10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

The vast majority of this area (about 85%) is in Alaska. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales. At issue is the population of {the Cook Inlet beluga) whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery: Palin begs to differ.

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Whales Whaling Polar Bears Alaska 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.

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New York Times Polar Bears New York Bears 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. Hummingbird species, on the other hand, number in the hundreds. link] © 2021 Jon Dunn. Jonas D’Abronzo.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2016

I must have keep 400 images in the file of just this one species. There is a small Federal Reserve, set aside on the white sandy beach near San Jose Del Cabo, in order to protect the nesting Least Terns. This late evening photo of an American Avocet is one of my all time favorites of this species.

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Grizzly Bear San Jose Bears Fish 117

Critter News

AUGUST 29, 2008

That's what Governor Pallin did in order to suck up to oil and gas interests in Alaska. The state has sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, seeking to reverse his decision to give polar bears protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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Polar Bears Endangered Species Bears Alaska 100