- New island sanctuary being set up in Fiordland, New Zealand. The Te Puka-Hereka Charitable Trust is helping save the Kiwi and the Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus).
- Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) makes a rare visit to Northland, New Zealand. It was banded at the Falkland Islands, over 5600 miles away.
- California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) under review by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to see if it needs to be declared an endangered or threatened species. A study done in 2003 concluded it didn't need protection, but new information is warranting another review.
- Department of Natural Resources releases a total of 32 Osprey chicks in Indiana as part of a recovery program.
- New bird zoo to begin construction at Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
- Oregon planning to remove the Aleutian Canada Goose (Branta canadensis leucopareia) from the state's endangered list. It has been listed as an endangered species in Oregon since January 1975. It was removed from the federal threatened list in 2001.
- Macbride Raptor Project to band two three-week old Osprey chicks at Lake Macbride in Iowa on July 7.
- Peregrine Falcon flourishing in Ontario, Canada. The Ministry of Natural Resources is planning on removing it from the endangered list.
- Merlin found shot by a BB gun at Traverse Heights Elementary School in Traverse City, Michigan. Wings of Wonder has been caring for the bird since it was rescued on June 8.
- Pennsylvania Game Commission taking steps to upgrade the state's status of the Bald Eagle from endangered to threatened. There's a total of 94 known bald eagle pairs nesting in 25 of the state's 67 counties.
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