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

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In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Fish and Wildlife Service : The stylized blue goose logo of the FWS is well-known to birders, as FWS manages more than 575 national wildlife refuges.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey). Fish & Wildlife Service. Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Bear River MBR (Utah).

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Auto-pilot Conservation in the Era of Trump

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Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 , there has been little or no progress on the environment or wildlife protection. They are: Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico); and Representatives Rob Wittman , (R-Virginia) and Mike Thompson (D-California). Representatives.

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Bird Litigation:  Guilty Plea Under Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Broadly summarizing, the information alleges that ESI violated the MBTA and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act by failing to secure permits for several of its facilities in Wyoming. It further alleges that the U.S.

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Alaska Day: Birds and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

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By designating more than 97 million acres for new parks and refuges, we are doubling the size of our National Park and Wildlife Refuge System. By protecting 25 free-flowing Alaskan rivers in their natural state, we are almost doubling the size of our Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. Although the statistics do not address the quality of the land purchased or other qualitative factors, it is safe to assume that when it comes to protecting habitat, size matters. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 84.3%.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Fish and wildlife Service has a legal mandate to manage national wildlife refuges for “the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” Fish and Wildlife Service signs, usually in English, are also in Spanish. Indeed, The U.S.

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