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Black Bear

Animal Person

  Black Bear. During a brief moment of insanity after the death of my pet kitty Brady in 1991 (at the age of 17), I attended Vermont Law School to study Environmental Law. City folk and suburban folk apply to VLS not just for its world-renown environmental law program, but also for its rural atmosphere.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Fish and wildlife Service has a legal mandate to manage national wildlife refuges for “the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” Indeed, The U.S. No credible analysis of a proposed wall at Santa Ana NWR has been made public.

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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

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Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. Because many NWRs were established to protect migrating birds, they lie along one of the four primary flyways. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential. The Refuge System protects and, in some cases, restores, some of what remains.

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