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Endangered Species Act: Delisting the Black-capped Vireo?

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and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. A reasonable birder could respond to this change in a variety of ways, from satisfaction that another bird species has recovered to concern that FWS is caving to rapacious corporations at the expense of an endangered bird. (If

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We Cannot Allow This Administration’s Environmental Policies To Stand

10,000 Birds

If you want to know how important this is to our birds, you can read my post on the Keystone XL and birds. We recently learned of the administration’s plans to expand the border wall in Texas within the Santa Anna National Wildlife Refuge ! Home to over 400 species of birds, 450 types of native plants, half of the U.S.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

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One outspoken proponent of factory farming cited in the HPMAJ column is "Trent Loos, a rancher, journalist and vocal livestock supporter." According to the HPMAJ column, "Loos told cattle producers the livestock industry must show the public that there are moral and ethical justifications for taking the life of an animal to feed a person.

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