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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

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Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The other sub-species, Calidris canutus roselaari , migrates along the Pacific Coast and breeds in Alaska and the Wrangel Island in Russia.

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Kirtland’s Warbler in Central Park

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Second, the Kirtland’s Warbler was the last “eastern warbler” I needed to see not just in the United States but in New York State. Third, Kirtland’s Warbler has only recently made the New York State checklist with two sightings in 2014. ( One of which is documented here.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The Sacramento River NWR was established 1989 by the authority provided under the Endangered Species Act, Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Act. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act. New Jersey/New York.

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Birding Santa Cruz Island

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At the very northern end of their breeding range in the Channel Islands, they are strictly a Californian bird as far as the U.S. Like several species, breeding Peregrines were extirpated during the height of the DDT era but have reclaimed their island domain in more recent years. is concerned. Interested in coming out?

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Open Season on Bald Eagles

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Yes, they have been an endangered species for as long as most of us can recall, but remember, they were traditionally a hunted species. In my home state, Bald Eagles are breeding in 35 Ohio counties. With the right marinade, Bald Eagle is indistinguishable from a good New York strip steak.

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Petrel Paradise

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Birders who have been to California might be familiar with the latter two, indeed we would be close to the Poor Knights Islands later in the day, the site of the only breeding colony of Buller’s Shearwaters in the whole world. We ended up staying out a long time, because there was one conspicuous no-show, the New Zealand Storm-petrel.

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314 U.S. Bird Species Threatened — Many with Extinction — by Global Warming

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Here’s a diagram, available on the Audubon site , that compares its 2000 range with its anticipated 2080 range: Only 1 percent of the bird’s breeding range remains stable between 2000 and 2080 if global warming continues on its current course. … Conservation Audubon endangered species Extinction Week longspurs science'

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