After years of parents telling us how much they love watching Dodo videos with their whole family, we’re so excited to introduce Dodo Kids! Dodo Kids showcases the Dodo stories parents know and love in a fun, playful, exciting new way designed just for kids. The same heartwarming narratives, the same engaging videos, and of

Sedge Wren. Photo: Ben Cvengros/Audubon Photography Awards This audio story is brought to you by BirdNote, a partner of The National Audubon Society. BirdNote episodes air daily on public radio stations nationwide. Transcript: This is BirdNote. In a children’s hospital in Liverpool, England, the sweet sounds of birdsong carry along the hallways. It’s a recording

Twenty-nine cheetah cubs, destined to be sold as pets, have been rescued from an illegal smuggling trade in Somaliland. Four Paws, a global animal welfare organisation and the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) said in a statement, that the orphaned cubs were confiscated in Somaliland, the main transit route for cheetahs trafficked out of East Africa.

An international trade in hippopotamus teeth and tusks is fast becoming a legal substitute for elephant ivory, a leading conservationist warned. Azzedine Downes, chief executive of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said the practice was concerning. Speaking during a visit to Dubai to discuss unlawful online sales of animal products, he said an increase

A company near Glastonbury has come under fire for selling “cruel” safaris where hunters can pay to kill baboons, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, and zebras. ProStalk, based in ­Baltonsborough, six miles from Glastonbury, offers a range of packages specialising in trophy hunts across Africa, reports the Mirror. Ex-Gamekeeper: Derek Stocker Prices range from £875 to more

When Steve Barley and his son built their first squirrel obstacle course back in 2010, they had no idea it would become such a delightful hobby — for both them and all of their backyard squirrels. The first course was very simple, but each one became bigger than the last — and years later, they’ve

Recently, Heather Parry decided to take up the piano, an instrument that takes plenty of time and dedication to perfect. So she signed up for music lessons — but soon ran into an adorable little impediment to her progress. His name is Jasper. Jasper is the cherished pet of Parry’s new piano teacher, Laura Elliott.

My fascination with birds started when I was an undergraduate student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. It was there that I had the opportunity to hold my first bird—a Black-capped Chickadee—as part of an ornithology course. When I held it, I was in awe of its beauty—the details of its plumage, its small and delicate

Dolphins are incredibly intelligent animals. Like humans, they have strong familial bonds and they can express emotions. They’re also proven to have advanced cognition. This makes it even more difficult to believe that they can be so mistreated and slaughtered. However, no animal deserves to suffer, not just the most intelligent ones. Image Source :

Nimbus may be small, but judging the kitten by her looks alone would be a big mistake. She is a fighter — and knows how to make a big first impression when it counts. Sam Gerth first met Nimbus when she was barely old enough to open her eyes. His girlfriend found the white kitten,

American Avocet. Photo: Glenn Nevill/Audubon Photography Awards Today, the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), the United States agency tasked with managing Colorado River water, issued a study that sets its operational guidelines for 2020 and governs water releases. Given end-of-year projections for Lake Mead’s water level at (just) below 1090 feet above sea level, USBR will declare

A mockingbird munching on berries. An owl seeking refuge amid Spanish moss. An oriole diligently working on its hanging nest. What do all these moments captured in the photographs below have in common? Birds, sure, but also: native plants.  Inspired by Audubon’s Plants for Birds program, the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards introduced a new Native Plants category to raise awareness about the importance

The Trump administration has reauthorized government officials to use controversial poison devices – dubbed “cyanide bombs” by critics – to kill coyotes, foxes and other animals across the US. The spring-loaded traps, called M-44s, are filled with sodium cyanide and are most frequently deployed by Wildlife Services, a federal agency in the US Department of

At the start of each new school year, many students love to pose for a “first day of school” photo, and Brooke Mills is no exception. On her first day of seventh grade, she and her mom headed outside to take a photo. In their yard, Mills posed next to a tree — and at

Fate would not smile kindly on the six feathered inches of furious resignation splayed belly up in the left hand of Allison Smith. Wings slightly spread, the young Florida Burrowing Owl’s penny-wide green eyes remained unblinking at the indignity of such a position. Intent on banding and measuring the chick before taking a blood sample

MHALA – A rhino poacher who killed a cow and her baby rhino in 2015 was sentenced to an effective 30 years in prison on Wednesday. Norman Khoza (35) was convicted on eight poaching and firearm-related charges in the Mhala Regional Court. The two rhinos were poached at Nwanetse in the Kruger National Park. Norman

The other day, Shelby Wardell was driving along a freeway in Michigan when things came to a dead stop. As she sat there waiting in the traffic jam, something caught her eye. Several cars ahead of Wardell, a man was exiting his vehicle.  “I saw this guy walking over to [a] truck,” Wardell told The

What is Audubon’s mission? Audubon’s mission is to protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. We conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and their habitats, for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity. How will my donation be used? Donations made to Audubon support our work across five

It was with some trepidation that, a little over a year ago, Christopher Heckscher tweeted a prediction: The 2018 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season would be stronger than average, with an accumulated cyclone energy—or ACE, a measure of the season’s intensity—somewhere between 70 and 150. His unease was understandable. Heckscher was publicly pitting his napkin-math projection against

On July 1st, Japan pulled out of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), an international treaty created to regulate whaling for the conservation of whales. This is devastating news for marine animals, conservationists, and animal activists. It means that Japan will legally massacre whales and not be reprimanded or face consequences from the international treaty. Image

In the five years that Kristin Wolf and her dog Fenway have lived together, the two rarely sleep apart.  The Lab-pit bull mix loves to snuggle with his mom, and Wolf feels safest when Fenway is nearby. But she wasn’t sure if sharing a bed with her pup was such a good thing for her