10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

These refuges support huge numbers of swans, geese, ducks, cranes, and shorebirds as they hopscotch their way to breeding grounds in the north. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws. Other activities are only permitted if compatible and, in practice, most are prohibited.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Under federal and state law, mineral owners have legals right to access and extract their mineral rights. There were already many Snow Geese (along with some Ross’s Geese) as well as countless ducks, primarily Northern Pintail. Those rights were — and continue to be — owned by third parties. So the oil wells keep pumping away.

Oklahoma 134

Oklahoma Texas Dallas Wildlife 134

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Lesser White-fronted Goose is not only rare in Serbia, but also overlooked among numerous Greater White-fronted Geese. This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation).

Serbia 199

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 199

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Membership of the MBCC is set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two U.S. These programs are on auto-pilot. Senators, and two U.S.

Maryland 150

Maryland 2017 Texas Ducks 150