10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The wood stork was listed as endangered in 1984, because the Florida population was dropping at an approximate rate of 5 percent per year. However, birds in the U.S.

North Carolina 191

North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

It was July of 2012. In October of 2012, the Institute for Bird Populations released “ A Conservation Strategy for the Black-Backed Woodpecker in California 3.” I arrived at Lassen Volcanic National Park around 7:00 a.m. It was a cool 48 degrees. What I found was more than I could possibly hope for. Siegel and, D.

Woodpeckers 169

Woodpeckers California South Dakota Chad 169

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.

Endangered Species 184

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

Fortunately, the process by which a species is delisted is actually quite transparent: anyone with internet access can review exactly what FWS proposes and precisely the scientific evidence FWS says supports the proposal. In 2012, a petition to delist was filed by ranching and agriculture groups and conservative legal organizations.

Endangered Species 124

Endangered Species Species Texas Oklahoma 124

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. Under ESA, the term “species” actually has three categories: (1) species, (2) subspecies, and (3) distinct population segments (DPS). .”

Bald Eagle 100

Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species 2017 100