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MARCH 5, 2024

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. Several endangered species are (or have been) highly dependent on specific tracts of federal land. For example, Whooping Cranes winter almost exclusively at Aransas NWR in Texas.

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Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2019

The striking Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in the hills of central Texas near Austin but a substantial part of those breeding grounds have leveled in favor of development. One of the fastest growing cities in America, Austin is the capital of Texas and home of the University of Texas. On December 27, 1990 , the U.S.

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Austin Texas Endangered Species Birds 206

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). From North Carolina south to Texas, just under half of beaches are developed. Birds in Delaware Bay. Photo: Gregory Breese-USFWS.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

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JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “By

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 150

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2019

The endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler breeds only in Texas Hill Country near Austin and San Antonio, but much of its nesting grounds have cleared in favor of subdivisions. One way developers are navigating the warbler’s endangered status is by utilizing conservation banks. What is a conservation bank? # # #. In 1990, the U.S.

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San Antonio Endangered Species Texas Austin 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and they are located in every state as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. For example, essentially the entire population of the endangered Whooping Crane winters at Aransas NWR in Texas. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 190

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ontario is larger than Texas, more than 1 million square kilometers of forests, cities, wetlands, tundra, rivers and lakes. The official Ontario bird checklist, produced by Ontario Field Ornithologists , June 2022 listed 506 bird species**, putting it in the top tier of U.S. state and Canadian provinces.

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North America Birds Owls America 244