In Mongolia’s Altai Mountains, Greater Sand-plovers raise their chicks in scrubby desert at elevations around 8,000 feet. Finding a family of shorebirds with downy, unfledged chicks in such an arid steppe landscape was a striking surprise. As we approached, the parents reacted instantly. The chicks darted to the roadside and tucked themselves beneath their […]
BirdLife International’s innovative Global Flyways project protects bird habitat through full migration and lifecycle. This approach is a conservation game-changer. Here’s why. Migration is one of the most extraordinary and extreme feats in the natural world, and birds take this to unparalleled levels. These incredible travelers cross multiple borders during their migrations, relying on safe […]