10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2019

Of course, the California Condor is listed as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and it has been famously subject to some of the most ambitious conservation efforts (including litigation ) ever undertaken for a bird. But condors have not been in the Pacific Northwest for more than a century.

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California Condor California Endangered Species Oregon 233

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

The Northern Spotted Owl is a “ threatened ” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and it was famously the subject of extensive and protracted litigation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, mostly relating to forestry management plans in the Pacific Northwest. A sample of this process is here.)

Owls 124

Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 124

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2018

It is helpful to have a sample paper. For example, fancy words will be used where normal words might seem appropriate: birds of the same species are “conspecifics” (and they will never, ever “flock together”). This post provides a quick overview of how a birder might approach that task. It is all business.

Transported 113

Transported 2011 Research 2012 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2020

For example, the process applies to, among other things, the listing (and delisting) of species under the Endangered Species Act and interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. And each year, there are no more than five “eligible species” for the contest, and those are chosen from a larger list set forth in 50 CFR § 91.4.

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Ducks Hunting Hunters Legislation 212