Area of Focus: Climate Change

Agriculture and climate are reshaping the landscape

Black-backed woodpeckers prefer a mosaic of burns after a fire

Females are emerging earlier in the spring

The awards recognize those taking action to reduce impacts of climate change and advance adaptation in a changing world

A variety of conditions affect how species might respond to environmental change due to differences in their ecological niches

But their survival may still be at risk

Some bowhead whales are staying in the Chukchi Sea instead of migrating

After rapid glacier melt, mammals that disperse farther are quicker to move into newly vegetated areas

The State of the Bats in North America report documents threats facing bats across the continent

Barriers could hinder some species from following their climate niches to new protected areas