- The Audubon Society of Central Arkansas has increased the reward for information about arson fire that destroyed a viewing area at the Dagmar Wildlife Management Area. It became a popular site when it was announced the Ivory-billed Woodpecker had been found.
- Key Andean wildlife sites under threat. More than a quarter of the world's total bird species are found in the five tropical Andean countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
- Conservation groups calling for an emergency Endangered Species listing for the Red Knot (Calidris canutus). There's been an 80 percent decline in the population over the past ten years.
- Federal officials moving to remove the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) from the federal list of threatened and endangered species. If it goes through, it will make way for development of 1-1/2 million acres of land currently deemed as critical habitat.
- Half a million migratory birds at risk after Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Water gives the green light to windfarm at Cape Kaliakra. The location is designated as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.
- New Jersey Meadowlands Commission takes criticism for killing 155 Canada Geese. The increasing goose population is threatening the food source for endangered birds.
- Study shows that UK organic farms support 32 percent more birds than non-organic farms. Only three percent of English farmland is organic.
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