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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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As a result, the bird has a long history with the Endangered Species Act. More recently, a group of developers petitioned FWS to delist the gnatcatcher because the underlying science was allegedly flawed and the coastal gnatcatcher is not really a distinct subspecies. But its U.S.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

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Birding Shanghai in April 2024 (The Colors of Spring)

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There is also a difference between the song of adult male Black Redstarts and that of subadults – maybe a sign (an “honest signal”, in science-speak) by the subadults that helps them avoid dreary old-man gatherings in smoke-filled pubs … In certain poses, the Eurasian Wryneck looks like a dangerous snake.

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