cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/40574
Best-selling author Scott Weidensaul’s new book is a celebration of species recovery efforts led by scientists, conservationists, and Indigenous communities around the world, beginning with the successful rebound of the American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), a large and charismatic shorebird which had been declining for decades, until people made a plan and the birds responded. But it’s not just a book about oystercatchers, rather, the author centers multiple efforts to revive species in “The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet,” across a range of geographies and in his signature style. In it, he travels the U.S. East Coast and Europe, bringing readers stories of hope from Massachusetts to Ukraine. Mongabay caught up with Weidensaul just weeks before the book’s release on April 21, 2026. His responses have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity. Mongabay: Your new book is about much more than birds, as you say in the intro, “a world that works for birds will work for all.” Can you explain? Scott Weidensaul: Birds are at once among the most diverse group of vertebrates on the planet, and arguably the most widely distributed; except for the most remote parts of the central Antarctic plateau, you can’t find a square mile of land or ocean that is not at least seasonally inhabited by birds. Add to that their immense migrations, and you realize that birds are plugged into every ecosystem on Earth. Snow geese are another species that has responded strongly to conservation programs. Image courtesy…This article was originally published on Mongabay
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