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White House adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump and her children Arabella, Joseph, and Theodore attend a turkey pardoning event as they watch Peas, one of the two turkeys, at the Rose Garden of the White House on November 20th, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The two pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, will spend the rest of their lives at a farm after the annual Thanksgiving presidential tradition.

Viewfinder: Pardoned Turkeys Strut on the White House Lawn

The two pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, will spend the rest of their lives at a farm after the annual Thanksgiving presidential tradition.

Pacific Standard Staff

Willets fly over the Los Cerritos Wetlands.

Environment

Inside the Effort to Preserve Migratory Bird Habitat in Central California

Concerned citizens, scientists, and conservation groups have joined forces to protect what stopover spots remain for birds migrating from South America to the Arctic.

Sue Palminteri

A flock of birds flies over a tree near the West Bank city of Nablus.

Environment

The Birders of the West Bank

There are a wide array of bird species in the small region, but, due to political strife, it can be difficult for Palestinian bird watchers to follow their quarry.

Miriam Berger

PS Picks: The Story of Nigel, the Loneliest Seabird in New Zealand

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Francie Diep

The Tribute in Light illuminates the sky behind the 9/11 Memorial waterfalls and reflecting pool in New York on September 10th, 2014.

Environment

Bright Lights, Dead Birds

A new study investigates the effects that well-lit structures have on migratory birds.

John Metcalfe

Environment

Cats in the Crosshairs: How to Confront the Problem of Feral Felines

Conservationists can never perfectly manage an ecosystem, but this is a problem that's creating an obvious ecological imbalance and should—and can—be addressed.

James McWilliams

Objects That Matter: The Bird-Saving Collar

Vigilantes who hunt down feral cats run up against animal-cruelty laws and social norms; one Texas veterinarian sparked outrage after she bragged on Facebook about killing what she thought was a feral tomcat with a bow and arrow.

Peter Andrey Smith