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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

10,000 Birds

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. Additionally, many federal lands have further protections.

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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

10,000 Birds

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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Flight to Freedom

4 The Love Of Animals

CSI actress Jorja Fox, the ADI spokesperson for the operation, greeted the lions when they arrived in San Francisco said: “These magnificent lions have lived all their lives in a tiny cage on the back of a truck. ADI gathered evidence has led to campaigns and legislative action all over the world to protect them.

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