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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

10,000 Birds

The Service proposes opening the following refuges to sport fishing for the first time: North Dakota. It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge : Open to sport fishing.

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314 U.S. Bird Species Threatened — Many with Extinction — by Global Warming

10,000 Birds

In June, I visited North Dakota for the first time. Like any birder visiting a new place, I had a target species list I was hoping to seek out during the one day I had available between business commitments. Birds are finely tuned to the climatic conditions that support them.

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