ABC, Environment California, and The NRDC cosponsored the bill from Assemblymembers Rebecca Bauer-Kahan & Ash Kalra. Thousands of ABC supporters sent messages in support of AB-1042, making this just the latest example of how bold action for birds gets results! 🐦 abcbirds.org/news/ca-law-....
Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed into law AB-1042, a bill requiring that seeds treated with pesticides must be labeled with their chemical components in order to be sold in the state. Proper lab...
We did it, California! 🐻🐦🌱 On Sunday, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social signed AB-1042 into law, making it mandatory for treated seeds to be labeled accurately with their chemical components. AB-1042 will help farmers have clear information about any substance that could be poisonous to people & wild birds.
Conferences like AFWA allow ABC staff to “line our nests,” shared Bryan Lenz, Bird City Network Director. “Participation in events like this helps us be better prepared for our conservation efforts through collaboration, exchanging ideas, and strengthening the conservation community.” 🪺🐦
Birds of a feather flock together at the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) conference in Madison, Wisconsin! 🐦 This week, ABC staff from across our organization are meeting with fish and wildlife agencies from around the country to discuss the future of wildlife conservation.
Happy anniversary, Southern Wings! 🐦 For 15 years, Southern Wings, a partnership of U.S. state fish and wildlife agencies, has helped focus vital conservation funds for neotropical migratory birds — conserving habitat and reversing population declines for >200 species. 🌎
🔦 To shed light on this pervasive threat, ABC's collisions experts, Christine Sheppard, Ph.D., and Bryan B. Lenz, Ph.D., put together a list of responses to 15 FAQs. Take a look at abcbirds.org/blog/truth-a.... 🐦
Birds flying into windows? If you have a question about birds and glass collisions, review American Bird Conservancy's experts answers! Check out our FAQ list to find what you're looking for.
Glass collisions kill vast numbers of birds each year. Yet most know little about this danger, and even fewer are aware of the solutions available to help prevent these deaths — fixes that, in many cases, are easy and inexpensive. 🏘️
You can help save birds during Global Bird Rescue Week! Through Sept 29, join bird lovers worldwide to rescue & document birds that have collided with buildings in your community while working to make the built environment safer for birds. 🐦 To learn more, visit globalbirdrescue.org.
American Bird Conservancy and National Park Service scientists are partnering to explore inexpensive, scientifically sound, effective methods to dramatically reduce bird-building collisions, making park buildings safer for birds, one window at a time.🐦 🪟 abcbirds.org/abc-nps-wind...