10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

The federal government owns about 46% of the land in these states but only about 4% of the other states (excluding Alaska). There is one gigantic outlier: Alaska. The federal government owns roughly 223 million acres in Alaska, about 61% of the state. In terms of federal land, Alaska truly stands apart. million acres).

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Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

The vast majority of this area (about 85%) is in Alaska. For example, essentially the entire population of the endangered Whooping Crane winters at Aransas NWR in Texas. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

For this reason, the state of Alaska contends that additional regulation is unnecessary. The State of Alaska has worked cooperatively with the federal government to protect and conserve beluga whales in Cook Inlet," Palin said last week. This listing decision didn't take those efforts into account as required by law."

Whales 100

Whales Whaling Polar Bears Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2016

Some background is required: The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 overhauled the laws governing the Refuge System and one provision of that Act required CCPs. NWRs in Alaska are governed by their own rules.). According to the U.S. The CCP concludes with many maps , figures, tables, and appendices.

Wildlife 113

Wildlife Oregon Endangered Species Portland 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories. cities it is more convenient than Alaska or Hawaii or many smaller cities in the lower 48. Both territories are also part of the U.S. Indeed, from most major U.S.

Puerto Rico 146

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 146