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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. PILT payments help local governments carry out such vital services as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations.

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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the coastal subspecies was actually a subspecies. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing that FWS did not properly assess the subspecies issue. Initially identified as a candidate for listing in 1982, it was ultimately listed as “threatened” in 1993.