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My Favorite Release

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“But lets see … I’d say one of my most memorable releases is that of a Purple Martin , a species of special concern in California. Biologists are trying to get them to adopt nest boxes, but no luck with the CA birds so far. Their population is in serious decline, so their breeding colonies are monitored by biologists.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. From 2010-2018, FWS opened about 60 enforcement actions per year, mostly relating to the electric distribution and transmission (30 actions/year) and oil and gas (15 actions/year) industries. The image at the top (via Wikipedia ) is a U.S.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. During that time period approximately $105 million in fines and penalties were collected, mostly from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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