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MARCH 5, 2024

In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. There is one gigantic outlier: Alaska.

Virgin Islands 203

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 203

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Second, Amendment 2 required a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the state legislature to authorize the transfer, sale, or disposal of land under the control of the state agriculture or environmental protection departments.”. American Oystercatcher. Photo by © Michael Todd. Renewable Energy Standards Initiative. Northern Harrier.

Nevada 161

Nevada Georgia Colorado Denver 161

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Desert NWR (Nevada). As the only federal lands with a legal mandate to protect wildlife, birders should be at forefront of protecting the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Wildlife 214

Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

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JUNE 11, 2019

In other words, an experimental population of an “endangered” species is treated as “threatened,” which has fewer protections. But that does not necessarily mean there are no protections. Treating the experimental population as “threatened” allows FWS discretion to customize management and regulations for that population.

California Condor 216

California Condor California Endangered Species Oregon 216

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

A week ago today, the federal government proposed a “threatened” listing for the Greater Sage Grouse in Nevada and California , as part of a larger study considering whether the species as a whole should be listed. As such, I am delighted to see them receive protection. Naturally, not everyone is equally delighted.

Nevada 159

Nevada Endangered Species Montana Humane 159

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JANUARY 15, 2014

To protect this woodpecker and the post-fire ecosystems it depends on throughout California, in September 2010 the Center for Biological Diversity and the John Muir Project petitioned to list the bird under the California Endangered Species Act, earning it “candidate” status in the state, which does offer some protections for the bird.

Woodpeckers 169

Woodpeckers California South Dakota Chad 169

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MAY 7, 2019

(I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.). He received a B.A.

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Birds North America Breeding America 114