10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2013

Recently a baby was born in North Carolina with Trisomy 13, a chromosomal abnormality so severe most carriers die at birth. Environmentalists view helium–filled balloon releases as wildlife killers. Raising money? Here’s where the internet trouble began. No balloons.

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Wildlife Agenda North Carolina Raised 257

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

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). From North Carolina south to Texas, just under half of beaches are developed. Birds in Delaware Bay. Birds in Delaware Bay. Photo: Gregory Breese-USFWS.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

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JULY 3, 2012

One bird, the authors discovered, flew 5,000 miles nonstop from southern Brazil to North Carolina. Lawrence Niles was chief of New Jersey’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program for fifteen years and now works for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, a sponsor of this book.

Delaware 182

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 182