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Discover North America Trek at the Columbus Zoo

This YouTube video was produced by The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Experience the all-new North America Trek at the Columbus Zoo! Stroll immersive trails designed like your favorite national parks and come face-to-face with Mexican wolves, North American river otters, black bears, bald eagles, and more. Dive into natural habitats and discover powerful conservation stories behind each species.

Explore breathtaking waterfalls, panoramic boardwalks, and unmissable wildlife encounters in this brand-new region. Join us for a summer adventure—and be part of a journey supporting wildlife recovery efforts across the continent.

Learn more and plan your visit: https://www.columbuszoo.org/north-america-trek

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Headed to the Beach? 5 Tips to Keep Shorebirds Safe

This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

Millions of people and birds share U.S. beaches throughout the year, especially in summer. During hot weather, humans flock to the shore to celebrate holidays with fireworks and barbecues, while birds like American Oystercatcher, Black Skimmer, Least Tern, Snowy Plovers, and Wilson’s Plovers gather to forage and raise their young. In the winter, there’s lots of overlap between folks enjoying the beach and nonbreeding shorebirds. With so many individuals of various kinds wanting their own place on the beach, things can get crowded.

The competition for space with people can

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Bold for Birds: Coming Together to Conserve the Cundinamarca Antpitta

This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The Reserva Natural Refugio del Tororoi is a 499-acre (202 hectares) expanse of misty, highland cloud forest situated on the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains, southeast of Bogotá, Colombia. The reserve protects critical habitat for the Endangered Cundinamarca Antpitta, which numbers only in the hundreds and faces pressure from deforestation that could decimate the habitat of this range-restricted species.

The creation of Refugio del Tororoi was part of the Conserva Aves initiative (https://conserva-aves.org), led by American Bird Conservancy, Audubon, BirdLife International, Birds Canada, and RedLAC and supported by Bezos

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