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NEWS & MEDIA

RSCF in the Field and in the News

Three decades of conservation work, covered by national and international media. Watch our videos, read the press archive, and explore our peer-reviewed research below.

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National Geographic
Associated Press
Washington Post
NBC Today Show
NBC News
Palm Beach Post
Miami Herald

FEATURED STORIES

Bringing Mountain Bongo Home
Following decades of work to return a critically endangered species to Kenya.

Saving the Mountain Bongo

A behind-the-scenes look at the decades-long work required to make rewilding possible.

Illegal Parrot Trade is Thriving

AP coverage of RSCF's efforts to save 27 illegally smuggled parrot eggs and chicks.

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30+

Mountain Bongo 

Returned to Kenya

30+

Years Conservation

Leadership

GLOBAL

Partnerships across

continents

CRITICAL SPECIES

Protected and 

recovering

VIDEO LIBRARY & NEWS FEED

Kenya Receives 17 Rare Mountain Bongos from Florida, USA
03:41
Bongo Return to Kenya
04:43
NBC Nightly News Kids Edition - Bongo!
04:03
NBC Saving The Mountain Bongo
02:33

​Endangered Mountain Bongo to be Flown from US...

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May 5, 2021 - The Standard

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Mountain Bongo Makes a Return to Mt. Kenya

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May 3, 2021 - All Africa

 

​Florida Grasshopper Sparrow May Go Extinct

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May 2, 2020 - Washington Post

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Wildlife Conservation in a Time of Pandemic

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April 13, 2020 - PHYS.ORG

 

Animal Instinct

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September 2019 - Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine

 

Concern And Worry As Recovery Of North America’s Most Endangered Bird Moves Ahead

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May 15, 2019 - 90.7 WMFE

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​​RSCF Partners with Florida International University...

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October 19, 2018 - Palm Beach Post

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Inside the Race to Save the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, North America’s Most Endangered Bird

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Fall 2017 - Audubon Magazine

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Rare Sparrow Eggs Flooded...

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May 29, 2016 - Orlando Sentinel

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Hatchlings Give Hope For Endangered Songbird

 

May 13, 2016 - FIU News

 

First Captive-bred Florida Grasshopper Sparrow Chicks Hatched

 

May 11, 2016 - United States Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Rare Central Florida Sparrows Hatch in Captivity

 

May 11, 2016 - Orlando Sentinel

 

Florida Grasshopper Sparrows Pampered for Captive Breeding

 

December 8, 2015 - Orlando Sentinel

 

Tiny Songbirds Given Second Chance with Tropical Conservation Institute

 

September 22, 2015 - FIU News

 

Tropical Conservation Institute Launches at FIU

 

September 22, 2015 - FIU News

 

Desperate Officials Launch Program to Save the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow

 

April 18, 2013 - Tampa Bay Times

 

Extremely Rare Bongo Group Found in Kenya Forest

 

February 27, 2009 - National Geographic News

 

U.S. Zoos Airlift Rare Antelopes to Africa

 

February 18, 2004 - National Geographic News

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