Endangered Species, Protection and Virgin Islands

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

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MARCH 5, 2024

Federal Lands are Vital to Birds Federal lands are vast and diverse, from the far north ( Arctic NWR in Alaska) to the Caribbean ( Virgin Islands NP in the U.S. Virgin Islands). The birds that rely on federal lands therefore include virtually every species that spends meaningful time in the United States.

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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

Virgin Islands , and the remote Pacific Ocean. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. For example, essentially the entire population of the endangered Whooping Crane winters at Aransas NWR in Texas. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential. The combination is potent.

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