Birds – Page 10

The Newest Contraband at the Mexican Border: Eggs

There has been an increase in the number of people trying to bring eggs into the United States, where the price has surged, driven in part by a bird flu outbreak.

By Amanda Holpuch

Biodiversity Birds Bison Cattle Federal Lands Great Plains (US) Land Use Policies Livestock Montana Photography Prairie Dogs

Where the Bison Could Roam

Bison once numbered in the tens of millions in the United States. Now, a nonprofit is working to restore the shortgrass prairie, where the American icons and their ecosystem can thrive again.

By Jim Robbins and Louise Johns

Birds Butchers and Butchering Hunting and Trapping Meat Sussex (England) Travel and Vacations

Skinning wood pigeon? Cutting up rabbit? At a course designed to teach butchery and foraging, a writer feels closer to the primal experience of cooking — and eating. It’s a sensation more travelers are looking for.

By Amy Tara Koch

Birds Birdwatching Christmas Holidays and Special Occasions

Day 19: A Bird Watcher Looks Back on Christmases Past

For 30 years, I’ve stalked fields and forest for the Christmas Bird Count, an exhausting, exhilarating way to heal.

By J. Drew Lanham