Critter News

JANUARY 30, 2009

Wildlife conservationists say the freeze will delay and possibly prevent the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list in Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and also in portions of Washington, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Here is a flock of endangered species. These Piping Plovers were photographed at White Lake, North Dakota. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. Certain flocks of birds really grab your attention. Some birds breed in flocks, at least in part to avoid predation.

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North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 161

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In June, I visited North Dakota for the first time. Like any birder visiting a new place, I had a target species list I was hoping to seek out during the one day I had available between business commitments. … Conservation Audubon endangered species Extinction Week longspurs science'

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JULY 28, 2011

Furthermore, with the rapid expansion of oil and gas development in the norther tier states like North Dakota, birds like Sprague’s Pipit and Baird’s Sparrow become more at risk. Here in Colorado many species are affected, but perhaps none more than our beautiful Mountain Plovers and Ferruginous Hawks.

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Prairie Dogs Colorado North Dakota Soreing 163

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JUNE 17, 2015

The Service proposes opening the following refuges to sport fishing for the first time: North Dakota. The Sacramento River NWR was established 1989 by the authority provided under the Endangered Species Act, Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Act.

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