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Bird Litigation: Spotted Owl v. Barred Owl

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) generally creates a formal plan to guide recovery efforts. However, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) broadly prohibits the “take” of any bird, which effectively means that a protected bird cannot be killed, harassed, or otherwise adversely impacted. Fish & Wildlife Serv.,

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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. Images of wildlife coated in toxic goo haunted me; particularly the birds. 27, August 2018, Vol. Destroy the habitats – destroy the wildlife. Public lands at risk.

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A Climate Change Crash

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We might expect that as the earth warms, biomes or regionally defined habitats will move north, and with them, their plants and animals. Data used to document declining wildlife populations typically trace to the 1960s or 1970s. PNAS August 6, 2018. This is not what the study shows. The Study: Kelly J. Iknayan and Steven R.

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