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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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Some animals are injured and killed by wildfires. This past March I helped a Girl Scout troupe build and install 15 Bluebird nest boxes on the Sacramento River Trail. The Carr Fire jumped the Sacramento River within a few days after it began, at the very location we had installed the nestboxes. No surprise here: They fly away.

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Tricolored Blackbird in Trouble in California

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” The report continues: “Following the breeding season, most tricolors are found in the Sacramento Valley where they aggregate with red-winged and other blackbird species and feed, often in large flocks, on ripening rice. Therefore the actual numbers of birds killed are grossly underestimated.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting. The Sacramento River NWR was established 1989 by the authority provided under the Endangered Species Act, Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Act. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears.

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Week two, we enter the USA

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The 10 th of February, After a nearly 300 mile run, we pushed on thru some extremely heavy winds, 20-30 MPH crosswinds which made out drive a bit difficult, but I really wanted to get to the Sacramento area, and check out the reported waterfowl to found here. We don’t get great gas mileage any way, but that just killed us.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

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301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route.

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