10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

President Obama has added 10 new refuges in his first term. Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1. There is an operations and maintenance backlog of $3.3 million acres of Refuge lands.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. Ranchers oppose the move.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2020

The changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. However, a memo does not have the force of law, so FWS proposed a regulation to implement its interpretation of the MBTA.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2021

As explained in an earlier post , the changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. This was widely seen as a favor to the energy industry.

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