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Endangered Species Act: Delisting the Black-capped Vireo?

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering changing the status of the endangered Black-capped Vireo : it has proposed delisting it entirely. and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. And the expansion of prescribed fire as a wildlife management tool has improved and maintained breeding habitat.

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We Cannot Allow This Administration’s Environmental Policies To Stand

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Recently the Republican lead House of Representatives has released their proposed 2108 budget which would allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). What affect would that have on wildlife? Big oil proponents have been trying to get ANWR opened for drilling for years. It is a recipe for disaster if that ever happens.