10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.

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Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 245

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Peregrine Falcon at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge. Obviously, our National Wildlife Refuge System is one of our most cherished environmental treasures. Do you enjoy the National Wildlife Refuges in your area? Each year, tens of millions of people visit and enjoy national wildlife refuges in every U.S.

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 137

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2015

Though all birds will be somehow impacted by climate change, I think it is important to note that not all will suffer. I think a lot of people know that climate change is not a positive thing, but do they know whats in it for wildlife? That said, there are many species we should be extremely concerned about. Whats in it for birds?

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North America Birds San Francisco Suffering 222

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

These vociferous little birds can usually be heard throughout the freshwater and saltwater marshes in North America. The male shown in the video above, filmed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, was in the process of gathering nesting material for what usually adds up to a dozen to two dozen nests!

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Sacramento North America Wildlife Defenders Of Wildlife 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2014

After all, I’m sure North America has suffered under the tyrannical grip of a polar vortex before, even though the term seems new to me, just as we survived last year’s Snowpocalypse and Sharknado. In Bierce’s view, “There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.”

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2014 North America Birds Suffering 166

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2013

Also, these human-occupied area are probably full of toxins and other impediments to normal use by wildlife. At least 350 bird species in North America go to South or Central America in the fall and return in the spring. Get more National Wildlife Federation updates at NWF.org/News. I asked Douglas B.

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Maryland Birds Penguins Wildlife 228

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Aside from being one of our best-looking birds, Golden-winged Warblers are one of North America’s most imperiled warblers. They have suffered from competition with Blue-winged Warblers (including hybridizing), forest succession, and parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds.

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United States Protection Endangered Species North America 159