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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. Charles Pease shot the bird in northeastern Ohio, and gave it to his father-in-law, Jared Kirtland, one of those 19th century men who was a master multitasker–physician, horticulturist, legislator, zoologist. Kirtland, in turn, gave the skin to Dr. Spencer F.

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Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?

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Birders have been apprehensively watching developments regarding the construction of a border wall through the renowned birding location of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. This appears to include both state and federal laws. After all, there are many examples of litigation impacting proposed development on federal lands.

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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging

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I have done a couple of Q&A posts with authors of articles I have found interesting: “ eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds? ” I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics.

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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging

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I have done a couple of Q&A posts with authors of articles I have found interesting: “ eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds? ” I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Indeed, The U.S. Indeed, The U.S. A key part of Donald J.

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