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

10,000 Birds

BLM’s mission is one of multiple-uses and sustained yields, such that it attempts to balance energy development, grazing, recreation, and timber harvesting, while simultaneously attempting to preserve natural resources. BLM land is particularly important for conservation of the Greater Sage-Grouse and other sageland species.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

10,000 Birds

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii). One way to support and protect the system is to visit a refuge, including the top-notch birding locations on this list. Forsythe (319).

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

I know he's a conservationist, therefore I know he will advocate for "managing" the "resources" that are sentient nonhumans. And of course that premise is only possible because the animals (and everything else on the planet) are our "resources." That depends largely on us, our priorities, and our allocation of resources.