10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Federal Lands are Vital to Birds Federal lands are vast and diverse, from the far north ( Arctic NWR in Alaska) to the Caribbean ( Virgin Islands NP in the U.S. Virgin Islands). Thus, legal protections for endangered species and conservation generally are at their zenith on federal lands.

Virgin Islands 224

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2023

National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. PILT payments help local governments carry out such vital services as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations. In 2022 , payments totalled $549.4

District of Columbia 147

District of Columbia Puerto Rico Wildlife Rhode Island 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

Virgin Islands , and the remote Pacific Ocean. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential. The combination is potent.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189