10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Fish and Wildlife Service : The stylized blue goose logo of the FWS is well-known to birders, as FWS manages more than 575 national wildlife refuges.

Virgin Islands 219

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 219

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempts to calculate the economic contribution of National Wildlife Refuge visitation to local communities. Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent.

Wildlife 254

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 254

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Fish and wildlife Service has a legal mandate to manage national wildlife refuges for “the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” Several trails wind along the banks of Rio Grande, which constitutes the border between the United States and Mexico. Of course, this proximity to Mexico now threatens the refuge.

Texas 188

Texas United States Mexico Campaign 188