American Bird Conservancy
Description
American Bird Conservancy is an international nonprofit membership organization dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.
It works to prevent extinctions, reverse population declines, reduce threats to birds and build the wider bird conservation movement. Its approach is guided by science and carried out with hundreds of partners across the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. It is the second BirdLife International partner in the United States and cooperates with groups such as Partners in Flight and the North American Bird Conservation Initiative.
In Latin America it works with local partners to purchase and protect land for endangered bird habitats, including a reserve created for the Cerulean Warbler in Colombia. In the United States it has pushed to limit mountaintop mining and unsuitable wind energy siting, and it runs the Cats Indoors campaign encouraging owners to keep cats from preying on birds. American Bird Conservancy was founded in 1994 and has grown from a handful of staff to a team of more than 150.
Latest news
Insecticide-free Seed Program Takes Root
Nearly 10,000 acres of crops have been grown without the use of neonicotinoid-treated seeds as part of ABC’s pilot program.
25 Sep 2026
Prioritizing Indigenous Perspectives in Grassland Restoration
North America’s grasslands have declined dramatically. The perspectives of Indigenous Peoples can guide successful grassland restoration efforts.
20 Sep 2026
Prairie Plight: Five of the Fastest Declining Grassland Birds in the U.S.
Around 360 million acres of North America’s original native prairies have already been lost. Birds that rely on grasslands are in trouble.
7 Feb 2023
Avian Superhighways: The Four Flyways of North America
Each spring and fall, North American skies fill with billions of birds in one of nature's most spectacular shows: avian migration. The sheer number of travelers is staggering, but there is an order to the chaos. Birds navigate along more or less regular routes when they migrate. In North...
16 May 2022
A Bounty for Birds: Wetlands of North America
Wetlands, from marshes to bogs, are home to many bird species specially adapted to these habitats, like the Black Rail and Saltmarsh Sparrow.
2 Feb 2022
The Eastern Painted Bunting: Flashy Colors, Mixed Fortunes
The eastern population of Painted Bunting was once in decline, but recent research suggests this flashy, handsome bird is recovering.
14 Oct 2021
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