Latest News and Updates from Audubon in California
California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS
Check out this cool video from Dairy Cares, highlighting the efforts of Central Valley dairy farmers to save the rare Tricolored Blackbird. The video also features Audubon California's Samantha Arthur, who leads our Tricolored Blackbird conservation efforts.
Author/advocate Carl Safina visits the Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary. Author and advocate Carl Safina, center, has written elegantly about the health of our oceans and the wildlife that many of us take for granted. He is also a good friend to Pete and Sandy DeSimone, who manage and run science/education programs at the Audubon Starr Ranch. he recently paid the sanctuary a visit.
Audubon California at the Griffith Park signing ceremony for Senate Bill 350. Audubon California's Sarah Miggins attended the signing ceremony for Senate Bill 350 at Griffith Park in Los Angeles this morning. Audubon California hails the legislation as a great step forward to cleaning California's air and creating healthier community and environments for birds. A big win!
For nearly 100 years, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act has served as one of our country's bedrock environmental protections, but a recent ruling by a federal court of appeals could greatly limit its power to safeguard birds. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) in September ruled that the Act only applies if the killing of birds is intentional. Regulatory agencies have use the Act to regulate environmental impacts at a variety of locations, including oil fields and wind energy sites. The Department of Justice is considering an appeal.
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