10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. But in the current political climate, even permanent environmental protections can prove transitory. But alternatives are being largely being ignored and laws that would require consideration of other options will be simply be waived.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. But when taken as a whole, the impact of the Refuge System is truly profound, supporting population-level numbers of numerous bird species. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who love to share thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. Some background is required: The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 overhauled the laws governing the Refuge System and one provision of that Act required CCPs.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.

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