American Woodcock
Latin: Scolopax minor
South Carolina’s forests are a treasure, providing enormous economic, ecological, and recreational benefits for the communities around them. But our forests are in trouble. Pressures from development, compounded by poor management practices, are shrinking and fragmenting this habitat, putting birds and other wildlife at risk. Read on, though — there’s a win-win just waiting to happen!
Here’s some of what Audubon South Carolina and its members are doing to make a difference: