10,000 Birds
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, Whooping Cranes winter almost exclusively at Aransas NWR in Texas. Additionally, many federal lands have further protections.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 30, 2018
Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey). Laguna Atascosa NWR (Texas). Billy Frank Jr.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Instead, they are summer visitors, moving up to Colorado in the warm months to breed before returning to wintering grounds in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Unlike many other official birds, the Lark Bunting is not a year-round resident.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 12, 2017
When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Indeed, The U.S. However, prototypes have been built.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2018
By designating more than 97 million acres for new parks and refuges, we are doubling the size of our National Park and Wildlife Refuge System. By protecting 25 free-flowing Alaskan rivers in their natural state, we are almost doubling the size of our Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 13, 2021
The Sunshine State isn’t known for its massive snow drifts, nor for the massive flocks of Snow Geese that grace states like Texas and New Mexico every winter. By their very name, most would assume you can’t spot Snow Geese in Florida. 2020 was that year for me! 2020 was that year for me! I arrived at St.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2018
For example, Santa Ana NWR in Texas has been in the news because the Trump Administration proposed building part of the border wall directly through it. (It The list of NWRs from 80-90% is impressive as well: Anahuac NWR in Texas (80.0%), Edwin B. Aransas NWR (Texas): 42.7%. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%.
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