10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that Americans spend nearly $1 billion annually on bird houses, feeders, nest boxes, and baths. Brome states that the “SquirrelBuster Legacy” is protected by several patents, including U.S. The ‘707 patent bears the uninspired title “Bird Feeder,” and it issued in July 2001. Photo: U.S.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2008

He can do so in one of two ways: either by heeding the advice of scientists calling for the polar bear to be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act; or, at the very least, by delaying the lease sale while the complexities of the proposed listing are sorted out.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This is the guy that’s suppose to protect our environment. Hatch (R-Utah) that he will shrink Bears Ears National Monument, a 1.35-million-acre It began on Friday, February 17, 2017. Last Friday, Donald Trump informed Sen.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Not long ago, I posted a list of the 25 best National Wildlife Refuges for birding. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 56.3%. And the U.S. Aransas NWR (Texas): 42.7%.

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