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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

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He has visited more than 40 National Wildlife Refuges in 20 states and frequently visits NWRs in his travels, most recently Buenos Aires NWR in southern Arizona. The focus on Malheur is and was appropriate, but we should not lose sight of the significance of the entire National Wildlife Refuge System. The combination is potent.

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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We see a closer shot of the river itself, hawks flying across the span, and then we see that brown line again, close up, a wall of brown panels filling the right side of the screen, continuing into the distance, no end in sight, while a white pick-up truck drives parallel to it at the far left of the screen.

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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the coastal subspecies was actually a subspecies. Standing is often an issue in environmental lawsuits and advocacy groups have learned how to meet these requirements, sometimes including named individuals. A critical aspect of the listing was a finding by the U.S.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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Analysis : The first and third paragraphs seem right to me, but the second is weaker, in my view. They engage in advocacy efforts, raise awareness about conservation issues, and collaborate with other organizations and initiatives to preserve and restore bird populations and their environments. According to the U.S.

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Should is not a Solution

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In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare. I wonder instead if this is actually about the difference between advocacy and action, and about the way things ‘should’ be. I hear you. I really do. Conservation'

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