The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2016
The vast majority of this area (about 85%) is in Alaska. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. For example, essentially the entire population of the endangered Whooping Crane winters at Aransas NWR in Texas. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential. It’s not just for the birds.
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