as part of their Project Feeder Watch program for years. I’m a member of Audubon; I’ve participated in Christmas bird counts. I’m outside watching birds, a lot. And it has been getting…
Who believes that gutting the Endangered Species Act is amoral? Certainly not the Trump administration. Waging War on Earth’s Wildlife The attack on this vital law is reprehensible, and we need to hold the perpetrators accountable. Species protection has always been science-based, but the Interior Department—under David Bernhardt, a former fossil fuel lobbyist, wants it based on possible lost revenue. Money is king in this administration, and possible extinction can’t compete with corporate greed. Biodiversity…