10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering changing the status of the endangered Black-capped Vireo : it has proposed delisting it entirely. and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. FWS issued a recovery plan in 1991 and a five-year review that proposed downlisting to “threatened” in 2007.

Endangered Species 133

Endangered Species Species Texas Oklahoma 133

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. The Waldrapp’s numbers continued declining despite intensive conservation efforts.

Endangered Species 196

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 196

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. .” And within these chapters are three marvelous stories told by Sophie A.

California Condor 186

California Condor Falcons California Birds 186

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the Sonoran Desert population of Bald Eagle is not a listable taxon under the Endangered Species Act. Due in part to the banning of DDT, the eagle population recovered and was delisted in 2007, when there were more than 10,000 breeding pairs. (The

Bald Eagle 100

Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species 2017 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2011

One of the successful populations established was on Mana Island, north of Wellington, where juvenile Shore Plovers were reintroduced in 2007. The island is similar to Kapiti , cleared of introduced pests and used to hold endangered species.

New Zealand 162

New Zealand Penguins Endangered Species Species 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season. million hectares in 2007. However they will not and cannot breed, and once these individual’s natural lifespans are over, these bird populations will be lost forever.

Ghana 196

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 196