Conservation Science Global
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Advancing conservation and management of our natural resources through science and education.
We love the new US Forever stamps illustrated by David Sibley! They depict the life stages of Bald Eagles from hatchling to nestling, juvenile, subadult, and adult. It takes about 5 years for them to molt into their iconic white heads and start to claim breeding territories.
#eagleconservation
#eagleconservation
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We love the new US Forever stamps illustrated by David Sibley! They depict the life stages of Bald Eagles from hatchling to nestling, juvenile, subadult, and adult. It takes about 5 years for them to molt into their iconic white heads and start to claim breeding territories.
#eagleconservation
#eagleconservation
One of our tracked bald eagles, hatched in east-central IL, became our first tagged nestling in the project to breed at just 5 years old. Sadly, she was found grounded in IN last week. A necropsy will tell us more. Choosing lead-free ammo is one way hunters can help eagles!
#BaldEagle #Conservation
#BaldEagle #Conservation
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
One of our tracked bald eagles, hatched in east-central IL, became our first tagged nestling in the project to breed at just 5 years old. Sadly, she was found grounded in IN last week. A necropsy will tell us more. Choosing lead-free ammo is one way hunters can help eagles!
#BaldEagle #Conservation
#BaldEagle #Conservation
Good news - USFWS expanded its Voluntary Lead-Free Ammunition Program to 13 national wildlife refuges in 12 states (OR, WI, NC, NJ, MD, WV, ID, MD, NH, NY, VT, and MA), up from 7 last year. Partnered with Conservation Science Global, it helps to further protect eagles from lead poisoning.
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Good news - USFWS expanded its Voluntary Lead-Free Ammunition Program to 13 national wildlife refuges in 12 states (OR, WI, NC, NJ, MD, WV, ID, MD, NH, NY, VT, and MA), up from 7 last year. Partnered with Conservation Science Global, it helps to further protect eagles from lead poisoning.
Last weekend, NY Hunters for Eagle Conservation attended the NY State Conservation Council Meeting! We discussed our lead-free program and the North American Lead-Free Partnership led a ballistics demonstration showing superior performance by copper ammo vs lead.
#leadfree #hunting #conservation
#leadfree #hunting #conservation
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Last weekend, NY Hunters for Eagle Conservation attended the NY State Conservation Council Meeting! We discussed our lead-free program and the North American Lead-Free Partnership led a ballistics demonstration showing superior performance by copper ammo vs lead.
#leadfree #hunting #conservation
#leadfree #hunting #conservation
Since 2012, we've tracked 250+ bald eagles (146 as nestlings)! One female, originally caught in OK and now grown up and nesting in KS, is now heading north. In winter, eagles feed on gut piles, risking lead poisoning from ammo. Hunters can help by switching to lead-free.
#BaldEagle #Conservation
#BaldEagle #Conservation
August 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Since 2012, we've tracked 250+ bald eagles (146 as nestlings)! One female, originally caught in OK and now grown up and nesting in KS, is now heading north. In winter, eagles feed on gut piles, risking lead poisoning from ammo. Hunters can help by switching to lead-free.
#BaldEagle #Conservation
#BaldEagle #Conservation
Using satellite telemetry, CSG staff recently located a bald eagle in Cedar Rapids, IA, tagged by us as a nestling in 2017!
Now a breeding adult, she was seen on a nest there.
Long-term tracking reveals vital insights into eagle movement & nesting sites.
#eagleconservation #baldeagle #ornithology
Now a breeding adult, she was seen on a nest there.
Long-term tracking reveals vital insights into eagle movement & nesting sites.
#eagleconservation #baldeagle #ornithology
July 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Using satellite telemetry, CSG staff recently located a bald eagle in Cedar Rapids, IA, tagged by us as a nestling in 2017!
Now a breeding adult, she was seen on a nest there.
Long-term tracking reveals vital insights into eagle movement & nesting sites.
#eagleconservation #baldeagle #ornithology
Now a breeding adult, she was seen on a nest there.
Long-term tracking reveals vital insights into eagle movement & nesting sites.
#eagleconservation #baldeagle #ornithology
CSG just wrapped up training with our vet partners at MN Raptor Center, teaching how to safely fit a bald eagle with satellite telemetry 🦅
These transmitters help track survival, movement & habitat use. Vital tools for conservation!
#eagleconservation #telemetry #ornithology
These transmitters help track survival, movement & habitat use. Vital tools for conservation!
#eagleconservation #telemetry #ornithology
July 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
CSG just wrapped up training with our vet partners at MN Raptor Center, teaching how to safely fit a bald eagle with satellite telemetry 🦅
These transmitters help track survival, movement & habitat use. Vital tools for conservation!
#eagleconservation #telemetry #ornithology
These transmitters help track survival, movement & habitat use. Vital tools for conservation!
#eagleconservation #telemetry #ornithology
New research from CSG! 🪶
Missy Braham’s new study shows wind—not food—drives CA condor movement.
Airspace-aware models beat habitat ones, with big implications for conservation & wind energy.
Read: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
#CondorConservation #Aeroecology
#condors #condorconservation #ornithology
Missy Braham’s new study shows wind—not food—drives CA condor movement.
Airspace-aware models beat habitat ones, with big implications for conservation & wind energy.
Read: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
#CondorConservation #Aeroecology
#condors #condorconservation #ornithology
July 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New research from CSG! 🪶
Missy Braham’s new study shows wind—not food—drives CA condor movement.
Airspace-aware models beat habitat ones, with big implications for conservation & wind energy.
Read: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
#CondorConservation #Aeroecology
#condors #condorconservation #ornithology
Missy Braham’s new study shows wind—not food—drives CA condor movement.
Airspace-aware models beat habitat ones, with big implications for conservation & wind energy.
Read: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
#CondorConservation #Aeroecology
#condors #condorconservation #ornithology
CSG employees actively volunteer on a variety of projects! CSG’s Karrin Huhmann volunteers with Johnson County Master Naturalists, co-leading trail restoration, monitoring nestboxes, and supporting prothonotary warbler banding, a species of concern. #birdbanding @crinoidbcretaceous.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
CSG employees actively volunteer on a variety of projects! CSG’s Karrin Huhmann volunteers with Johnson County Master Naturalists, co-leading trail restoration, monitoring nestboxes, and supporting prothonotary warbler banding, a species of concern. #birdbanding @crinoidbcretaceous.bsky.social
Bird banding is at risk due to proposed USGS budget cuts that could end key programs like the Bird Banding Lab & Breeding Bird Survey. These are vital for tracking bird populations, informing conservation, and supporting citizen science. Help protect this legacy! #birdbanding #conservation #audubon
July 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Bird banding is at risk due to proposed USGS budget cuts that could end key programs like the Bird Banding Lab & Breeding Bird Survey. These are vital for tracking bird populations, informing conservation, and supporting citizen science. Help protect this legacy! #birdbanding #conservation #audubon
Juvenile bald or golden eagle? 🦅 Look for:
🟤 Feathered legs = golden
🟤 Proportionally large bill = bald
🟤 Dihedral glide = golden | Flat wings = bald
🟤 Color: goldens = clean white wing patches, white tail base, dark breast | balds = messy mottling
#Ornithology #EagleConservation
🟤 Feathered legs = golden
🟤 Proportionally large bill = bald
🟤 Dihedral glide = golden | Flat wings = bald
🟤 Color: goldens = clean white wing patches, white tail base, dark breast | balds = messy mottling
#Ornithology #EagleConservation
July 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Juvenile bald or golden eagle? 🦅 Look for:
🟤 Feathered legs = golden
🟤 Proportionally large bill = bald
🟤 Dihedral glide = golden | Flat wings = bald
🟤 Color: goldens = clean white wing patches, white tail base, dark breast | balds = messy mottling
#Ornithology #EagleConservation
🟤 Feathered legs = golden
🟤 Proportionally large bill = bald
🟤 Dihedral glide = golden | Flat wings = bald
🟤 Color: goldens = clean white wing patches, white tail base, dark breast | balds = messy mottling
#Ornithology #EagleConservation
Our Wyoming lead-free ammo program is back for the 2025–26 season! 🦅 If you drew a limited quota deer, elk, or pronghorn tag in a target unit, you qualify for a free box. Watch your mailbox for a postcard + code to claim it! 💥 #LeadFree #Hunting #EagleConservation
July 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Our Wyoming lead-free ammo program is back for the 2025–26 season! 🦅 If you drew a limited quota deer, elk, or pronghorn tag in a target unit, you qualify for a free box. Watch your mailbox for a postcard + code to claim it! 💥 #LeadFree #Hunting #EagleConservation
We’re launching a brand new, voluntary lead-free ammo program in Georgia! 🦅 Deer hunters in select WMA's and counties can get a free box of lead-free ammo this season. These are eagle hotspots — let’s help protect them!
#LeadFree #Hunting #EagleConservation
#LeadFree #Hunting #EagleConservation
July 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We’re launching a brand new, voluntary lead-free ammo program in Georgia! 🦅 Deer hunters in select WMA's and counties can get a free box of lead-free ammo this season. These are eagle hotspots — let’s help protect them!
#LeadFree #Hunting #EagleConservation
#LeadFree #Hunting #EagleConservation
Two more bald eagles are now being tracked in Missouri! 🦅 In partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation, CSG is studying territorial eagle movement near a wind facility using satellite telemetry—vital data for conservation.
#BaldEagles #Telemetry #WildlifeResearch #Conservation
#BaldEagles #Telemetry #WildlifeResearch #Conservation
May 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Two more bald eagles are now being tracked in Missouri! 🦅 In partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation, CSG is studying territorial eagle movement near a wind facility using satellite telemetry—vital data for conservation.
#BaldEagles #Telemetry #WildlifeResearch #Conservation
#BaldEagles #Telemetry #WildlifeResearch #Conservation
CSG botanist Rosalind Rowe is helping restore ecosystems through Seeds of Success—scouting, collecting, and growing native plants once dismissed as weeds but vital to recovery. A unique treasure hunt to be sure, and work nearly 400 years overdue.
#NativePlants #SeedsOfSuccess
#NativePlants #SeedsOfSuccess
May 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
CSG botanist Rosalind Rowe is helping restore ecosystems through Seeds of Success—scouting, collecting, and growing native plants once dismissed as weeds but vital to recovery. A unique treasure hunt to be sure, and work nearly 400 years overdue.
#NativePlants #SeedsOfSuccess
#NativePlants #SeedsOfSuccess
This past weekend, the Alaska Copper Ammo Challenge exhibited at the Fairbanks Outdoor Show! We introduced over 1,000 hunters to the benefits of copper ammo, from its superior performance to how lead-free ammo helps protect eagles that scavenge on gut piles.
#leadfree #hunting #eagleconservation
#leadfree #hunting #eagleconservation
May 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This past weekend, the Alaska Copper Ammo Challenge exhibited at the Fairbanks Outdoor Show! We introduced over 1,000 hunters to the benefits of copper ammo, from its superior performance to how lead-free ammo helps protect eagles that scavenge on gut piles.
#leadfree #hunting #eagleconservation
#leadfree #hunting #eagleconservation
In 2016, we tagged a golden eagle with the goal of learning more about their movements and distribution. In 2022, we found the eagle dead from lead poisoning. This is the sad reality of eagles exposed to lead ammo in gut piles, but hunters can help by switching to free or reduced cost copper ammo!
March 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
In 2016, we tagged a golden eagle with the goal of learning more about their movements and distribution. In 2022, we found the eagle dead from lead poisoning. This is the sad reality of eagles exposed to lead ammo in gut piles, but hunters can help by switching to free or reduced cost copper ammo!
The CSG team lucked out last week - we successfully trapped and tagged another beautiful golden eagle in Maine! These birds are opportunistic scavengers and frequently take advantage of free meals like deer carcasses and gut piles, underscoring the importance of hunting with lead-free ammo.
March 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The CSG team lucked out last week - we successfully trapped and tagged another beautiful golden eagle in Maine! These birds are opportunistic scavengers and frequently take advantage of free meals like deer carcasses and gut piles, underscoring the importance of hunting with lead-free ammo.
Nearly 9 years ago, CSG trapped and tagged 31 Bald Eagles. One of them, a nestling named Doc, covered over 680,000 GPS locations in North America. On Feb 17, he was spotted fishing close to his nest site! Doc’s journey is far from over, and we can’t wait to see where his adventures take him next!
March 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Nearly 9 years ago, CSG trapped and tagged 31 Bald Eagles. One of them, a nestling named Doc, covered over 680,000 GPS locations in North America. On Feb 17, he was spotted fishing close to his nest site! Doc’s journey is far from over, and we can’t wait to see where his adventures take him next!
Check out those talons! CSG participated in a study where we captured, banded and fit golden eagles with transmitters in the northeast to improve our understanding of their distribution and movements.
#goldeneagle #birdsofprey #science #ornithology
*Birds are marked and handled under USGS permits
#goldeneagle #birdsofprey #science #ornithology
*Birds are marked and handled under USGS permits
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Check out those talons! CSG participated in a study where we captured, banded and fit golden eagles with transmitters in the northeast to improve our understanding of their distribution and movements.
#goldeneagle #birdsofprey #science #ornithology
*Birds are marked and handled under USGS permits
#goldeneagle #birdsofprey #science #ornithology
*Birds are marked and handled under USGS permits
Lead-free ammo kills cleanly and gets the job done for a variety of big game in Alaska. Interested in free or reduced cost ammo? Visit akcopperchallenge.com to learn more.
#copperammo #leadfree #hunting
#copperammo #leadfree #hunting
February 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Lead-free ammo kills cleanly and gets the job done for a variety of big game in Alaska. Interested in free or reduced cost ammo? Visit akcopperchallenge.com to learn more.
#copperammo #leadfree #hunting
#copperammo #leadfree #hunting
Eagles are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning but hunters can help by making the switch to lead-free ammo. There are still rebates left for hunters in New York and Alaska. Visit huntersforeagleconservation.org or akcopperammochallenge.com to learn more!
#leadfreeammo #eagleconservation #hunting
#leadfreeammo #eagleconservation #hunting
January 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Eagles are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning but hunters can help by making the switch to lead-free ammo. There are still rebates left for hunters in New York and Alaska. Visit huntersforeagleconservation.org or akcopperammochallenge.com to learn more!
#leadfreeammo #eagleconservation #hunting
#leadfreeammo #eagleconservation #hunting
Our lead-free ammo programs in Montana and New York were very successful this year - over 1,000 hunters participated! As we continue to expand, check back at huntersforeagleconservation.org to see if you qualify for free or reduced cost ammo in your area.
#leadfreeammo #eagleconservation #hunting
#leadfreeammo #eagleconservation #hunting
January 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Our lead-free ammo programs in Montana and New York were very successful this year - over 1,000 hunters participated! As we continue to expand, check back at huntersforeagleconservation.org to see if you qualify for free or reduced cost ammo in your area.
#leadfreeammo #eagleconservation #hunting
#leadfreeammo #eagleconservation #hunting