Hannah Furfaro

Articles by Hannah Furfaro

Why Geospatial Data Is Vital to the Future of Endangered Species Lists
March 27, 2017 — Satellite tracking and remote sensing might help save birds from going extinct, but collecting and applying the results can be complicated.
Count Down: Are Hawk Ridge's Storied Goshawk Migration Booms Over?
November 15, 2016 — Every 10 years for more than a century, thousands of Northern Goshawks migrate south from Canada through Minnesota. But in recent decades, the counts during irruption years have plummeted. And no one's sure why.
The Saltmarsh Sparrow Is Creeping Dangerously Close to Extinction
August 23, 2016 — The bird鈥檚 survival hinges on the ocean, but rising waters and shrinking habitat are causing populations to plummet鈥攚ith no clear solutions.
Saltmarsh Sparrow on territory at Jacobs Point in Warren, Rhode Island. Evan Lipton
Is This the End of the Saltmarsh Sparrow?
June 16, 2016 — In a modern twist on 鈥淲atership Down,鈥 the wily marsh bird is finding little means of escape. On one side, is the ocean鈥攁nd on the other, human civilization.