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National Wildlife Refuge Trivia:  What is PILT?  

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National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. This federal tax immunity can deprive such governments of property tax revenues that would have been collected had the land been owned by any other entity. In 2022 , payments totalled $549.4 million.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. True to form, the United States Department of Agriculture seems less concerned about the health or status of Yellow Bitterns and more about managing the birds on Guam to minimize threats to aviation safety. If it is, then waterboarding should be protected as US-American culture.

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