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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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The other sub-species, Calidris canutus roselaari , migrates along the Pacific Coast and breeds in Alaska and the Wrangel Island in Russia.

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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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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

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. For this reason, the state of Alaska contends that additional regulation is unnecessary.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. We must recognize the shortsighted nature of Governor Palin’s appeal not to list the polar bear as endangered. To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. 5): In contrast to the arguments made by Gov.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2016

NWRs in Alaska are governed by their own rules.). The CCP also identifies challenges, whether endangered species, invasive plants, fish, or animals, pollution from adjacent lands, encroaching development, or any number of others. and management issues (invasive species, habitat management, visitor access, etc.).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the Sonoran Desert population of Bald Eagle is not a listable taxon under the Endangered Species Act. Under ESA, the term “species” actually has three categories: (1) species, (2) subspecies, and (3) distinct population segments (DPS). What does that mean?

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