10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

These include: Hawaiian Islands NWR , Farallon Islands NWR near San Francisco, Alaska Maritime NWR , and Channel Islands NP near Santa Barbara. Several endangered species are (or have been) highly dependent on specific tracts of federal land.

Virgin Islands 233

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 233

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2017

Please give a warm welcome to Jason Crotty, who will be writing about “General Birding and the Law” on the second Tuesday of each month. A Bay Area native, he started birding while working at a large law firm in San Francisco, but birds less frequently now that there’s a toddler around so he writes instead.

Puerto Rico 100

Puerto Rico San Francisco Portland Laws 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

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. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories. to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan (the busiest airport in Puerto Rico) is about 1,550 miles. Both territories are also part of the U.S. King Airport on St.

Puerto Rico 170

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 170