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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

10,000 Birds

But alternatives are being largely being ignored and laws that would require consideration of other options will be simply be waived. After all, there are more than 600 miles of border fencing, walls, and other barriers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and there has been plenty of time to assess the effectiveness of barriers.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

10,000 Birds

The members of the MBCC are set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two U.S. Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 84.3%. Senators, and two U.S. Representatives. Billy Frank Jr.

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