10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. The eleven largest national wildlife refuges are also in Alaska, including Arctic NWR and Yukon Delta NWR , each more than 19 million acres.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

He has visited more than 40 National Wildlife Refuges in 20 states and frequently visits NWRs in his travels, most recently Buenos Aires NWR in southern Arizona. The focus on Malheur is and was appropriate, but we should not lose sight of the significance of the entire National Wildlife Refuge System. The combination is potent.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2017

Birders have been apprehensively watching developments regarding the construction of a border wall through the renowned birding location of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. This appears to include both state and federal laws. But how is that possible? # # #. The waiver provision (codified as a note to 8 U.S.C.

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Laws San Diego United States Arizona 134

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics. I suspect many pageviews are by birders who feel they ought to know a bit more about how the law impacts bird conservation, rather than their intrinsic interest of the topic.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Indeed, The U.S. Indeed, The U.S. A key part of Donald J.

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Texas United States Mexico Campaign 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics. I suspect many pageviews are by birders who feel they ought to know a bit more about how the law impacts bird conservation, rather than their intrinsic interest of the topic.

Puerto Rico 130

Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130