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Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

10,000 Birds

I’m sure most of you know that the Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950′s, 60′s, and 70′s. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S. Peregrine Falcon at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge.

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Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?

10,000 Birds

One might assume that construction of a border wall through a sensitive national wildlife refuge would be prevented, or at least slowed, by a thicket of lawsuits under statutes such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Defenders of Wildlife v. Ashcroft , 2005 U.S.

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