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The Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material

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These vociferous little birds can usually be heard throughout the freshwater and saltwater marshes in North America. According to Birds of North America Online , there may be several reasons. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 National Wildlife Refuge Association , 3 Defenders of Wildlife.

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Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

10,000 Birds

under the 1969 Endangered Species Conservation Act and later transferred to the 1973 Endangered Species Act; then protected with other birds of prey under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act through agreement with Mexico, but not Canada, in 1972 1. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S. Don’t miss it!

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Ag Subsidies Cut for Scottish Landowner Using Pesticides

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It's the largest civil penalty imposed under EU legislation in which wildlife protection is a condition for receiving funds from the EU's Single Farm Payment Scheme. His 2006 subsidy was docked by a third by the Scottish Government last month because of suspicions that pesticides found on his estate were being used to kill birds of prey.