10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2019
In September of 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by two powerful hurricanes: it was grazed by Irma and then clobbered by Maria, a Category 4 storm that cut a devastating swath across the island. Species with small ranges ( e.g. , single island endemics) or tiny populations ( e.g. , endangered species) are especially vulnerable.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
I recently asked whether Puerto Rico should be part of the American Birding Association’s ABA Area. I will suggest an answer to the question: this post makes the argument that both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Now that Hawaii is in the ABA Area , the next additions should be Puerto Rico and the U.S.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2022
For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. The devastating hurricanes in 2017 led me to write a post about the post-hurricane recovery of birds in Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2022
For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. The devastating hurricanes in 2017 led me to write a post about the post-hurricane recovery of birds in Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands.
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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