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Getting to Know Your National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plans

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Jason’s first contribution tackled the importance of the National Wildlife Refuge System , his second took a deep look at how many birders there really are , and his third looked at the competing interests of sage-grouse and wind turbines. NWRs in Alaska are governed by their own rules.). According to the U.S. According to the U.S.

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. A number of years ago I was granted the privilege of flying into the Kuparuk Oil Field, above the Arctic Circle in the remote regions of the North Slope Borough in Alaska.

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Effects of Ocean Warming on Marine Wildlife [Scientific Publication from U Washington]

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The research used data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska. Seabirds spend a significant amount of time at sea, making them difficult to study.

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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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Eleven million gallons of oil suffocated 1,300 miles of shoreline in my beloved Alaska. Images of wildlife coated in toxic goo haunted me; particularly the birds. The current administration can now start construction on any of the public lands along the border with no concern for habitats, ecosystems, or wildlife. Image by NPCA.

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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While it makes a passing attempt to say not all scientists are like these monstrous fiends (or truly arrogant, as she dubs them) it mostly focuses on these monstrous fiends simply to prove that scientists in wildlife conservation can be monstrous fiends, particularly compared to the environment-loving oil industry of Alaska.

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Comebackers

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Fish and Wildlife Service. On the short list of wins for wildlife during the Bush II era, Short-tailed Albatross were officially listed as Endangered in 2000. Aleutian Cackling Geese on Buldir Island, Alaska, where they made their final stand. Can you imagine having to go to Alaska just to see our national bird?

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Why Palin?

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Why has John McCain chosen Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as a running mate? This may not seem like an animal issue, but it is. For me, I've been deluged for months by Defenders of Wildlife material about Alaska's heartless treatment of wolves. A big F-U to animals. Now, she's a Vice-Presidential candidate.

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