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Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida

10,000 Birds

Photo by US Fish and Wildlife. Then I’ll have the chance to see a Caribbean Short-eared Owl , Golden and Hooded Warblers , a White-tailed Tropicbird , and maybe even a Red-footed Booby. That last bit of knowledge was shared by a pilot with a gift for understatement. Masked Booby. Brown Booby. Photo by © Andreas Trepte.

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Christian Science Monitor Calls for Endangered Species Hour

Critter News

Nations where livelihoods depend on fishing the tuna and on harvesting other marine species held sway over countries, including the US, that pointed to scientific evidence of drastically dwindling populations. Over the years, environmentalists have learned that arguing solely on behalf of other life forms is not enough.