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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

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Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The other sub-species, Calidris canutus roselaari , migrates along the Pacific Coast and breeds in Alaska and the Wrangel Island in Russia. Birds in Delaware Bay.

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From Today's New York Times

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Sarah Palin of Alaska—that the Fish and Wildlife Service should not list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because science doesn’t support doing so—doesn’t persuade. Eric Chivian Boston, Jan. 7, 2008 The writer is director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School.

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Collaborative List – April 2017

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Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. US-NY-New York-21400-21598 Rockaway Point Blvd – 40.5597x-73.9246. The Country/Territory/Special Administrative Area/Principality/Kingdom total also moved on a peg to 38.The The Collaborative List profile page [link] is just a little more colourful because of it. Boundary Bay, Delta.

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