10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

These lands support countless birds, either year-round, as migratory stopovers, or as breeding grounds. There are Vast Amounts of Federal Land Approximately 28% of the entire land area of the United States is federal land , about 640 million acres. However, federal land is not evenly distributed within the United States.

Virgin Islands 208

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 208

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

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.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2019

Of course, the California Condor is listed as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and it has been famously subject to some of the most ambitious conservation efforts (including litigation ) ever undertaken for a bird. But that does not necessarily mean there are no protections.

California Condor 221

California Condor California Endangered Species Oregon 221

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2019

The striking Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in the hills of central Texas near Austin but a substantial part of those breeding grounds have leveled in favor of development. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered ” under the Endangered Species Act. 1:17-cv-00538-SS (W.D.

Austin 171

Austin Texas Endangered Species Birds 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

The key point is that Refuge System is perhaps the most important conservation program in the United States. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and they are located in every state as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and they are located in every state as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2011

The bird we see in the northeastern United States, the rufa subspecies, is declining rapidly , “from a high count of 95,000 in the 80s and 90s to fewer than 10,000 earlier this year.&# Fortunately for both the birds and birders, the Red Knot is getting fast-tracked to Endangered Species protection.

United States 162

United States Endangered Species Protection Breeding 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2017

Even our local Greater Sage Grouse , which now are receiving a huge effort at habitat protection, and restoration, were just those really cool birds out in the desert. Even on our trip down the coast of the western United States, every sandy beach, had me taking a little extra time, searching for Snowy Plovers.

Oregon 102

Oregon Defenders Of Wildlife Endangered Species Mexico 102