Endangered Species Groups Protection Resources 
10,000 Birds
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. The environmental groups appealed to the U.S.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2016
Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. For example, essentially the entire population of the endangered Whooping Crane winters at Aransas NWR in Texas. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. It’s not just for the birds.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 23, 2008
Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). Ranchers oppose the move.
Critter News
AUGUST 21, 2008
That's what Michigan's State Department of Natural Resources says. Michigan's removal of the bald eagle and gray wolf from the list will be the most significant change in species protection the state has seen in years. State environmental groups are showing "cautious optimism.".
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
birders have been able to visit Cuba as part of survey groups and cultural exchanges for years, but those trips have been few in number and not always easy to find. The concluding chapter offers a mix of resource materials and finding aids. Cuban Trogon, the national bird who wears the colors of the Cuban flag!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2016
To learn more about one’s favorite National Wildlife Refuge, the first steps are to visit the refuge and its website (and its Friends group website, if any). Each refuge (or group of refuges managed as a single unit) must develop a CCP that in turn guides refuge planning. NWRs in Alaska are governed by their own rules.).
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