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Across the western United States, researchers are working to understand what is causing declining populations of the Greater Sage-grouse, including whether predation is playing a role. Over the last three years, we’ve studied the impact that one predator in particular—the Golden Eagle—is having on this once widely distributed and abundant native upland gamebird. So what […]

It isn’t easy being a raptor. Even at the top of the food chain, these predators face many threats, such as disease, drought, vehicle collisions, habitat degradation, poaching, electrocution, and lead.   The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that between 6,000 and 10,000 tons of lead (or 12 to 20 million pounds) enter our nation’s uplands, wetlands,

Last August, we awarded three scholarships supporting raptor education and migration research, all topics Jerry Liguori was passionate about. Since then, Sara, Jasmine, and Alfredo have been sharing their love of raptors with others and contributing to important research projects. We are thrilled to see how our awardees have carried on Jerry’s legacy and all

Durante milenios, innumerables culturas han reverenciado a las aves rapaces como representantes de la fuerza, la libertad y el poder de la naturaleza. Hoy, sin embargo, su capacidad de supervivencia se ve cada vez más amenazada. HawkWatch International trabaja para garantizar que las aves rapaces puedan sobrevivir y prosperar en los hábitats en los que

Last year, we joined the Raptor Conservation Internship with HawkWatch International, which is an incredible opportunity for early career biologists. Not only did we get the opportunity to do hands-on fieldwork, but we also conducted our own research using a decade’s worth of data collected by the program. Each year since 2014, the CARES (Cavity