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OCTOBER 1, 2009

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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 condors have not been in the Pacific Northwest for more than a century.

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JUNE 3, 2025

The Whooping Crane is my favorite bird species for many reasons. Although still an endangered species, it is a wildlife conservation success story. This magnificent white bird with a red crown and black flight feathers is the tallest bird in North America.

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JULY 25, 2012

Good news for conservation efforts for the Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant , Junín Grebe , Junín Rail , Peruvian Plantcutter , Royal Cinclodes and White-browed Tit-Spinetail !

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JULY 25, 2013

And they point out that sometimes, endangered species rebound so strongly that they endanger other species (such as Golden Eagles which decimated the population of Island Foxes in California’s Channel Islands). News California Conservation endangered species Peregrine Falcon' What do you think?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Please get our endangered species out of your sights, and shoot something else. A reward of $1000 has been offered for information helping authorities track down the shooters; more info is here. Seriously, hunters. (Or, Or, rather, jerks who give the vast majority of ethical hunters a bad name.) News Whooping Cranes'

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JULY 9, 2024

That issue aside, SAVING THE SPOTTED OWL—ZALEA’S STORY is a detailed nonfiction picture book with a view expands from one specific owl, to Spotted Owls in general, to conservation efforts via breeding centers to save other endangered species.

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Owls Wildlife Rehabilitation Endangered Species Protection 246

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APRIL 21, 2011

Debbie Wortland is an inspiration and a reminder that citizen-scientists can make significant contributions, even with an endangered species.

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Parrots Endangered Species Australia Breeding 223

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

With such a restricted range, the duck is still at risk of stochastic events (in other words, Mother Nature), and disease is a recurring problem on Midway, but the species is in much better shape than they were a hundred years ago. Birds aren’t the only animals who have made strong comebacks thanks to the Endangered Species Act.

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Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 253

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AUGUST 2, 2013

There is currently a push to place the Black-backed Woodpecker, in its Oregon/California and South Dakota populations, under the protection of the Federal Endangered Species Act. Conservation black-backed woodpecker endangered species fire olive-sided flycatcher'

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JUNE 22, 2014

Any time you see young of an endangered species it has to be considered your Best Bird of the Weekend. I enjoyed all manner of early summer entertainment and look to the Barn Swallow s that bombed us as we picked strawberries and soared daringly along the lakeshore as my Best Birds of the Weekend.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered ” under the Endangered Species Act. The judge promptly dismissed the first and third arguments because they did not relate to whether the warbler should or should not be listed under the Endangered Species Act.

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MARCH 13, 2018

The Northern Spotted Owl is a “ threatened ” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and it was famously the subject of extensive and protracted litigation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, mostly relating to forestry management plans in the Pacific Northwest. LEXIS 93734 (D. July 16, 2015).

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JANUARY 17, 2014

Nearly wiped out by human heedlessness, development, and pesticide use, under the protection of the Endangered Species Act this handsome fish eagle has made a stunning comeback, rebounding in numbers and recolonizing areas where many thought they were gone forever.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species Washington 252

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Before the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), there was the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. endangered species was issued on March 11, 1967, under the earlier law, and those listings were ultimately grandfathered into the ESA. The first list of U.S. The links are to the U.S.

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MAY 25, 2011

The pair had previously been resident on Mana Island, which is near Wellington and an important refuge for endangered species (which I hope to talk about in the future), but having not bred since 2004, it was decided that they would be retired and Mana used for another pair.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

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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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 191

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NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Trips endangered species India lapwings Sociable Lapwing' Sociable Lapwing photos by Chirag Solanki.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

Yellow-billed Cotinga – I had excellent looks of this surreal, endangered species at Cerro Lodge, and Rincon de Osa. Bare-necked Umbrellabird – Any view of this endangered species is a major event. I saw this cool bird near Limon, Sarapiqui, and at Cano Negro.

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JULY 5, 2013

The project seems to be just as much about the process as about the product, since the coloring sessions were wonderful teachable moments that got kids enthused about saving this Critically Endangered species. With population estimates in only the triple digits, these special shorebirds need all the help they can get.

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JUNE 18, 2015

This bat is rare and range-restricted in South Florida, which are some of the reasons it was recently listed as an endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Overall, these threats pose significant risk to the survival of the species. The Florida Bonneted Bat is the largest of Florida’s bats weighing 1.2

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Bats Florida Endangered Species Cuba 189

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JULY 25, 2013

There are some seven birds among the 100 most endangered species on the planet on the list of fauna and flora listed as the rarest by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Zoological Society of London – and this morning, I am after one of those! Acknowledgements and other pieces.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

A half-hour hike takes you to the lake, where you’ll glide in a wooden canoe across a beautiful, mirror-like, oxbow lake that is home to many endangered species. On your second day in the Amazon rainforest, you’ll take an excursion to Lake Sandoval.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

One of the two species found on Tern Island is the Laysan Albatross. One of the four species known as the North Pacific Albatrosses, it is also the commoner and less endangered species in its genus. It took ages, but it was a constant delight. It is also a very attractive bird, as I hope you will agree.

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Albatross Hawaii New Zealand Japan 233

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Conservation Endangered Species Act Greater Sage Grouse sage-grouse' Ted Koch, the Nevada state supervisor for the USFWS, says it best in the linked article: “”It’s not the 11th hour for sage grouse here, but it is maybe the 10th hour… And that’s good news.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Don’t even bring up using tapes on endangered species. For example, and I expect a few of you know what I am referring to… if you photograph a “goshawk” in the middle of Tucson, and the area’s leading birders and everyone else tells you it’s a Cooper’s Hawk …you should listen to them.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Trips cranes endangered species Joe Overstreet Road Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival Whooping Cranes' That is special, more so than any other sighting of any other bird that I’ve experienced. …. 10,000 Birds is a Scrub Jay-level sponsor of the 18th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. ……….

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Cattle Bald Eagle Florida Endangered Species 251

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MAY 3, 2023

My selfish goal was to render this bird in the perfect pose, in pristine plumage, making the most of the little light (ideal conditions for me), and showcase an endangered species in all its finest regalia. Initially I was disappointed, I must admit. These were juveniles.

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JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The wood stork was listed as endangered in 1984, because the Florida population was dropping at an approximate rate of 5 percent per year.

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North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 250

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

In a press release, the authors propose that pending future research, “it might make sense to minimize the use of playback with endangered species or in areas that host a lot of birdwatchers.” ” To some birders, them’s likely to be fightin’ words. To others, it may seem like common sense.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Shore Plovers , a critically endangered species from New Zealand, have been reintroduced to several small islands off of New Zealand that were cleared of predators. A flock of about twenty of the birds keep flying from Mana Island , presumably to the mainland, but scientists can’t figure out where.

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JULY 5, 2015

This endangered species nests all along the south shore of Long Island and Corey was fortunate enough to see six on Friday morning at Rockaway Beach, including two fluffy youngsters. I explored a couple of amazing new areas this weekend and was rewarded with a luscious Least Bittern in flight along Sodus Bay. How about you?

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2015 United States Endangered Species New York 178

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JULY 5, 2011

While I want to see a Spruce Grouse in New York some day in order to increase my (meaningless) New York State list I have to question any decision to spend lots of money to support a population in the state when there are actual endangered species that could use help.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

In 2016, the global spoon-billed sandpiper population was estimated at 240–456 mature individuals – a critically endangered species. This is about a three-hour drive North of Shanghai, where I live. It is the focus of substantial conservation efforts such as “Saving-spoon-billed-sandpiper” and the “Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force”.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

And they certainly have no right to use endangered species as performers. These are ENDANGERED species. of violating the Endangered Species Act when it uses bullhooks and chains to control its performing pachyderms. Tags: circuses us elephants endangered species.

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Ringling Brothers Ringling Bros Animal Welfare Institute Circus Elephant 100

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APRIL 4, 2013

Trips endangered species India owlets owls' Driving with head lights, we hope for some predator, but only Indian Hare show up. Inside the Bolero, Shane’s voice echoes through our minds: “ I’m sitting on top of the world.”. Forest Owlet © Nitin Bhardwaj.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

On our last visit to the grasslands of Manas we saw not one but two endangered Bengal Floricans in fifteen minutes, with a Pied Falconet thrown in for good measure! Commoner species include Bar-headed Geese , parakeets, shrikes, mynas and minivets.

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