Raptor Resource Project Forum
BirdCam Forum => Bird News => Topic started by: T40cfr403 on June 14, 2018, 11:17:46 AM
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Avoiding Federal Friendly Fire: Addressing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds by State Environmental Agencies Utilizing Constructed Wetlands for Stormwater Treatment
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/avoiding-federal-friendly-fire-addressing-incidental-take-migratory-birds-state
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Statement on NEPA: Another bedrock environmental law at risk
https://abcbirds.org/article/statement-on-nepa-another-bedrock-environmental-law-at-risk/
Proposed Rule - https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CEQ_FRDOC_0001-0001
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What New FWS Take Guidance Means For Permit Applicants (paywall)
https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/1054900/what-new-fws-take-guidance-means-for-permit-applicants
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A judge ripped this federal agency's justification for killing thousands of wild animals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/06/25/a-judge-ripped-this-federal-agencys-reasons-for-killing-thousands-of-wild-animals/?utm_term=.94dca59cf09e
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Officials with the federal Wildlife Services and the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game watch over a tranquilized black bear in Hanover, N.H., in April. The bear was tranquilized so she could be fitted with a radio collar and an ear tag. (Jennifer Hauck/Valley News/AP)
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100th Anniversary of Migratory Bird Treaty Act Marks Major Conservation Success
https://abcbirds.org/article/migratory-bird-treaty-act-marks-major-conservation-success/
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House committee discusses cormorant culls
http://wildlife.org/house-committee-discusses-cormorant-culls/
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Republican senator wants to undermine the law that saved the bald eagle
https://thinkprogress.org/republican-senator-wants-to-undermine-law-that-saved-the-bald-eagle-de7a269ed313/
Senate GOP seeks overhaul of Endangered Species Act
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/395135-senate-gop-seeks-overhaul-of-endangered-species-act
Quote: "This partisan bill is all about politics, at the expense of sound science and the species that depend on it for survival," Jamie Rappaport Clark, president and CEO of Defenders of the Wildlife, said Monday in a statement. "It is a reckless power grab designed to wrest away authority from scientists and wildlife experts and give it to states that lack the resources - and sometimes the political will - needed to save wildlife from extinction."
Senate Legislative Counsel Draft Copy of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 - https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/b/9/b99b7ec0-cc53-4051-8827-9a1681602304/FD921A33A08582D2C2C4124BDE001F48.esa-amendments-of-2018-discussion-draft.pdf
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100 Years Strong: Protecting the Future of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://blog.nwf.org/2018/07/100-years-strong-protecting-the-future-of-the-migratory-bird-treaty-act/
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Red-tailed hawk. Credit: Jose Espinal.
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USFWS ECOS Environmental Conservation Online System - Listed Animals
https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/ad-hoc-species-report?kingdom=V&kingdom=I&status=E&status=T&status=EmE&status=EmT&status=EXPE&status=EXPN&status=SAE&status=SAT&mapstatus=3&fcrithab=on&fstatus=on&fspecrule=on&finvpop=on&fgroup=on&header=Listed+Animals
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Illegal Use of Banned Pesticide Responsible for Bald Eagle Deaths in Maryland
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2018/07/illegal-use-banned-pesticide-responsible-bald-eagle-deaths-maryland/
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Clean Up the Farm Bill, Protect Organic
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2018/06/clean-farm-bill-protect-organic/
Requirement to Assess Pesticide Effects on Endangered Species To Be Eliminated in Farm Bill Proposal
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2018/04/requirement-assess-pesticide-effects-endangered-species-eliminated-farm-bill-proposal/
Quote: "According to the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the bill, on a party-line vote, will 'completely exempt the use of pesticides from ESA, effectively dooming hundreds of endangered species to extinction and making it legal to kill any endangered species with a pesticide at almost any time.'"
This vile monstrosity passed the House and the Senate!
H.R.2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2
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Plovers, Ospreys And Seals: Why Do Laws Protect Seemingly Abundant Species?
http://www.capecodchronicle.com/en/5328/chatham/3238/Plovers-Ospreys-And-Seals-Why-Do-Laws-Protect-Seemingly-Abundant-Species-Marine-Mammals-Animals-Piping-Plovers-and-Shorebirds.htm
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These pits are deadly to birds. But feds won't penalize oil companies
https://www.revealnews.org/article/these-pits-are-deadly-to-birds-but-feds-wont-penalize-oil-companies/
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We're Overprotecting Birds at the Expense of Climbers
https://www.outsideonline.com/2322206/climbers-changing-outdated-raptor-closures-peregrine-falcon
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Farm bill amendment would let farmers kill black vultures
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/farm-bill-amendment-would-let-farmers-kill-black-vultures/417-571422647
AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2, AS REPORTED OFFERED BY MR. HOLLINGSWORTH OF INDIANA - https://hollingsworth.house.gov/uploadedfiles/blckvultr.pdf
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Defend laws that protect bird habitat
https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinion/readers/2018/07/12/letters-defend-laws-protect-bird-habitat/779482002/
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Congress Considers Major Bills this Month Impacting Key Audubon Priorities
https://www.audubon.org/news/congress-considers-major-bills-month-impacting-key-audubon-priorities?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-20180714_advisory
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We are working to keep a harmful rider that would impact efforts to save Greater Sage-Grouse out of the final defense bill. Photo: Bob Wick/BLM
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U.S. House Passes Harmful Fisheries Bill
https://www.audubon.org/news/us-house-passes-harmful-fisheries-bill?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-20180714_advisory
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As MBTA Turns 100, Audubon Defends the Law in Court and in Congress
https://www.audubon.org/news/as-mbta-turns-100-audubon-defends-law-court-and-congress?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-20180714_advisory
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Great Egrets are common now only because grassroots activists urged Congress to pass the Migratory Bird Treaty Act a century ago, saving the regal birds from the plume trade. Photo: Trudy Walden/Audubon Photography Awards
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Farm bill amendment would let farmers kill black vultures
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/farm-bill-amendment-would-let-farmers-kill-black-vultures/417-571422647
AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2, AS REPORTED OFFERED BY MR. HOLLINGSWORTH OF INDIANA - https://hollingsworth.house.gov/uploadedfiles/blckvultr.pdf
More: Farmers permitted to kill black vultures
https://www.laruecountyherald.com/content/farmers-permitted-kill-black-vultures
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Clipped Wings: Trump Administration Weakens Law That Protected Birds For A Century
http://wvpublic.org/post/clipped-wings-trump-administration-weakens-law-protected-birds-century#stream/0
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Birds are important indicators of an ecosystem's health.
Credit Brittany Patterson / West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Environmentalists worry ruling leaves birds without protection from incidental killings
http://www.pharostribune.com/indiana/news/article_70d60184-dd7c-5e3f-a9d6-abbc18b562df.html
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Group fears cuckoo could lose protection
https://www.abqjournal.com/1196429/yellow-billed-cuckoo-could-lose-protection.html
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The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) breeds mostly in the U.S. and spends its winters in South America. (Seabamirum/Flickr Commons)
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Nexen Energy ULC ordered to pay $290,000 fine for a violation of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994
http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/nexen-energy-ulc-ordered-to-pay-290-000-fine-for-a-violation-of-the-migratory-birds-convention-act-1994-1027367199
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News Articles From July 19, 2018
Interior Department Proposes a Vast Reworking of the Endangered Species Act
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/climate/endangered-species-act-changes.html
Endangered Species Act stripped of key provisions in Trump administration proposal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/07/19/endangered-species-act-stripped-of-key-provisions-in-trump-administration-proposal/?utm_term=.09f64932e417&wpisrc=al_news__alert-hse--alert-national&wpmk=1
Trump administration introduces proposal to roll back Endangered Species Act protections
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/397905-trump-administration-introduce-proposal-to-roll-back-endangered
Trump Administration Takes Aim At Endangered Species Act
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-19/law-that-saved-bald-eagle-being-revamped-by-trump-administration
Press Release
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Seek Public Input on Proposed Reforms to Improve & Modernize Implementation of the Endangered Species Act - https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=u.s.-fish-and-wildlife-service-and-noaa-fisheries-seek-public-input-on-&_ID=36286
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Guidance
Endangered Species Act | Overview - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/
ESA Implementation | Regulation Revisions - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/improving_ESA/regulation-revisions.html
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/ESAall.pdf
ESA Fact Sheet - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/ESA_basics.pdf
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News Articles From July 19, 2018
Interior Department Proposes a Vast Reworking of the Endangered Species Act
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/climate/endangered-species-act-changes.html
Endangered Species Act stripped of key provisions in Trump administration proposal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/07/19/endangered-species-act-stripped-of-key-provisions-in-trump-administration-proposal/?utm_term=.09f64932e417&wpisrc=al_news__alert-hse--alert-national&wpmk=1
Trump administration introduces proposal to roll back Endangered Species Act protections
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/397905-trump-administration-introduce-proposal-to-roll-back-endangered
Trump Administration Takes Aim At Endangered Species Act
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-19/law-that-saved-bald-eagle-being-revamped-by-trump-administration
Press Release
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Seek Public Input on Proposed Reforms to Improve & Modernize Implementation of the Endangered Species Act - https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=u.s.-fish-and-wildlife-service-and-noaa-fisheries-seek-public-input-on-&_ID=36286
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Guidance
Endangered Species Act | Overview - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/
ESA Implementation | Regulation Revisions - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/improving_ESA/regulation-revisions.html
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/ESAall.pdf
ESA Fact Sheet - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/ESA_basics.pdf
More: The Endangered Species Act is Itself Endangered (from The Union of Concerned Scientists)
https://blog.ucsusa.org/charise-johnson/the-endangered-species-act-is-itself-endangered
Dems slam proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/397442-dems-slam-proposed-endangered-species-act-changes
Senate endangered species bill faces uphill climb
https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/11240-senate-endangered-species-bill-faces-uphill-climb
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News Articles From July 19, 2018
Interior Department Proposes a Vast Reworking of the Endangered Species Act
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/climate/endangered-species-act-changes.html
Endangered Species Act stripped of key provisions in Trump administration proposal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/07/19/endangered-species-act-stripped-of-key-provisions-in-trump-administration-proposal/?utm_term=.09f64932e417&wpisrc=al_news__alert-hse--alert-national&wpmk=1
Trump administration introduces proposal to roll back Endangered Species Act protections
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/397905-trump-administration-introduce-proposal-to-roll-back-endangered
Trump Administration Takes Aim At Endangered Species Act
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-19/law-that-saved-bald-eagle-being-revamped-by-trump-administration
Press Release
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Seek Public Input on Proposed Reforms to Improve & Modernize Implementation of the Endangered Species Act - https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=u.s.-fish-and-wildlife-service-and-noaa-fisheries-seek-public-input-on-&_ID=36286
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Guidance
Endangered Species Act | Overview - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/
ESA Implementation | Regulation Revisions - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/improving_ESA/regulation-revisions.html
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/ESAall.pdf
ESA Fact Sheet - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/ESA_basics.pdf
More: The Endangered Species Act is Itself Endangered (from The Union of Concerned Scientists)
https://blog.ucsusa.org/charise-johnson/the-endangered-species-act-is-itself-endangered
Dems slam proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/397442-dems-slam-proposed-endangered-species-act-changes
Senate endangered species bill faces uphill climb
https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/11240-senate-endangered-species-bill-faces-uphill-climb
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Next on Trump's deregulatory agenda: the Endangered Species Act
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2018/07/20/the-energy-202-next-on-trump-s-deregulatory-agenda-the-endangered-species-act/5b50e9fc1b326b1e64695477/?utm_term=.b0d9e2b39abb&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
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A male sage grouse tries to impress a group of hens, at left, near the base of the Rattlesnake Range in 2014 in southwest Natrona County, Wyo. (Alan Rogers/Casper Star-Tribune/AP)
The US Endangered Species Act Is About to Be Stripped of Some Key Provisions
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-endangered-species-act-is-about-to-be-stripped-of-some-key-provisions
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USFWS ESA Implementation | Regulation Revisions - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/improving_ESA/regulation-revisions.html
Section 4 (listing and critical habitat) rule: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/pdf/20180718_proposed_424_signed.pdf
4(d) (protective regulations) rule: Fish and Wildlife Service - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/pdf/20180718_proposed_4d_signed.pdf
Section 7 (interagency cooperation) rule: FWS and NOAA - https://www.fws.gov/endangered/pdf/20180718_proposed_402_signed.pdf
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Federally endangered Nihoa Millerbird.
Photo credit: Mark MacDonald/USFWS
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Trump's Endangered Species Act Overhaul Could Have a Weird Side Effect
https://earther.com/trump-s-endangered-species-act-overhaul-could-have-a-we-1827760246
4 things to know about Trump's ESA overhaul
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060089935
Safari Club International supports major proposed revisions to the ESA
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/07/sci-supports-usfws-proposed-improvements-to-esa/#axzz5LwH0Xb62
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Lawmakers, Lobbyists and the Administration Join Forces to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/climate/endangered-species-act-trump-administration.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fclimate%26action=click%26contentCollection=climate%26region=rank%26module=package%26version=highlights%26contentPlacement=1%26pgtype=sectionfront
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Major Changes to Endangered Species Act Regulations Proposed
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/major-changes-to-endangered-species-act-regulations-proposed
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Here are 10 plants and animals that might have gone extinct without the Endangered Species Act
https://www.popsci.com/endangered-species-act-recovered
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Interior Department Rescinds Key Species Protections (outrageous!)
Latest in series of moves undermining interior's conservation mission.
https://www.nature.org/newsfeatures/pressreleases/interior-department-rescinds-key-species-protections.xml
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Interior Department Rescinds Key Species Protections (outrageous!)
Latest in series of moves undermining interior's conservation mission.
https://www.nature.org/newsfeatures/pressreleases/interior-department-rescinds-key-species-protections.xml
More: Trump admin kills rule demanding companies pay up for damaging wildlife homes
https://mashable.com/2018/07/28/trump-administration-wildlife-habitats-damages/#hdujG0TH5Oq5
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Health Experts Rebut Trump EPA Censoring Science Rule
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/jennifer-sass/health-experts-rebut-trump-epa-censoring-science-rule
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Fish and Wildlife Pushed to Protect Scarlet Macaw
https://www.courthousenews.com/fish-and-wildlife-pushed-to-protect-scarlet-macaw/
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Friends of Animals included these photos of the scarlet macaw subspecies Ara macao cyanoptera (left) and Ara macao macao (right) in a complaint filed on July 27, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The left photo is credited to Tony Silva, and the right photo to @Doug88888.
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House Republicans Strip Protections From Wolves in Funding Bill (from June 6, 2018)
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/endangered-species-attacks-06-06-2018.php
Quote: "House Republicans in the Appropriations Committee today passed legislation to fund the Department of the Interior for 2019 that includes riders to strip Endangered Species Act protection from gray wolves nationwide, delay protections for sage grouse and grizzly bears, and prohibit any federal agency from protecting public health and wildlife from toxic lead ammunition."
Get the Lead Out SCIENTIFIC REPORTS - https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/scientific_reports.html
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19 sentenced for selling eagle parts in South Dakota and surrounding states
https://www.capjournal.com/news/sentenced-for-selling-eagle-parts-in-south-dakota-and-surrounding/article_0c88d0ca-96d6-11e8-80ae-035d364cdeae.html
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Trump Administration Plan to Reverse Progress on Car Fuel Standards "Reckless," Says Audubon
http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/15011-trump-administration-plan-to-reverse-progress-on-car-fuel-standards-reckless-says-audubon
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Klamath Tribes claims irrigation project hurts endangered sucker fish
https://norcalrecord.com/stories/511509518-klamath-tribes-claims-irrigation-project-hurts-endangered-sucker-fish
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Trump administration approves $2.5-billion energy project near Joshua Tree National Park
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2018/08/01/trump-approves-energy-project-outside-joshua-tree-national-park/884323002/
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17 people and two pawn shops sentenced for eagle trafficking
https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/people-and-two-pawn-shops-sentenced-for-eagle-trafficking/article_c7159b56-cfcd-53c9-a7b3-ec521c3f4745.html
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This Nevada Department of Wildlife photo shows a Nevada game warden displaying the carcasses and wings of two golden eagles and a hawk seized from an Arizona man accused of killing an eagle and illegally possessing raptor parts at the department's office in Elko. A two-year undercover operation in South Dakota has led to indictments against 15 people for illegally trafficking eagles and other migratory birds. The case in federal court in South Dakota offers a rare window into the black market for eagle feathers, parts and handicrafts.
Joe Doucette/Nevada Department of Wildlife via AP, File
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Pro-extinction Policies Do Not Sit Well With Americans, Whatever Their Stripe
https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/pro-extinction-policies-do-not-sit-well-americans-whatever-their-stripe?utm_source=newsletterro&utm_medium=story3ro&utm_campaign=email
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Trump Administration Lifts Ban On GMOs, Bee-Killing Chemicals In Wildlife Refuges
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gmo-neonicotinoid-pesticides-national-wildlife-refuges_us_5b648dd5e4b0de86f4a0fd15
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Public Notice: Environment and Climate Change Canada asks for public assistance following harassment of migratory birds by users of personal watercraft
https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/18/08/r12143238/public-notice-environment-and-climate-change-canada-asks-for-public-as
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Trump administration is considering reweighing costs and benefits of EPA regulations
https://cen.acs.org/policy/regulation/Trump-administration-considering-reweighing-costs/96/i32
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Settlement: Jones Beach feral cats must be relocated to sanctuary or shelter
https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/pets/jones-beach-piping-plovers-cats-1.20368871
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Governors: Trump directive could hurt effort to save bird
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/governors-ban-land-deals-hurt-beleaguered-bird-57147730
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London firms fined for hunting birds, destroying nests
https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/london-firms-fined-for-hunting-birds-destroying-nests
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Opinion: Economist: Eat endangered species to save them
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/economist-eat-endangered-species-to-save-them
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US wildlife boss departs after stirring fears on species law
https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/wildlife-boss-departs-after-stirring-fears-species-law/1qLDQkM4Vw1u4HpSgssKZN/
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Opinion: Don't let the feds kill this critical environmental law
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2018/08/14/national-environmental-policy-act-endangered-species-protection/982639002/
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Florida News: Three Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Migratory Bird Trafficking
https://www.stl.news/florida-news-three-individuals-sentenced-to-prison-for-migratory-bird-trafficking/155057/
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Trump Quietly OK's Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges
https://www.thenation.com/article/trump-quietly-oks-bioengineered-farming-on-wildlife-refuges/
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Three Federal Agency Proposals Exemplify Revived Commitment To Quantifying Costs And Benefits
https://www.forbes.com/sites/wlf/2018/08/17/three-federal-agency-proposals-exemplify-revived-commitment-to-quantifying-costs-and-benefits/#379c8ca570ab
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Cape Coral man arrested, admitted to destroying burrowing owl nests
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2018/08/17/cape-coral-man-arrested-admitted-destroying-burrowing-owl-nests/1023510002/
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Nixon helped save the bald eagle - but what will Trump do for America's patriotic emblem?
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/north-america/2018/08/nixon-helped-save-bald-eagle-what-will-trump-do-america-s-patriotic
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Judge Orders Full Environmental Review of Keystone XL in Nebraska
https://www.ecowatch.com/keystone-xl-pipeline-environmental-review-2596431586.html
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The Keystone XL pipeline at one point was going to run through the sensitive Sand Hills areas of Nebraska west of Butte. The pipeline was rerouted around the Sand Hills, but still under the Niobrara River area pictured here on July 4, 2012. Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post via Getty Images
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Man faces ?2,000 court bill after conviction for disturbing ospreys
http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/Man-faces-2000-court-bill-after-conviction-for-disturbing-ospreys-f03a6d85-4951-4d3d-9bc1-c976885656c2-ds
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CLEAN WATER RULE - Judge shifts legal brawl, revives WOTUS in 26 states
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060094329
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A federal judge has revived the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule in 26 states. Montgomery County Planning Commission/Flickr
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Opinion: This Obscure Law Could Mean a $10,000 Fine for Andrew Cuomo. That's Absurd.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/08/21/this-obscure-law-could-mean-a-10000-fine-for-andrew-cuomo-thats-absurd/
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Antiques: Buying or selling feathers, ivory or other animal-related items? Think twice
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/life/2018/08/24/buying-selling-antique-animal-related-items-think-twice/934883002/
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SAGE GROUSE - Judge dismisses FWS decision not to list Nev., Calif. birds (paywall, but topical)
https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2018/08/27/stories/1060095289
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Brett Kavanaugh's Record Sets A Dangerous Precedent On Endangered Species
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kavanaugh-endangered-species_us_5b7f15f8e4b0729515114437
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Republicans say iconic Endangered Species Act no longer working, call for major makeover
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/28/endangered-species-act-gop-wants-overhaul-savior-bald-eagle/1061476002/
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Pheasant farm fined for killing hawks
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/local_news/20180830/pheasant_farm_fined_for_killing_hawks
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Scott Co. hunters sentenced after pleading guilty to hunting doves over baited field
http://www.wlbt.com/story/39004520/scott-co-hunters-sentenced-after-pleading-guilty-to-hunting-doves-over-baited-field
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Colorado Man Convicted Of Poisoning Bald Eagles
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/08/31/colorado-man-convicted-poisoning-bald-eagles/
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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
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Proposed Changes to the Endangered Species Act Threaten Wildlife
https://blog.ucsusa.org/charise-johnson/proposed-changes-to-the-endangered-species-act-threaten-wildlife
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Eight states are fighting Trump's attempt to declaw the Migratory Bird Treaty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/05/eight-states-are-fighting-trumps-attempt-declaw-migratory-bird-treaty/?utm_term=.4c12f2cb68d4&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
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A migrating bird pecks for horseshoe crab eggs among the crabs laying them at Port Mahon, Del. (Michael Williamson/The Washington Post)
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A.G. Underwood Leads Suit Against Trump Administration For Abandoning Longstanding Protections For Migratory Birds
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-underwood-leads-suit-against-trump-administration-abandoning-longstanding
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Georgia rancher wins legal battle after bald eagle attacks kill 160,000 chickens
https://www.wftv.com/news/trending-now/georgia-rancher-wins-legal-battle-after-bald-eagle-attacks-kill-160000-chickens/829431443
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Georgia rancher wins legal battle in bald eagle attacks
https://www.ajc.com/blog/news-to-me/georgia-rancher-wins-compensation-bald-eagle-attacks/mMotH8bCF2Xptra86hJ9CP/
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Bald eagles fight for a meal at White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Ga. The large flock of uncaged chickens has created the largest collection of eagles in the state of Georgia, said rancher Will Harris. Photo: Special/Backlight Photography
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Dozens of hunters busted for illegal dove baiting in Louisiana in season's 1st weekend
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_d53fd2a6-b1ee-11e8-844c-db35d52fef13.html
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Man who said he accidentally kicked seagull that ate cheeseburger fined $124
https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/man-who-said-accidentally-kicked-seagull-that-ate-cheeseburger-fined-124/UzwLUrJy4TZm7mNaTei0PJ/
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Secretary Zinke Expands Hunting & Fishing Opportunities at 30 U.S. Wildlife Refuges
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/09/secretary-zinke-expands-hunting-fishing-opportunities-at-30-of-americas-national/#axzz5QeTYRUsh
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Opinion: Farm bill has long motivated farmers, ranchers to keep birds off endangered species list
https://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/columns/guest_columns/steve-holmer-guest-columnist-farm-bill-has-long-motivated-farmers/article_c283de7b-aebd-5c83-9ecc-cbf82f351314.html
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Ordinance banning feeding eagles moves forward
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article218091460.html
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Species at risk: Whether obscure or high-profile, decline in any native species is cause for concern, experts say
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/science-and-nature/4496567-species-risk-whether-obscure-or-high-profile-decline-any-native
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Zinke yields to states on fish and wildlife
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060096521
Trump bid to ease Alaska bear-hunting rules draws fire - https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060089911/
Related:
Feds manage refuge population, can decide to vaccinate or not, court says - https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/15672?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eenews.net%2Fstories%2F15672
FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ON FEDERAL LANDS: DEBUNKING STATE SUPREMACY - https://law.lclark.edu/live/files/25224-5tojciniepdf
Quote from above: "This Article reviews the authority of federal and state governments to manage wildlife on federal lands. It first describes the most common assertions made by state governments regarding state powers over wildlife and then analyzes the relevant powers and limitations of the United States Constitution and federal land laws, regulations, and policies. Wildlife-specific provisions applicable within the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Forest System,
Bureau of Land Management, the special case of Alaska, and the National Wilderness Preservation System are covered, as is the Endangered Species Act."
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Opinion: Zinke to birds: Drop dead
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-migratory-birds-zinke-killing-0913-20180912-story.html#
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A pelican drenched in oil struggles on the beach at East Grand Terre Island off Louisiana's coast, weeks after Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, causing a massive oil spill. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
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Federal Court Pulls Natural Gas Pipeline Permits
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/federal-court-pulls-natural-gas-pipeline-permits
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Eight states sue DOI, its Principal Deputy Solicitor, and FWS over MBTA guidance
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e03ab038-96c9-4c13-a444-3e59b53b597c
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'We got it wrong': Government apologizes to Alaska Natives for banning migratory bird harvests
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2018/09/13/we-got-it-wrong-government-apologizes-to-alaska-natives-for-banning-migratory-bird-harvests/
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Seagulls rescued from Belfast's Thompson's Wharf
https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/seagulls-rescued-belfast-s-thompson-s-wharf-one-possibly-shot/107660
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Compensatory Mitigation for Golden Eagles: Reducing Vehicle Collisions (Excellent idea, except they're recommending it in lieu of retrofitting power lines!)
https://awwi.org/resources/vehicle-collision-mitigation-model/
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Note: This article startled me, so I researched it over a couple of hours. While it sounds sleazy and like an abuse of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, this facility apparently obtained the eagle exhibition pictured in the article legally. Of course I don't know if they obtained an exhibition permit, how long they had to wait (the FWS estimates a 2-year wait for Native Americans to receive a whole bird from the National Eagle Repository), or just how this New Jersey representative assisted them in "securing an American Bald Eagle from the National Wildlife Property Repository," which is not the same entity but in the same location as the National Eagle Repository. I suppose it's possible the Property Repository had a confiscated, stuffed eagle lying around and "donated" or loaned it to the facility. The facility also seems to meet the definitions of a facility eligible to receive a whole eagle body, even though a Google search brings up lots of images of the place being used for weddings and not education. I don't think the arboretum received the eagle from the National Eagle Repository or jumped over others waiting in line for a whole eagle body. But I was certainly surprised to learn that someone other than a Native American could possess a bald eagle body! ~T40
Leonard Lance stops by for photograph with eagle display
https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2018/09/leonard_lance_stops_by_for_photograph_with_eagle_d.html
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U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance, R-7th, stopped by the Hunterdon County Division of Parks and Recreation at the Hunterdon County Arboretum to meet with the division staff and view the American Bald Eagle displayed in division headquarters. (courtesy photo)
National Wildlife Property Repository - https://www.fws.gov/wildliferepository/
Quotes: "The facility is responsible for receiving wildlife items that have been forfeited or abandoned to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." One of their objectives is to, "Loan wildlife property to USFWS offices, other Federal, State and municipal government offices and public educational and/or scientific institutions."
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT A FEDERAL EAGLE EXHIBITION PERMIT - https://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-14.pdf
Quote: "A Federal Eagle Exhibition permit will authorize you to possess bald or golden eagles (living or dead), parts, nests and eggs for educational purposes."
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Quote: "Only zoological parks, scientific societies and museums that are open to the general public and are either established, maintained, and operated as a governmental service or are privately endowed and organized but not operated for profit are eligible for an Eagle Exhibition permit (50 CFR 10.12 and 50 CFR 22.21)."
50 CFR 22.21 - Permits for scientific or exhibition purposes - https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-1996-title50-vol1/pdf/CFR-1996-title50-vol1-sec22-21.pdf
Quote: "The Director may, upon receipt of an application and in accordance with the issuance criteria of this section, issue a permit authorizing taking, possession, or transportation of bald eagles or golden eagles, or their parts, nests, or eggs for the scientific or exhibition purposes of public museums, public scientific societies, or public zoological parks."
HUNTERDON COUNTY ARBORETUM - http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/ParkAreas/Arboretum/info.htm
Quote: "An arboretum is defined as a living museum comprised of trees, shrubs, and plants that are observed and studied for educational purposes."
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Otero County, Forestry Service support changes to Endangered Species Act
https://www.alamogordonews.com/story/community/2018/09/19/otero-county-forestry-support-changes-endangered-species-act/1348959002/
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Agencies apologize for trauma of migratory bird hunt ban
http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1838agencies_apologize_for_trauma_of_migratory
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Corinth man faces 50K fine for killing protected birds
https://www.wcbi.com/corinth-man-faces-50k-fine-killing-protected-birds/
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Albuquerque zoo touts importance of Endangered Species Act
https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/albuquerque-zoo-touts-importance-of-endangered-species-act/5078827/
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Why We Must Save the Endangered Species Act from the Trump Administration
https://e360.yale.edu/features/why-we-must-save-the-endangered-species-act-from-the-trump-administration-babbitt
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Trump administration poses new threat to birds in allowing 'incidental' killings
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/21/trump-administration-poses-new-threat-to-birds-in-allowing-incidental-killings
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Southern Arizona wind farm investigated after death of bat, eagle (they didn't have a permit! >:()
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2018/09/21/southern-arizona-wind-farm-investigated-after-death-of-bat-eagle/
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800,000+ Public Comments Submitted in Defense of Endangered Species Act
https://awionline.org/press-releases/800000-public-comments-submitted-defense-endangered-species-act
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Jail over killing of eagles in a Victorian first
https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/jail-over-killing-of-eagles-in-a-victorian-first-20180924-p505r4.html
14 days' jail for killing 406 wedge-tailed eagles 'inadequate', animal groups say
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/25/14-days-jail-for-killing-406-wedge-tailed-eagles-inadequate-animal-groups-say
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Republicans rev up calls to rewrite Endangered Species Act
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2018/09/27/the-energy-202-republicans-rev-up-calls-to-rewrite-endangered-species-act/5bab9fb41b326b7c8a8d16a2/?utm_term=.e6533a18350b
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House committee votes to relax Endangered Species Act (the ESA is getting attacked from all sides!)
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/408752-house-panel-votes-to-relax-endangered-species-act
House Committee on Natural Resources - https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405804
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Fifteen poaching crimes filmed in past three weeks - CABS
https://www.timesofmalta.com/mobile/articles/view/20180928/local/fifteen-poaching-crimes-filmed-in-past-three-weeks-cabs.690237
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Judge Upholds Endangered Species Act Protections for Gunnison Sage Grouse
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/gunnison-sage-grouse-09-28-2018.php
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Fate of species law may hinge on fight over lowly frog
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060100081
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Dusky gopher frog. John Tupy/Fish and Wildlife Service
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House committee votes to relax Endangered Species Act (the ESA is getting attacked from all sides!)
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/408752-house-panel-votes-to-relax-endangered-species-act
House Committee on Natural Resources - https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405804
More info: Republicans accelerate efforts to overhaul Endangered Species Act
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/409039-republicans-accelerate-efforts-to-overhaul-endangered-species-act
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House committee votes to relax Endangered Species Act (the ESA is getting attacked from all sides!)
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/408752-house-panel-votes-to-relax-endangered-species-act
House Committee on Natural Resources - https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405804
More info: Republicans may finally kill the law that saved the bald eagles
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2018/10/01/endangered-species-act-house-bills-trump-rules-column/1480545002/
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Fate of species law may hinge on fight over lowly frog
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060100081
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Dusky gopher frog. John Tupy/Fish and Wildlife Service
More: ENDANGERED SPECIES - Supreme Court weighs protections for rare frog
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060100197
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Trump administration abruptly ends key law enforcement program at wildlife refuges
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/409455-trump-administration-ends-key-law-enforcement-program-at-wildlife
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4-4 Supreme Court split favors left on endangered species, illegal immigration cases
http://dailytorch.com/2018/10/4-4-supreme-court-split-favors-left-on-endangered-species-illegal-immigration-cases/
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Trump administration abruptly ends key law enforcement program at wildlife refuges
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/409455-trump-administration-ends-key-law-enforcement-program-at-wildlife
More: Democrats want answers on cancellation of officer program at wildlife refuges
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/409994-lawmakers-request-explanation-on-cancellation-of-officer-program-at
(https://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_small_article/public/arctic_national_wildlife_refuge.jpg?itok=YVxngX8C)
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Blind focus on 'energy dominance' may cripple Endangered Species Act
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/410005-blind-focus-on-energy-dominance-may-cripple-endangered-species-act
(https://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_small_article/public/baldeagle.jpg?itok=bu0tLtrU)
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Farmer appeals osprey disturbing conviction
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Farmer-appeals-osprey-disturbing-conviction-6751eb9b-a728-4b32-b3f8-b03cbeba77bd-ds
(http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/portalsuite/image//9eb3c388-19bd-4074-90cd-9e5c8aeb4f2a/mainMediaSize=0x425_type=image_publish=true_targetX0=0_targetX1=100_targetY0=12.22_targetY1=92.22_role=1__image.jpg)
Osprey chicks at a south Cumbria site
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Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior - Proposed Rules
Listing the eastern black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/09/2018-21799/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-petition-finding-and-threatened-species?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Rare, Secretive Bird Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/eastern-black-rail-10-05-2018.php
(https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/images/black_rail_Laterallus_jamaicensis_USGS.jpg)
Listing the black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), a pelagic seabird species that nests on the island of Hispaniola and forages off the coast of the eastern United States, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/09/2018-21793/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-threatened-species-status-for-black-capped-petrel-with?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Meet the Undercover Crime Unit Battling Miami's Black Market of Birds
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/fall-2018/meet-undercover-crime-unit-battling-miamis-black
(https://cdn.audubon.org/cdn/farfuture/EBdLdHn_PZR1SnQsJxHjWyxs1ffsOhddGrqVuluCwMg/mtime:1536169494/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_slide/public/web_au0918_mt_037.jpg?itok=ktwjMpwf)
Often birds are sneaked into the country inside containers concealed beneath clothing. Photo: Karine Aigner
(https://cdn.audubon.org/cdn/farfuture/35iU90ESYiU67T2fcGXm59L6LQCnpoFWNkJYHrQpJtc/mtime:1536170309/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_slide/public/web_au0918_mt_040.jpg?itok=NRhaT9mf)
At a press event in April, authorities release roughly 130 birds that had been seized from traffickers and deemed healthy enough to survive in the wild. Photo: Karine Aigner
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Trump Administration Proposes Threatened Status for Rare Atlantic Seabird, But Includes No Protection
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/black-capped-petrel-10-05-2018.php
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Opinion: Rep. Cheney works for energy, not Wyoming
https://trib.com/opinion/letters/bishop-rep-cheney-works-for-energy-not-wyoming/article_e01d1add-efb0-5def-99c3-167b779dcbaa.html
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Opinion (good example of why some are against the ESA)
Lizard's Legal Status Threatens Texas Oil and Gas Operations
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/lizards-legal-status-threatens-texas-oil-and-gas-operations
(https://www.heartland.org/sebin/x/a/dunes-sagebrush-lizard-2%20rightsize.jpg)
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New York leads Eight States in Filing Federal Lawsuit to Restore Bird Protection Law
https://www.audubon.org/news/new-york-leads-eight-states-filing-federal-lawsuit-restore-bird-protection-law?utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20181010_joyous-wins&utm_content=medium
(https://cdn.audubon.org/cdn/farfuture/I7GTk3czUFdRPPJ78g4b_RcxYB4TQWcwWJUvixk6cEg/mtime:1536184407/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_inline/public/apa_2015_marygiraulo_283375_great_egret_kk.jpg?itok=FZ8WVw76)
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Minnesota loons may get $7.2 million from BP oil spill settlement
https://www.dglobe.com/news/science-and-nature/4511290-minnesota-loons-may-get-72-million-bp-oil-spill-settlement
(https://www.dglobe.com/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_860/public/fieldimages/1/1009/1mqcybdacnumt3jant31byze32n0nej.jpg?itok=YVTcq5WS)
A pair of adult loons feed their chicks on Burntside Lake near Ely. Minnesota loon conservation efforts would get $7.52 million in part of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement under a proposal published Tuesday in the Federal Register. News Tribune file photo.
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Virginia golf resort developer sued for environmental issues
https://www.kansas.com/news/business/article219793530.html
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Opinion - The Endangered Species Act works. Just look at Maine's bald eagles.
https://bangordailynews.com/2018/10/10/opinion/editorials/the-endangered-species-act-works-just-look-at-maines-bald-eagles/
(https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/10/14503161_H23229018-720x445.jpg)
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States' roles in species conservation explored
https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/11532-states-roles-in-species-conservation-explored-at-hearing
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Congress Is Quietly Eroding the Endangered Species Act
https://www.outsideonline.com/2353896/endangered-species-act-quietly-danger
(https://www.outsideonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/width_1200/public/2018/10/09/esa-bald-eagle_h.jpg?itok=yEq7CnG3)
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Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior - Proposed Rules
Listing the eastern black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/09/2018-21799/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-petition-finding-and-threatened-species?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Rare, Secretive Bird Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/eastern-black-rail-10-05-2018.php
(https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/images/black_rail_Laterallus_jamaicensis_USGS.jpg)
Listing the black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), a pelagic seabird species that nests on the island of Hispaniola and forages off the coast of the eastern United States, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/09/2018-21793/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-threatened-species-status-for-black-capped-petrel-with?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Update: Federal government seeking public comment on listing two bird and one mussel species in NC as threatened
https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2018/10/11/federal-government-seeking-public-comment-on-listing-two-bird-and-one-mussel-species-in-nc-as-threatened/
(https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-11.43.36-AM-768x830.png)
Black-Capped Petrel (Photo taken by Tom Benson, Aug. 25, 2017, in Dare County.)
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Opinion: More Misplaced Environmentalist Outrage
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/more-misplaced-environmentalist-outrage
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Controversial lawyer named to key fish and wildlife post
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060102575
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Update: Charges Filed in Shooting of Bald Eagle
http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/39287490/erie-county-man-facing-charges-for-shooting-bald-eagle
(https://wicu.images.worldnow.com/images/17733934_G.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&height=560&fit=bounds&lastEditedDate=1539623993000)
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Interior Department sued over withholding details on trophy permits, endangered species
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/412233-interior-faces-pressure-over-withholding-details-on-trophy-permits-and
ENDANGERED SPECIES - FWS recommends shielding some records from public (paywall, but the 1st sentence says it all)
https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2018/10/18/stories/1060103677
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Police investigate bird of prey death near St Cyrus following post-mortem discovery
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/1588839/police-investigate-bird-of-prey-death-near-st-cyrus-following-post-mortem-discovery/
(https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/P-62fda2b8-4db1-4863-beb8-f2e22dc1212d.jpg)
Police are investigating the death of a goshawk which was found near St Cyrus
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Second man arrested in destruction of Cape Coral burrowing owl nests at construction site
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2018/10/22/burrowing-owl-nests-destroyed-second-man-arrested-cape-coral/1729401002/
(https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/7143688c01adce81eda59c88026a69b9a2f717b8/c=109-0-1710-2134/local/-/media/2017/01/25/FortMyers/FortMyers/636209443317874657-staredowninthecape.jpg?width=534&height=712&fit=crop)
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Environmental Law Without Property Rights
https://ricochet.com/565345/environmental-law-without-property-rights/
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(Both of these articles have a paywall, but the first sentences tell you everything you need to know.)
Ducks Unlimited's policy chief takes FWS post
https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1060103947
Enviro Group Blasts Trump's Pick For FWS Director
https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/1094940/enviro-group-blasts-trump-s-pick-for-fws-director
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(Both of these articles have a paywall, but the first sentences tell you everything you need to know.)
Ducks Unlimited's policy chief takes FWS post
https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1060103947
Enviro Group Blasts Trump's Pick For FWS Director
https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/1094940/enviro-group-blasts-trump-s-pick-for-fws-director
More info: Trump picks former Monsanto executive to lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-nominates-former-monsanto-executive-to-lead-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-0ca95d6c4dbf/
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Migratory Bird law stripped of its bite
https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Migratory-Bird-law-stripped-of-its-bite-498575781.html
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Hawaiian Hawk From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/30/2018-23697/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-removing-the-hawaiian-hawk-from-the-federal-list-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Letter to the Editor - Protecting cranes, saving ESA
https://www.kearneyhub.com/opinions/ltte/protecting-cranes-saving-esa/article_1bd20cd8-db99-11e8-82dc-6b0c9897e84d.html
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5 Ways the Trump Administration Has Been a Nightmare for Animals
https://www.care2.com/causes/5-ways-the-trump-administration-has-been-a-nightmare-for-animals.html
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Lawsuit challenges criminal treatment of bird owners
https://www.tsln.com/news/lawsuit-challenges-criminal-treatment-of-bird-owners/
There is no "falconry exception" to the Bill of Rights
https://pacificlegal.org/there-is-no-falconry-exception-to-the-bill-of-rights/
Falconry regulations run afoul of the Bill of Rights
https://pacificlegal.org/case/peter-stavrianoudakis-et-al-v-united-states-department-of-fish-wildlife-and-california-department-of-fish-wildlife/
(https://pacificlegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Peter_Stavrianoudakis_falconer-21-200x300.jpg)
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Hawaiian Hawk From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/30/2018-23697/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-removing-the-hawaiian-hawk-from-the-federal-list-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
More: Trump, Zombie Deregulation and the Hawaiian Hawk
https://therevelator.org/hawaiian-hawk/
(https://therevelator.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hawaiian-hawk-Pat-McGrath-cropped.jpg)
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Plans for world's largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctic blocked
https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/plans-worlds-largest-ocean-sanctuary-antarctic-blocked-doc-1aj2e62#.W92j0Nl221N.twitter
(https://www.afp.com/sites/default/files/nfs/diff-intra/english/shared/top/584f3b226133575c9433e55dd58a8cb8d1c96a46.jpg)
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Environmentalists say grasslands being converted to corn/soybean crops
http://www.michiganradio.org/post/environmentalists-say-grasslands-being-converted-cornsoybean-crops
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Environmental groups say U.S.EPA has allowed conversion of up to 7.8 million acres of grasslands and other non-croplands to be used to grow corn and ethanol, in violation of the Renewable Fuel Standard
Credit National Park Service
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Proposal Seeks to Remove 'ʻIo From Endangered Species List
https://mauinow.com/2018/11/04/us-fish-and-wildlife-service-seeking-public-comments-on-proposal-to-remove-%CA%BBio-from-endangered-species-list/
Proposed Rule - Endangered and Threatened Species: Removing the Hawaiian Hawk from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FWS-R1-ES-2007-0024-0126
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Area men plead guilty to federal migratory bird hunting violations
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181106/area-men-plead-guilty-to-federal-migratory-bird-hunting-violations
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Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/13/2018-24607/endangered-species-recovery-permit-applications?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Updated Collision Risk Model Priors for Estimating Eagle Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/13/2018-24718/updated-collision-risk-model-priors-for-estimating-eagle-fatalities-at-wind-energy-facilities?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Trump's Interference With Science Is Unprecedented
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/experts-warn-trump-epa-meddling-scientific-method/575377/?utm_source=twb
Paper: Whose science? A new era in regulatory "science wars"
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6415/636.full
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Man Charged for Shooting Bald Eagle Enters Guilty Plea
http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/39461832/man-charged-for-shooting-bald-eagle-enters-guilty-plea
(https://wicu.images.worldnow.com/images/17739551_G.jpeg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&height=560&fit=bounds&lastEditedDate=1539735498000)
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Shipment of illegally killed birds discovered in Slovenia
https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/shipment-illegally-killed-birds-discovered-slovenia?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=ffdc51e131-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-ffdc51e131-133930605&mc_cid=ffdc51e131&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/foto_3_tjasa_zagorsek.jpg)
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The Key to Stopping the Illegal Wildlife Trade: China
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/science/wildlife-trafficking-china.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20181120&nl=science-times&nl_art=4&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20181120&ref=headline&te=1
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/11/20/science/20SCI-CONSERVATION3/merlin_143290902_7297b342-9528-433c-b0f8-b5deba5e0592-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)
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'Bird of Prey' film sounds alarm on great Philippine eagle
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/11/bird-prey-film-sounds-alarm-great-philippine-eagle
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Bald Eagles in New England Are Getting After It, May Be Removed From Endangered List Soon
https://nh1.com/nh1/bald-eagles-in-new-england-are-getting-after-it-may-be-removed-from-endangered-list-soon/
(https://nh1-kg5winhhtut.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bald-eagle-1624943_1920-1000x666.jpg)
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Cape Wildlife Officials Concerned About Weakening of Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/cape-wildlife-officials-concerned-about-weakening-of-migratory-bird-treaty-act/
(https://www.capecod.com/wp-content/uploads/iStock_EasternBluebird_6.21.16-300x225.jpg)
Eastern Bluebird
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DOI Wants Migratory Bird Policy Reversal Suit Tossed (paywall - Interior fighting suit)
https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1104128/doi-wants-migratory-bird-policy-reversal-suit-tossed
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The Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the Modern Era
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/publications/plr/20181113-the-migratory-bird-treaty/
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Opinion: How Unnecessary Laws Pit Falconry Against Free Speech
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/26/how-unnecessary-laws-pit-falconry-against-free-speech/
(https://www.dailysignal.com/wp-content/uploads/Falcon-1250x650.jpg)
Falconers face fines and loss of their birds if they let them be photographed. (Photo: nikpal/Getty Images)
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Comment period ends 1/28/19. (I'm suspicious of the proposals, but they really do look like simple "housekeeping" measures.)
Draft List of Bird Species to Which the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Does Not Apply
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/28/2018-25631/draft-list-of-bird-species-to-which-the-migratory-bird-treaty-act-does-not-apply?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/28/2018-25634/general-provisions-revised-list-of-migratory-birds?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Fort Worth Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Owl
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Fort-Worth-Man-Pleads-Guilty-to-Possessing-Owl-501279431.html
(https://media.nbcdfw.com/images/652*367/Eastern-Screech-Owl-TPWD-112618.jpg)
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Golden eagles build nest in southeast Bend, where builder plans 82 homes
https://en.brinkwire.com/news/golden-eagles-build-nest-in-southeast-bend-where-builder-plans-82-homes/
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A Supreme Court Win for Manufacturers' Land-Use Rights
http://www.shopfloor.org/2018/11/supreme-court-win-manufacturers-land-use-rights/
Supreme Court Decides Critical Habitat Must Be Habitat
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/supreme-court-decides-critical-habitat-98598/
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A Request to Streamline Federal Document Purges Has Researchers on Edge
https://undark.org/article/request-streamline-federal-document-purge-doi/
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan; Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Marbled Murrelets, Bald Eagles, and Golden Eagles; Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project, Lewis and Thurston Counties, Washington
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/30/2018-25969/draft-environmental-impact-statement-and-draft-habitat-conservation-plan-receipt-of-an-application?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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New science to crack down on wildlife crime by taking fingerprints from feathers
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1620227/exclusive-new-science-to-crack-down-on-wildlife-crime-by-taking-fingerprints-from-feathers/
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An Abertay University study has discovered that fingerprints can be recovered from bird feathers, even if they have been left outside and exposed to environmental conditions. The research could lead to breakthroughs in the investigation of wildlife crime.
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Attorney General Becerra and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Issue Legal Advisory on Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-becerra-and-california-department-fish-and-wildlife-issue-legal
Affirming California's Protections for Migratory Birds - https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/20181129mbta-advisory3.pdf
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Opinion: A Trump Win for the Environment? Maybe
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/opinion/trump-win-environment-montreal-protocol.html
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Opinion: In Ongoing Lawsuit Barrage, Professional Green Activists Disregard Due-Process Concerns
https://www.forbes.com/sites/wlf/2018/11/29/in-ongoing-lawsuit-barrage-professional-green-activists-disregard-due-process-concerns/#7db2db8544a4
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Endangered Species Listings Sharply Down Under Trump
https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/endangered-species-listings-sharply-down-under-trump
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USFWS Expands Fishing, Hunting Opportunities On Wildlife Refuges
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/usfws-expands-fishing-hunting-opportunities-on-wildlife-refuges
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The Supreme Court's latest ruling isn't just about a frog
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060108537
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Dem presses Zinke over mixed signals on migratory birds
https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2018/12/04/stories/1060108693
Paywall on above, but here's the first sentence, which is the only thing you can read for free:
"The growing roster of congressional questions confronting Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke now includes whether oil companies responsible for spills would escape penalties for unintentionally killing birds under a recast Migratory Bird Treaty Act."
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Interior Secretary Zinke to Slash Sage-grouse Protections in Seven Western States
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/greater-sage-grouse-12-06-2018.php
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This Bird Breeding Haven Could Be Next in Line for Arctic Oil Drilling
https://www.audubon.org/news/this-bird-breeding-haven-could-be-next-line-arctic-oil-drilling
(https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/engagement_card/public/yellow-billed_loon_tomwilberding_flickr_2048x1463.jpg?itok=cxy_zKrP)
(https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_slide/public/ng_1183146.jpg?itok=S9hOlmgy)
An oil production facility and pipelines in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Photo: Design Pics Inc./National Geographic Image Collection
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Professors Explore Rainforest (for the Harpy eagle)
http://thestroudcourier.com/2018/12/06/professors-explore-rainforest/
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Jordan Becomes the 60th Signatory State to the Raptors MoU
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/programmes/jordan-becomes-60th-signatory-state-raptors-mou
(http://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/guide_jordan.png)
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Journalists Need to Do More to Cover Wildlife and Environmental Crime
https://therevelator.org/journalists-wildlife-environmental-crime/
National Whistleblower Center (NWC): Support the Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act - https://www.whistleblowers.org/campaigns/empower-global-wildlife-whistleblowers/
Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge - https://wildlifecrimetech.org/index
WildAid - https://wildaid.org/
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Road to Ruin? State Plans Threaten Some of America's Last Wild Places
https://therevelator.org/road-ruin-wild-places/
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - Forest Service - 36 CFR Part 294 - Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd557237.pdf
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Arch Coal's West Elk mine in Colorado. Photo by WildEarth Guardians (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Interior Dept. officials downplayed federal wildlife experts' concerns about Trump's border wall, documents show
https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/12/11/interior-officials-downplayed-federal-wildlife-experts-concerns-about-trumps-border-wall-documents-show/?utm_term=.4f25ab506d14
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Feds Investigating 4 Bald Eagle Shootings In Minnesota
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/12/11/feds-investigating-4-bald-eagle-shootings-in-minnesota/
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Hunters Need to Stand Up for the Clean Water Act
https://www.outsideonline.com/2375226/trump-dumps-clean-water
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Front Range Nesting Bald Eagle Studies advocate for birds besieged by development
http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_32316795/front-range-nesting-bald-eagle-studies-advocate-birds
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A juvenile and two mature bald eagles in a nest near Stearns Lake.Photo Courtesy of Dana Bove
Update: Federal judge orders fish and wildlife to redo eagle take permit application
http://www.dailycamera.com/broomfield-news/ci_32331984/federal-judge-orders-fish-and-wildlife-redo-eagle
FWS Evaluation Of Bald Eagle Impacts Fell Short, Judge Says
https://www.law360.com/cases/5a8358e5f209947f93000001?article_sidebar=1
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A pair of bald eagles are seen perched in a tree near the construction site for the Caliber at Flatirons apartments in Broomfield in November. (Jeremy Papasso / Staff Photographer)
Advertising on the apartment complex website: (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7b178_8eaf59b8cd78419fa58fce3043e8a924~mv2_d_3000_3000_s_4_2.png/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/b7b178_8eaf59b8cd78419fa58fce3043e8a924~mv2_d_3000_3000_s_4_2.png)
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Opinion: The sage grouse's future was starting to look bright, but then along came Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-sage-grouses-future-was-starting-to-look-bright-but-then-along-came-trump/2018/12/14/9f343c50-fef2-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?utm_term=.323583c17204&wpisrc=nl_ideas&wpmm=1
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A male sage grouse performs a mating display during the spring courtship ritual to attract hens in Wyoming. (Courtesy of Noppadol Paothong)
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EPA's Own Data Refutes Justification for Clean Water Act Rollback
https://theintercept.com/2018/12/15/clean-water-act-rollback-epa/
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Monumental Disaster at the Department of the Interior
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/monumental-disaster-at-the-department-of-the-interior/
Article: Science Under Siege at the Department of the Interior (2018)
https://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/center-science-and-democracy/science-under-siege-department-interior-2018#.XBbXqS17nIU
Report: Science under Siege at the Department of the Interior
https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/12/science-under-siege-at-department-of-interior-full-report.pdf
Executive Summary: Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I
https://www.globalchange.gov/browse/reports/executive-summary-climate-science-special-report-fourth-national-climate-assessment
Overview: Fourth National Climate Assessment Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
https://www.globalchange.gov/browse/reports/overview-fourth-national-climate-assessment-volume-ii-impacts-risks-and-adaptation
Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol I + II (with download links to the full reports)
https://www.globalchange.gov/nca4
Scientific Investigations Report 2018?5131
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2018/5131/sir20185131.pdf
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Trump administration proposal likely to have devastating impact on NC wetlands
http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2018/12/14/trump-administration-proposal-likely-to-have-devastating-impact-on-nc-wetlands
(http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/wotus_infographic.jpg)
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Zinke's likely successor is a former oil Lobbyist who has influenced Trump's energy policy
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/climate/zinke-interior-successor-bernhardt.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytclimate
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The sage grouse's habitat is under federal protection, but Mr. Bernhardt's former client, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, has sought to limit those protections, believing the lands are rich in fossil fuel deposits. CreditAlan Rogers/The Casper Star-Tribune, via Associated Press
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Opinion: Are We Finally Free of Fowl Folly and Frog Foolery?
https://canadafreepress.com/article/are-we-finally-free-of-fowl-folly-and-frog-foolery
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Driftwood outdoors: Congress passes strong Farm Bill
https://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/20181216/driftwood-outdoors-congress-passes-strong-farm-bill
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Man charged with shooting bald eagle in Caroline
http://www.14850.com/12179197-bald-eagle-shot/
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A bald eagle was shot on Saturday in the Town of Caroline.
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Saved from smugglers, birds die in quarantine... in Alipore Zoo
https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/saved-from-smugglers-rare-birds-die-in-quarantine-in-alipore-zoo-hospital/cid/1679216
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Findings on Petitions to List 13 Species as Endangered or Threatened Species
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/12/19/2018-27467/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-findings-on-petitions-to-list-13-species-as?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Summary: After a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that it is not warranted (emphasis added) at this time to list the Cedar Key mole skink, Florida sandhill crane, Fremont County rockcress, Frisco buckwheat, Ostler's peppergrass, Frisco clover, MacGillivray's seaside sparrow, Ozark pyrg, pale blue-eyed grass, San Joaquin Valley giant flower-loving fly, striped newt, Tinian monarch, and Tippecanoe darter.
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How Ryan Zinke shifted Interior Department policy
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-ryan-zinke-shifted-interior-department-policy
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Under Zinke, the Interior Department moved to eliminate protections for the greater sage grouse, whose habitat extends over millions of across in the Western U.S. Photo by Bob Wick/BLM/Reuters
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Man charged with shooting bald eagle in Caroline
http://www.14850.com/12179197-bald-eagle-shot/
(http://www.14850.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bald-eagle-1812-300x233.jpg)
A bald eagle was shot on Saturday in the Town of Caroline.
Update: Upstate NY man faces 3 charges after shooting a bald eagle over deer carcasses
https://www.newyorkupstate.com/outdoors/2018/12/upstate_ny_man_faces_3_charges_after_shooting_a_bald_eagle_over_deer_carcasses.html
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Front Range Nesting Bald Eagle Studies advocate for birds besieged by development
http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_32316795/front-range-nesting-bald-eagle-studies-advocate-birds
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Keeping-Watch-on-Eagles/i-3kXsgLS/0/accd8fb7/L/EAGLES2-L.jpg)
A juvenile and two mature bald eagles in a nest near Stearns Lake.Photo Courtesy of Dana Bove
Update: Federal judge orders fish and wildlife to redo eagle take permit application
http://www.dailycamera.com/broomfield-news/ci_32331984/federal-judge-orders-fish-and-wildlife-redo-eagle
FWS Evaluation Of Bald Eagle Impacts Fell Short, Judge Says
https://www.law360.com/cases/5a8358e5f209947f93000001?article_sidebar=1
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A pair of bald eagles are seen perched in a tree near the construction site for the Caliber at Flatirons apartments in Broomfield in November. (Jeremy Papasso / Staff Photographer)
Advertising on the apartment complex website: (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7b178_8eaf59b8cd78419fa58fce3043e8a924~mv2_d_3000_3000_s_4_2.png/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/b7b178_8eaf59b8cd78419fa58fce3043e8a924~mv2_d_3000_3000_s_4_2.png)
Update: Legal battle to protect bald eagles near construction site in Broomfield
https://kdvr.com/2018/12/18/legal-battle-to-protect-bald-eagles-near-construction-site-in-broomfield/
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Unelected bureaucrats must follow the law, too
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/421284-unelected-bureaucrats-must-follow-the-law-too
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Third lawsuit over barred owl killings dismissed
https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/research/third-lawsuit-over-barred-owl-killings-dismissed/article_e83055aa-03b7-11e9-8f38-c37bbdd6ee5b.html
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A federal judge has dismissed the third lawsuit challenging the removal of barred owls, pictured here, to make way for spotted owls, which is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Associate Press File
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Dead deer, owl land Salem burglary suspect in more trouble
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/14431310-74/dead-deer-owl-land-salem-burglary-suspect-in-more-trouble
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Rare trumpeter swan killed in NW Missouri; two hunters arrested
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/12/20/nw-missouri-hunters-arrested-swan-killed/2375036002/
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Conservation agents seized as evidence a rare trumpeter swan killed in Holt County and the shotguns used by two hunters who were arrested in connection with the case. (Photo: MDC)
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Control and Management of Resident Canada Geese
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/12/26/2018-27891/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
My opinion: Oh, for crying out loud! FWS wants to know if it takes too much time - they call it "burden hours" - to submit an annual report of how many Canada geese you killed, how many eggs you broke and how many nests you destroyed. It doesn't sound all that hard to ask for and receive permission to "take" Canada geese, so the least they could do is report back as to how many they took. How else can the public know that not just anyone can "take" a bird because they feel like it and then not have to report the taking? Who's accountable? No one. And what happens to the Canada geese population with no controls on the mayhem allowed? And to other protected birds? Permission to kill wildlife has consequences, namely, an annual report. It really is the least you can do!
Comment period ends 1/25/19. They're making it difficult to comment, too. You can only submit written comments by mail, email or fax (i.e., no online comments).
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1018-0133 in the subject line of your comments.
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The Trump Administration's War on Wildlife Should Be a Scandal
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/trumps-war-on-wildlife-should-be-a-scandal.html
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Protecting Bald Eagles and preventing legal troubles during bird watching/photography
https://khqa.com/news/local/bald-eagles-could-be-in-danger-from-photographers
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Hunting Guide Accused of Violating Probation
https://www.wwnytv.com/story/39721347/hunting-guide-accused-of-violating-probation
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The Egg Thief (long read or audio file)
https://www.outsideonline.com/2378786/egg-thief-jeffrey-lendrum-falcon
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A peregrine hatchling from one of Jeffrey Lendrum's eggs (24/7 Media/Shutterstock)
(https://www.outsideonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/img_850-width_flex-height/public/2019/01/02/relocating-stolen-eggs_h.jpg?itok=fJDaf209)
Relocating the stolen eggs to a nest in Scotland (James Leonard/RSPB)
(https://www.outsideonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/img_850-width_flex-height/public/2019/01/02/gyrfalcon-canadian-arctic_h.jpg?itok=kU1tirwr)
A gyrfalcon in the Canadian Arctic (Michelle Valberg/Getty)
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Cape Coral City Council unanimously passes ordinance for burrowing owl protections
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2019/01/07/cape-coral-unanimously-passes-ordinance-burrowing-owl-protections/2482441002/
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California splits with Interior over Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c26f07c6-3c58-4fb7-904c-ba551ce9cf13
California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Advisory
Affirming California's Protections for Migratory Birds - November 29, 2018
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/20181129mbta-advisory3.pdf
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Justice delayed becomes commonplace in shutdown
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060111253
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The Egg Thief (long read or audio file)
https://www.outsideonline.com/2378786/egg-thief-jeffrey-lendrum-falcon
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A peregrine hatchling from one of Jeffrey Lendrum's eggs (24/7 Media/Shutterstock)
(https://www.outsideonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/img_850-width_flex-height/public/2019/01/02/relocating-stolen-eggs_h.jpg?itok=fJDaf209)
Relocating the stolen eggs to a nest in Scotland (James Leonard/RSPB)
(https://www.outsideonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/img_850-width_flex-height/public/2019/01/02/gyrfalcon-canadian-arctic_h.jpg?itok=kU1tirwr)
A gyrfalcon in the Canadian Arctic (Michelle Valberg/Getty)
Update: Prolific bird smuggler facing lengthy sentence after being caught with 19 rare eggs at Heathrow
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/08/prolific-bird-smuggler-facing-lengthy-sentence-caught-19-rare/
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Lendrum was caught with live bird's eggs strapped to his body Credit: Central
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Interior's Stealthy Plan to Hide Public Records
https://www.outsideonline.com/2380381/interior-department-foia-record-access-change
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ESA workload slowdown draws lawsuit warning
https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/esa-workload-slowdown-draws-lawsuit-warning/article_9f27b9ea-a18a-5a26-a4dc-3b061e28b136.html
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Trump administration to restaff key wildlife refuges to continue hunts
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/424563-trump-administration-to-reopen-key-wildlife-refuges-to-continue
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In Malta, legal loopholes give poachers cover to hunt migratory birds
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/in-malta-legal-loopholes-give-poachers-cover-to-hunt-migratory-birds/
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NPPD hires contractor for Sand Hills transmission line, still awaits federal approval
https://www.theindependent.com/news/state/nppd-hires-contractor-for-sand-hills-transmission-line-still-awaits/article_252818ec-15bc-11e9-ae6a-e31972eae1fc.html
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PETA Rep May Join Trophy Hunters on Trump Wildlife Committee
https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/peta-rep-may-join-trophy-hunters-on-trump-wildlife-committee/
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FWS Office closed, but wildlife refuge open
http://www.guttenbergpress.com/articles/2019/01/14/fws-office-closed-wildlife-refuge-open
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Rita Ora helps Slovak police protect raptors
https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22027752/rita-ora-helps-slovak-police-protect-raptors.html
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Rita Ora joins the Slovak police. (Source: Interior Ministry)
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Authorities discover drugs, deceased bald eagle in Anderson home
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/authorities-discover-drugs-deceased-bald-eagle-in-anderson-home/1706433074
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Some Florida wildlife species of special concern delisted
https://www.theledger.com/sports/20190116/some-florida-wildlife-species-of-special-concern-delisted
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Interior, Planning to Expand Drilling Despite Shutdown, Urged to Halt Oil and Gas Leases
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-01-17/interior-planning-to-expand-drilling-despite-shutdown-urged-to-halt-oil-and-gas-leases
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Manatee County man allegedly shot an osprey and could be facing charges
http://www.mysuncoast.com/2019/01/17/manatee-county-man-allegedly-shot-an-osprey-could-be-facing-charges/
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St. Petersburg man apologizes for social media post about dead pelican
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/st-petersburg-man-apologizes-for-social-media-post-about-dead-pelican
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New Oregon law allows roadkill harvest
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/01/20/oregon-roadkill/
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Caribou are seen on a highway near Dear Lake, N.L. on Thursday, November 22, 2018. A Newfoundland man is wondering if he had a close encounter of the Santa kind after spotting what appeared to be Santa's reindeer on the highway. Jason White says the herd of about a dozen caribou were stopped on the Trans-Canada Highway near Deer Lake Thursday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Jason White MANDATORY CREDIT
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ESA work piles up on desks of furloughed workers
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060118199
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The Mexican spotted owl is on the endangered species list. National Park Service.
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Government Shutdown Becomes a 'Polluters Holiday'
http://ens-newswire.com/2019/01/22/government-shutdown-becomes-a-polluters-holiday/
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Migratory Bird Treaty Act Uncertainty Continues for Energy and Infrastructure Developers
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/migratory-bird-treaty-act-uncertainty-continues-energy-and-infrastructure-developers
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Endangered British birds to be hunted under new permit ?- here's how that could fuel an illegal pan-European trade
https://theconversation.com/endangered-british-birds-to-be-hunted-under-new-permit-heres-how-that-could-fuel-an-illegal-pan-european-trade-110310
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A red-listed skylark. Gallingao_media/Shutterstock
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Trump's Deregulatory Agenda Has A Dismal 5 Percent Success Rate In Courts
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/23/1828750/-Trump-s-Deregulatory-Agenda-Has-A-Dismal-5-Percent-Success-Rate-In-Courts-Last-week-we-talked-about
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How Trump Plans to Gut NEPA, a 50-Year-Old Environmental Law
https://psmag.com/environment/how-trump-plans-to-gut-nepa-environment
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The National Environmental Policy Act is the nation's oldest environmental law, widely known as the Magna Carta of the green legislation.
(Photo: Luke Besley/Unsplash)
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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service To Propose New Low-risk Framework For Eagle Incidental Take Permitting Process (what a load of whitewash!)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-to-63325/
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15 ways the Trump administration has impacted the environment
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/15-ways-trump-administration-impacted-environment/
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Bill would raise fine for shooting bald eagles in Iowa
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/bill-would-raise-fine-for-shooting-bald-eagles-in-iowa-50-to-2500-20190204
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A bald eagle flies above the Iowa River after pulling out a fish in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
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New proposal to protect bald eagles (Iowa, video)
https://www.kimt.com/content/video/505473702.html
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$1,500 fine announced for disturbing nesting bald eagles at North Park, viewing area created
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14595496-74/1500-fine-announced-for-disturbing-nesting-bald-eagles-at-north-park-viewing
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Spectacular skylines can also be bird killers. Here's how a proposed Chicago ordinance is trying to help.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kamin/ct-biz-bird-friendly-design-kamin-0211-story.html
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Construction at the Milwaukee Bucks' brand new arena on June 26, 2018. The building has been called the world's first bird-friendly sports arena. The arena uses a thin ceramic coating on glass, known as fritting, to signal to birds that the wall should be avoided. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
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Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/science/hong-kong-wildlife-trafficking.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20190212&nl=science-times&nl_art=0&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20190212&ref=headline&te=1
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Court report sealed in case of Henderson hunting guide's alleged probation violation
https://watertowndailytimes.com/news03/court-report-sealed-in-case-of-henderson-hunting-guides-alleged-probation-violation-20190212
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Trump's choice for Interior Department secretary had big role in eliminating bird protections
https://www.revealnews.org/article/trumps-choice-for-interior-department-secretary-had-big-role-in-eliminating-bird-protections/
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Bird-Safe Buildings Act Reintroduced in Congress
https://www.usglassmag.com/2019/02/bird-safe-buildings-act-reintroduced-in-congress/
H.R.919 - Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2019: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/919/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22bird-safe%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=3
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Spectacular skylines can be bird killers; Chicago looks at rules to make buildings bird-friendly
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/spectacular-skylines-can-be-bird-killers-chicago-looks-at-rules-to-make
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Proposed legislation would protect albatrosses and petrels
http://www.oc-breeze.com/2019/02/15/134901_proposed-legislation-would-protect-albatrosses-and-petrels/
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Environmentalists join in suing Trump over emergency wall declaration
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2019/02/19/the-energy-202-environmentalists-join-in-suing-trump-over-emergency-wall-declaration/5c6b2ea11b326b71858c6bbf/?utm_term=.1cf624a24870&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
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Amended Habitat Conservation Plan, Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Piping Plover, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife; Draft Finding of No Significant Impact
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/21/2019-02939/amended-habitat-conservation-plan-application-for-an-incidental-take-permit-for-piping-plover?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Why Planned Oil Drilling in the Everglades Has Florida Cities Worried
https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/02/florida-everglades-oil-drilling-miami-water-supply/583126/
(https://cdn.citylab.com/media/img/citylab/2019/02/everglades_heron/940.jpg?mod=1550681423)
A small blue heron catches a fish in the Florida Everglades. J Pat Carter/AP
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Permit Sought to Aid in Recovery of Endangered Nēnē
https://mauinow.com/2019/02/21/permit-sought-to-aid-in-recovery-of-endangered-nene/
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Baby nēnē born at Kahili Golf Course in Waikapū, Maui, Jan. 2016. File photo credit: Kahili Golf Course.
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Some wildlife areas in Rio Grande Valley spared wall construction - for now
http://texasclimatenews.org/?p=16010
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About 650 marchers protested the construction of a border barrier at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in 2017.
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Open Border Advocates Use Butterflies and Birds as Excuse to Stop Border Security
http://www.gopusa.com/open-border-advocates-use-butterflies-and-birds-as-excuse-to-stop-border-security/
(http://www.gopusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/national_butterfly_center.jpg)
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The endangered species list is full of ghosts
https://www.popsci.com/extinct-species-still-on-endangered-list
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Many of these species didn't even make it onto the endangered list until after they were already extinct.
Infographic by Sara Chodosh
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The Golden-cheeked Warbler Is Still Endangered, Federal Judge Rules
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-golden-cheeked-warbler-still-endangered-federal-judge-rules?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement_20190218_wingspan_medium&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190218_wingspan&utm_content=medium
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Another whooping crane was shot in Acadia Parish; agents offering a reward for information
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/article_af2c92ce-3633-11e9-b29c-03935bb4b4ac.html
$7500 for leads to conviction of whooping-crane killer
https://www.wwltv.com/article/tech/science/environment/7500-for-leads-to-conviction-of-whooping-crane-killer/289-cdd9944b-4cfd-4909-bf9b-b9750d85fda0
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Sandhills-related eminent domain bill narrowly defeated
https://journalstar.com/legislature/sandhills-related-eminent-domain-bill-narrowly-defeated/article_1a44b762-7c80-5a99-9166-7007f035bed7.html
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International Wildlife Conservation Council; Public Meeting
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/27/2019-03372/international-wildlife-conservation-council-public-meeting?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Agency Information Collection Activities; Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program and Migratory Bird Surveys
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/28/2019-03497/agency-information-collection-activities-migratory-bird-harvest-information-program-and-migratory?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Did Bernhardt once try to blow up Endangered Species Act?
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060122205
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Rare bird threatens to derail Adani's contentious Australian coal mine
http://m.miningweekly.com/article/rare-bird-threatens-to-derail-adanis-contentious-australian-coal-mine-2019-02-18/rep_id:3861
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As Work Begins on Trump's Border Wall, a Key Wildlife Refuge Is at Risk
https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-work-begins-on-trumps-border-wall-a-key-wildlife-refuge-is-at-risk
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Opinion - What birds would gain from the Natural Resources Management Act
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-birds-would-gain-from-the-natural-resources-management-act/2019/02/19/a8ffb7c4-315f-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.html?utm_term=.41aecc6e9415
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/Kg2FslCfvbsAQYMBe2kbvYc9z0M=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/XGRNB5EC3UI6BCAO5TM6CLW3KY.jpg)
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Three Quebec hunters fined a total of $11,750 for breaking federal and provincial wildlife laws
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/three-quebec-hunters-fined-a-total-of-11-750-for-breaking-federal-and-provincial-wildlife-laws-821270170.html
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Pelican deaths under investigation in St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes
https://www.nola.com/environment/2019/02/pelican-deaths-under-investigation-in-st-bernard-and-plaquemines-parishes.html
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Senate passes Hyde-Smith's duck hunting plan, includes carve out for veterans & youth
https://yallpolitics.com/2019/02/28/senate-passes-hyde-smiths-duck-hunting-plan-includes-carve-out-for-veterans-youth/
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The Lobbyists Are in Charge Now
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/lobbyists-are-charge-now-zinke-pruitt-bernhardt-wheeler
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Florida to protect native songbirds from illegal trafficking, trapping
https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20190303/florida-to-protect-native-songbirds-from-illegal-trafficking-trapping
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Songbirds caught in a trap.
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Kestrel shooter's prison sentence suspended on appeal
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/93332/kestrel_shooters_prison_sentence_suspended_on_appeal#.XH16KdJ7nIX
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Owning a falcon shouldn't mean sacrificing constitutional rights, lawsuit says
https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article226995774.html
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Peter Stavrianoudakis with Ares, an aplomado falcon, in Hilmar, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.
Andy Alfaro [email protected]
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Maine's state-bird debate is ruffling some feathers
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/03/maine-state-bird-debate-ruffling-some-feathers/GpdBUYGIeY27IeMdhfBQgN/story.html
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Some want the more rare boreal chickadee to be Maine's state bird.
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Nontoxic shot regulations apply to 16 new conservation areas (in Missouri)
https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/nontoxic-shot-regulations-apply-to-new-conservation-areas/article_9509fcb8-3e9b-11e9-be4c-e321e49753be.html
Missouri Department of Conservation:
Nontoxic Shot Regulations - https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/regulations/nontoxic-shot-regulations
Approved types of nontoxic shot:
These shot types have been approved as nontoxic by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (as of January 2019):
Bismuth-tin
Copper-clad iron
Corrosion-inhibited copper (CIC)
Iron (steel)
Iron-tungsten
Iron-tungsten-nickel
Tungsten-bronze (two types)
Tungsten-iron-copper-nickel
Tungsten-iron-polymer
Tungsten-matrix
Tungsten-polymer
Tungsten-tin-bismuth
Tungsten-tin-iron
Tungsten-tin-iron-nickel
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Drones: A Bird's Eye View of Legal Regulations (Canada)
https://www.manitobapost.com/manitoba-news/drones-a-birds-eye-view-of-legal-regulations-117361
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The Greater Sage-Grouse's Most Important Habitat Is on the Auction Block
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-greater-sage-grouses-most-important-habitat-auction-block?ms=ar-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement
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Greater Sage-Grouse have lost half of their original range and more than 90 percent of their historic population. Photo: Angela Burgess/USFWS
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Endangered species face 'disaster' under Trump administration
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/06/endangered-species-face-disaster-under-trump-administration
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Audubon: Birds and People Would Suffer Under the White House Budget Proposal
https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=237318
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Great Egret. Photo: Evelyn Smialek/Audubon Photography Awards
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Interior hid scientists' criticism of ANWR drilling: report
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060127067
Interior Department Accused of Hiding Key Info on Impacts of Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
https://earther.gizmodo.com/interior-department-accused-of-hiding-key-info-on-impac-1833263026
Priority Information Needs for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 Area: https://www.peer.org/assets/docs/ak/Priority%20Information%20Needs%20for%20the%20ANWR%201002%20Area.pdf
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A view of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service/Wikipedia
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After finding hawk that had been shot in the eye, DNR issues warning about injuring birds of prey
https://www.mybuckhannon.com/after-finding-hawk-that-had-been-shot-in-the-eye-dnr-issues-warning-about-injuring-birds-of-prey/
Charges pending for man after hawk found with gunshot wound in Lincoln County
https://wvah.com/news/local/charges-pending-for-man-after-hawk-found-with-gunshot-wound-in-lincoln-county
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Waukesha County partners with We Energies to restore osprey habitat in Fox River Park
https://fox6now.com/2019/03/13/waukesha-county-partners-with-we-energies-to-restore-osprey-habitat-in-fox-river-park/
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Man Tackles Pelican in Florida Keys, Gets Slapped in Face With Beak
https://www.wsls.com/inside-edition/man-tackles-pelican-in-florida-keys-gets-slapped-in-face-with-beak
Hunter Hardesty: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/hunter-hardesty/
Florida agency probes video of Maryland man tackling bird
https://www.660citynews.com/2019/03/10/florida-agency-probes-video-of-maryland-man-tackling-bird/
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Hyde-Smith Duck Hunting Season Measure Signed Into Law
https://www.ammoland.com/2019/03/hyde-smith-duck-hunting-season-measure-signed-law/#axzz5iAmgRlNr
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Statement by the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-by-the-president-29/
Quote: "...the Secretary shall not treat this provision as limiting his discretion to reject the recommendation of a Flyway Council when establishing hunting seasons, as permitted by the Act." >:(
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Wildlife crimes fall as convictions rates increase, report shows
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/wildlife-crimes-fall-convictions-rates-123718516.html
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Despite the drop in the number of reported wildlife crimes in Scotland, figures for crimes against birds remained relatively high.
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Public Lands Bill Provides 'Lifeline for Migratory Birds'
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/03/08/public-lands-bill-provides-lifeline-for-migratory-birds/
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Opinion: Political shell game imperils iconic bird of the American West
https://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/columns/guest_columns/steve-holmer-guest-columnist-political-shell-game-imperils-iconic-bird/article_d12154f5-c40f-5135-8ac3-c312bd2ec418.html
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This Film Shows What Trump's Wall Would Destroy
https://www.outsideonline.com/2392023/the-river-and-the-wall-documentary-review
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Trump signs wide-ranging public lands bill
https://www.jurist.org/news/2019/03/trump-signs-wide-ranging-public-lands-bill/
(https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/american_eagle_1552529109.jpg)
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Environmentalists upset after developer fills in owl nest
https://www.fox4now.com/news/protecting-paradise/environmentalists-upset-after-developer-fills-in-owl-nest
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Trump Administration Slashes Sage Grouse Protections
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/greater-sage-grouse-03-15-2019.php
Motion Filed to Defend Bi-state Sage Grouse From Off-roaders' Lawsuit
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/bi-state-sage-grouse-03-15-2019.php
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Man Tackles Pelican in Florida Keys, Gets Slapped in Face With Beak
https://www.wsls.com/inside-edition/man-tackles-pelican-in-florida-keys-gets-slapped-in-face-with-beak
Hunter Hardesty: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/hunter-hardesty/
Florida agency probes video of Maryland man tackling bird
https://www.660citynews.com/2019/03/10/florida-agency-probes-video-of-maryland-man-tackling-bird/
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Update: Man accused of attacking brown pelican charged with animal cruelty
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-accused-attacking-brown-pelican-charged-animal-cruelty-n983851
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Sage grouse plans spark anger, praise in Western states
https://www.ksl.com/article/46511906/sage-grouse-plans-spark-anger-praise-in-western-states
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Opinion: Starved of timber in a sea of trees
http://www.nrtoday.com/opinion/columnists/starved-of-timber-in-a-sea-of-trees/article_0cf01803-7eea-5e6e-bd85-69cff2dd25dc.html
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Why wildlife criminals are targeting UK birds of prey
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/why-the-uk-is-a-target-for-bird-of-prey-egg-thieves/
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Peregrine Falcons are the fastest birds in the world making putting their eggs in high demand (Photo: CIFW)
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Chris Packham's new group is taking on the government and there's massive public support
https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/03/19/chris-packhams-new-group-is-taking-on-the-government-and-theres-massive-public-support/
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NYC agrees to build costly cover over Yonkers reservoir, and water birds will pay a hefty price
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-water-supply-20190318-story.html
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Aerial view of the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers NY. (iStockphoto)
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Environmentalists rally to #SaveGrouse after Trump makes it easier to drill in habitat
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2019/03/19/the-energy-202-environmentalists-rally-to-savegrouse-after-trump-makes-it-easier-to-drill-in-habitat/5c8fd5ae1b326b0f7f38f1b8/?utm_term=.4196c5b3864f
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Male sage grouses fight for the attention of female southwest of Rawlins, Wyo. (Jerret Raffety/Rawlins Daily Times/AP)
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Two South Fla. men may face charges after disturbing nesting bald eagles, officials say
https://cbs12.com/news/local/two-south-fla-men-may-face-charges-after-disturbing-nesting-bald-eagles-officials-say
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Snow goose season: Hunters can shoot 25 a day
https://www.newyorkupstate.com/outdoors/2019/03/snow-geese-season-hunters-can-shoot-25-a-day.html
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Monroe mayor opposes apartments, retail development near bald eagle's nest
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/development/2019/03/19/monroe-mayor-opposes-apartments-retail-development-near-bald-eagles-nest/3212253002/
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Crucial animal protection laws for the sage grouse being eliminated by the White House
https://inhabitat.com/crucial-animal-protection-laws-for-the-sage-grouse-being-eliminated-by-the-white-house/
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Trump Administration Slashes Sage Grouse Protections
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/greater-sage-grouse-03-15-2019.php
Motion Filed to Defend Bi-state Sage Grouse From Off-roaders' Lawsuit
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/bi-state-sage-grouse-03-15-2019.php
More: Environmentalists oppose off-roaders' lawsuit over bird plan
https://www.wral.com/environmentalists-oppose-off-roading-near-ca-nv-sage-grouse/18270971/
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Man Sentenced For Role In Killing A Bald Eagle
http://sandhillsexpress.com/featured-news/man-sentenced-for-role-in-killing-a-bald-eagle/
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Why wasn't woman who tried to put a live swan in her car charged?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/burlington-swan-1.5064507
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Federal officials say Halton police officers made the right move in not charging a woman who was trying to take a trumpeter swan from LaSalle Park last week. (Submitted by Meera Sulaiman)
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Bassenthwaite ospreys: Farmer's nest disturbance 'not a crime'
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-47672117
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Ospreys returned to the Lake District in 2001 and are now a tourist attraction
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FWC, Lee Sheriff look into reports of bald eagle, vultures shot with arrows in Fort Myers
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2019/03/24/reports-bald-eagle-vultures-shot-arrows-investigated/3263874002/
Vultures, bald eagle found shot with arrows in Fort Myers
https://www.nbc-2.com/story/40184662/vultures-bald-eagle-found-shot-with-arrows-in-fort-myers
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Nebraska man sentenced for his part in black market trafficking of eagle parts
https://www.kotatv.com/content/news/Nebraska-man-sentenced-for-his-part-in-black-market-trafficking-of-eagle-parts-507646411.html
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Trump Interior Nominee David Bernhardt Is the Swamp
https://www.republicreport.org/2019/trump-interior-nominee-david-bernhardt-is-the-swamp/
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Compromise With the Oil and Gas Industry Made the Sage Grouse Vulnerable to Extinction
https://psmag.com/environment/compromise-with-the-oil-and-gas-industry-made-the-sage-grouse-vulnerable-to-extinction
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Interior Nominee Intervened to Block Report on Endangered Species
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/us/politics/endangered-species-david-bernhardt.html?smtyp=cur%26smid=tw-nytclimate
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David Bernhardt, President Trump's nominee to lead the Interior Department, intervened to block a Fish and Wildlife Service report the effect of pesticides on endangered species. CreditCreditDavid Zalubowski/Associated Press
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Man with 10 felonies, including killing bald eagle, headed back to prison
https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2019/03/man-with-10-felonies-including-killing-bald-eagle-headed-back-to-prison.html
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Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt Sued for Gutting Sage Grouse Plans
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/greater-sage-grouse-03-27-2019.php
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Environmentalists oppose off-roaders' lawsuit over bird plan
https://eurekasentinel.com/2019/03/environmentalists-oppose-off-roaders-lawsuit-over-bird-plan/
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Van Hollen Questions Bernhardt's Efforts to Relax Migratory Bird Legal Opinion and Possible Conflict of Interest
https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-questions-bernhardts-efforts-to-relax-migratory-bird-legal-opinion-and-possible-conflict-of-interest
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The Middle East's Authoritarians Have Come for Conservationists
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/03/middle-east-north-africa-environmentalism-espionage/585973/
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Workers in Basra, Iraq, clean polluted water, which set off waves of environmental protests during which several activists were killed last year.Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters
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Sen. Brewer: Push for further R-Project study
https://www.nptelegraph.com/opinion/todays_column/sen-brewer-push-for-further-r-project-study/article_0b5c93a0-529f-11e9-a777-47232e4e2532.html
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Bald eagle illegally shot to death in Marathon County, investigators seek tips
https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2019/03/28/bald-eagle-shot-death-marathon-county-dnr-seeks-tips/3303983002/
Bald eagle shot in Marathon County, DNR looking for answers
https://wkow.com/news/top-stories/2019/03/30/bald-eagle-shot-in-marathon-county-dnr-looking-for-answers/
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Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2019 Season
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/03/2019-06585/migratory-bird-subsistence-harvest-in-alaska-harvest-regulations-for-migratory-birds-in-alaska?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Quote: (you had ONE job....!)
"To meet the April 2, 2019, opening season for Alaska subsistence harvest of migratory game birds, we are publishing an interim rule. We were not able to publish a proposed rule in 2019 due to unforeseen time constraints."
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Japanese university professor arrested for killing pigeons
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/04/d9810f78f2c8-university-professor-arrested-for-killing-pigeons-with-insecticide.html
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The man seen on video pouncing on a pelican is now in a Keys jail
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article228730049.html
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Feds investigating after trash thrown at goose, eggs broken
https://local12.com/news/local/feds-investigating-after-trash-thrown-at-goose-eggs-broken
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Shrinking stomachs and other tricks make birds ready for migration
https://www.presspubs.com/shoreview/news/shrinking-stomachs-and-other-tricks-make-birds-ready-for-migration/article_e292fdbe-5588-11e9-aa09-1b4ba2cf7037.html
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of the California Condor in the Pacific Northwest
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/05/2019-06293/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-establishment-of-a-nonessential-experimental?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Notice of Availability for the Butte Creek Ranch Safe Harbor Agreement for the Northern Spotted Owl and Gray Wolf, Siskiyou County, California; Categorical Exclusion >:(
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/08/2019-06891/notice-of-availability-for-the-butte-creek-ranch-safe-harbor-agreement-for-the-northern-spotted-owl?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Authorities in Arkansas open probe into fatal shooting of bald eagle
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/437778-authorities-in-arkansas-open-investigation-into-fatal-shooting
Bald eagle likely tending to her nest when she was shot and killed, Ark. officials say
https://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/national/article228943319.html
Read more here: https://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/national/article228943319.html#storylink=cpy
$6K reward for information on bald eagle found dead from gunshot
https://kristv.com/news/national-news/2019/04/05/6k-reward-for-information-on-bald-eagle-found-dead-from-gunshot/
Bald eagle is shot out of its nest in Arkansas with authorities offering $6,000 reward for help finding iconic bird's killer
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6898045/6-000-reward-killer-iconic-bald-eagle-shot-tended-nest-Arkansas.html
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Army Corps receives 700 comments for proposed development The Herons in Kingwood
https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/environment/2019/04/05/army-corps-received-700-comments-for-proposed-development-the-herons-in-kingwood/
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Boulder enacts seasonal wildlife closures to protect nesting raptors, owls and other birds
https://techstockstandard.com/boulder-enacts-seasonal-wildlife-closures-to-protect-nesting-raptors-owls-and-other-birds/56164/
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Trump administration sued over controversial rollback of insecticide ban
https://newfoodeconomy.org/neonicotinoid-ban-reversal-center-for-biological-diversity-trump-lawsuit-fish-wildlife-service/
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of the California Condor in the Pacific Northwest
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/05/2019-06293/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-establishment-of-a-nonessential-experimental?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
More info: Federal-Tribal Partnership Sets Roadmap for Bringing California Condor Back to the Pacific Northwest
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/18127-federal-tribal-partnership-sets-roadmap-for-bringing-california-condor-back-to-the-pacific-northwest
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Sen. Brewer: Push for further R-Project study
https://www.nptelegraph.com/opinion/todays_column/sen-brewer-push-for-further-r-project-study/article_0b5c93a0-529f-11e9-a777-47232e4e2532.html
Update: R-Line Project requires more study
https://rapidcityjournal.com/community/chadron/opinion/r-line-project-requires-more-study/article_8b57cc13-6858-582e-b9f0-1278038f481a.html
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Trump administration sabotages major conservation effort, defying Congress
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/08/trump-administration-sabotages-major-conservation-effort-defying-congress?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
'Years of Work Down the Drain' as Trump Endangers Wildlife and Communities by Gutting Successful Conservation Program
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/08/years-work-down-drain-trump-endangers-wildlife-and-communities-gutting-successful
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Work by one Landscape Conservation Cooperative helped the i'iwi, an endemic Hawaiian honeycreeper, listed as 'threatened' under the federal Endangered Species Act. Photograph: Jack Jeffrey/AP
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Killing migratory birds, even unintentionally, has been a crime for decades. Not anymore
https://www.revealnews.org/article/killing-migratory-birds-even-unintentionally-has-been-a-crime-for-decades-not-anymore/
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"The Trend is Ominous": Statement on Sage-Grouse from American Bird Conservancy
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/04/09/the-trend-is-ominous-statement-on-sage-grouse-from-american-bird-conservancy/
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Bald eagle illegally shot to death in Marathon County, investigators seek tips
https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2019/03/28/bald-eagle-shot-death-marathon-county-dnr-seeks-tips/3303983002/
Bald eagle shot in Marathon County, DNR looking for answers
https://wkow.com/news/top-stories/2019/03/30/bald-eagle-shot-in-marathon-county-dnr-looking-for-answers/
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Update: DNR Seeks Information on Poached Bald Eagle
https://www.merrillfotonews.com/2019/04/09/dnr-seeks-information-on-poached-bald-eagle/
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Documents: CBP Ignored Federal Biologists' Input on Border Wall
https://www.texasobserver.org/documents-cbp-ignored-federal-biologists-input-on-border-wall/
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of Greater Sage-Grouse and Designation of Critical Habitat
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/12/2019-07252/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-threatened-status-for-the-bi-state-distinct-population?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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California Discusses Protecting Migratory Birds After Rollback Of Federal Protections
https://www.ijpr.org/post/california-discusses-protecting-migratory-birds-after-rollback-federal-protections#stream/0
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The Cosumnes River Preserve is home to California's largest remaining valley oak riparian forest, and is one of the few protected wetland habitat areas in the state.
Bureau of Land Management
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Zorn wants hunters to be able to take aim at sandhill cranes
https://www.monroenews.com/news/20190411/zorn-wants-hunters-to-be-able-to-take-aim-at-sandhill-cranes
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Hawk poacher sentenced for killing more than 150 birds
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/hawk-poacher-sentenced-for-killing-more-than-150-birds/103-1640b8f0-e897-4355-87d0-50cebeaaab5d
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Red-Shouldered Hawk Shot In Sacramento Recovering, Person Cited
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/04/11/red-shouldered-hawk-shot-in-sacramento-recovering-person-cited/
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How the Trump Administration Is Undermining Nationally Coordinated Conservation Efforts
https://psmag.com/news/how-the-trump-administration-is-undermining-nationally-coordinated-conservation-efforts
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he California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, which supports projects in places like the Mojave Desert, is now funded by the state.
(Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)
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Fish and Wildlife Service Sued for Failure to Disclose Use of Bee-Toxic Pesticides and GMO Crops in Wildlife Refuges
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2019/04/fish-and-wildlife-service-sued-for-failure-to-disclose-use-of-bee-toxic-pesticides-and-gmo-crops-in-wildlife-refuges/
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Peter Dykstra: President Trump's stealthiest environmental attack may be his biggest. (about time NEPA was mentioned!)
https://www.ehn.org/trump-environmental-rollbacks-2634518388.html
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A running list of how President Trump is changing environmental policy
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/how-trump-is-changing-science-environment/
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Employees brace for 'organized chaos'
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060155923
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EPA's Region 5 office is located in this building in Chicago. American Permalight
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550 Caged Birds Freed From Illegal Marketplace In India
https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/550-caged-birds-freed-from-illegal-marketplace-in-india/
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California's largest-ever raptor poaching case ends with conviction
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/04/californias-largest-ever-raptor-poaching-case-ends-with-conviction
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Besides raptor carcasses, wardens found a taxidermied mountain lion. Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/17/2019-07527/migratory-bird-hunting-proposed-frameworks-for-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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FWS Takes a Mulligan on Greater Sage-Grouse Listing
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fws-takes-a-mulligan-on-greater-sage-92299/
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Opinio: Trump waived 28 laws to construct border wall
https://www.starherald.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/trump-waived-laws-to-construct-border-wall/article_8d26c43e-2455-58b8-9d08-04ce591ceea6.html
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84-year-old man arrested, accused of shooting at geese from living room chair
http://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/04/16/year-old-man-arrested-accused-shooting-geese-living-room-chair/
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Lawmakers seeking to put sandhill cranes on the table, as a new game species in Michigan
https://wwmt.com/news/local/lawmakers-seeking-to-put-sandhill-cranes-on-the-table-as-a-new-game-species-in-michigan
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Sandhill cranes, including this one hiding in the brush at the Benard W. Baker Sanctuary in Calhoun County, might be added to the game list thanks to two new legislative resolutions in the Michigan House and Senate. (WWMT/Randi Burns)
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5 remaining Green Township goslings hatch after trash thrown into nest, 2 eggs broken
https://local12.com/news/local/5-remaining-green-township-goslings-hatch-after-trash-thrown-into-nest-2-eggs-broken
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Tompkins County man fined $3,500 for shooting bald eagle over bait
https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2019/04/tompkins-county-man-fined-3500-for-shooting-bald-eagle-over-bait.html
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Migratory Birds: Greater Vulnerability under Trump Administration's Policies on Incidental Take and Habitat
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/publications/es/20190417-migratory-birds-greater-vulnerability/
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National Audubon Society, The Migratory Bird Treaty Act Explained (Jan. 26, 2018), www.audubon.org/news/the-migratory-bird-treaty-act-explained.
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Six Trump Interior appointees are being investigated for possible ethical misconduct
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/04/23/six-trump-interior-appointees-are-being-investigated-possible-ethical-misconduct/?utm_term=.d821b398187b&wpisrc=al_politics__alert-politics&wpmk=1
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The man seen on video pouncing on a pelican is now in a Keys jail
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article228730049.html
Update: Maryland Man William Hardesty Who Jumped On Pelican In Florida Keys Sentenced To 90 Days
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/04/25/maryland-man-william-hardesty-who-jumped-on-pelican-in-florida-keys-sentenced-to-90-days/
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Endangered Species Act saves vast majority of species under its protection
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/440640-endangered-species-act-saves-vast-majority-of-species
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US OK'd Illegal Construction On Condor Habitat, Activists Say (paywall >:()
https://www.law360.com/california/articles/1153666/us-ok-d-illegal-construction-on-condor-habitat-activists-say
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Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Religious Use of Feathers
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/30/2019-08280/bald-and-golden-eagle-protection-act-and-migratory-bird-treaty-act-religious-use-of-feathers?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Links to Primary and Supporting Documents: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FWS-HQ-LE-2018-0078
PETITION: To end the criminal ban on religious exercise with eagle feathers and to protect Native American religious practices
file:///C:/Users/rue/AppData/Local/Temp/FWS-HQ-LE-2018-0078-0004.pdf
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Colchester man charged with migratory bird, firearm violations
https://vtdigger.org/2019/04/30/colchester-man-charged-migratory-bird-firearm-violations/
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Trump administration slow to declare species endangered amid extinction crisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2019/05/07/the-energy-202-the-power-has-been-used-sparingly-compared-to-most-other-administrations/5cd062031ad2e506550b2f74/?utm_term=.31f9039c931b&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
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Bird crime fears sparked after peregrine falcons nest on EE mobile phone mast
https://solihullobserver.co.uk/news/bird-crime-fears-sparked-after-peregrine-falcons-nest-on-ee-mobile-phone-mast/
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Williamsport-area man pleads guilty to shooting owl, firearm offense
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/williamsport-area-man-pleads-guilty-to-shooting-owl-firearm-offense/article_423c7f58-c64b-5251-a2d2-af41d4ab5015.html
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Big Wins for Clean Energy in Arkansas, South Carolina and Washington
There's an appetite for climate action -- but who expected bird-lovers to lead?
https://www.audubon.org/news/big-wins-clean-energy-arkansas-south-carolina-and-washington?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-advocacy_20190509_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=advocacy_20190509_advisory
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Bill to Protect Arctic Refuge Advances
https://www.audubon.org/news/bill-protect-arctic-refuge-advances?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-advocacy_20190509_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=advocacy_20190509_advisory
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200 species of birds are found in the Arctic Refuge including Snowy Owls. Photo: Grant Eldridge/Audubon Photography Awards
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7 Bald Eagles, Great-Horned Owl Fatally Poisoned; Up To $10K Reward For Information
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/05/01/fatal-poisonings-bald-eagles-maryland/
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Update: State officials issue advisory after bald eagle poisonings
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/maryland-carbofuran-enforcement-advisory-dead-eagles-owl/27431108
PESTICIDE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY - https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Documents/CARBOFURAN-ADVISORY-MAY2019.pdf
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Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Scrub-Jay and Eastern Indigo Snake, Volusia County, FL; Categorical Exclusion
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/13/2019-09710/receipt-of-incidental-take-permit-application-and-proposed-habitat-conservation-plan-for-the?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Van Drew Introduces Legislation to Protect Wild Birds From Global Extinction
https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/government/article_42b1ac62-7353-11e9-aad3-efe74f95a2ef.html
United States Code Annotated. Title 16. Conservation Chapter 69. Wild Exotic Bird Conservation. Wild Exotic Bird Conservation Act
https://www.animallaw.info/statute/us-exotic-birds-wild-exotic-bird-conservation-act
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Israel arrests man over Golan Heights mass vulture poisoning
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48259957
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Israeli officials say the deaths have devastated the vulture population
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Massive New Mexico Logging Plan Threatens Iconic Owl Stronghold
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/massive-new-mexico-logging-plan-threatens-iconic-owl-stronghold-2019-05-13/
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The Sacramento River Canyon in southern New Mexico's Sacramento Mountains. Photo by Joe Trudeau.
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Whooping crane comeback threatened after government funding is cut
https://www.earth.com/news/whooping-crane-comeback-threatened/
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How Wind Turbines Bring Different Dangers to Different Birds
https://www.opb.org/news/article/take-permit-could-help-golden-eagle-conservation/
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Public lands, endangered species are worth the fight (excellent article)
https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/columns/public-lands-endangered-species-are-worth-the-fight/article_777579e4-79c3-11e9-a80c-20677ce05640.html
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Bill Banning Rat Poison Passes Assembly
http://www.malibutimes.com/article_5275a472-78e5-11e9-8f2b-e7b4b7098c15.html
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New project tackles illegal trade in vulture body parts
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/partnership/our-vision
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Alleged Canada Goose Beating Under Investigation In Lakewood
https://patch.com/new-jersey/lakewood-nj/alleged-canada-goose-beating-under-investigation-lakewood
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Canada geese are federally protected and killing them without a permit can result in fines or jail time. (Image via Shutterstock)
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Another Scottish Hen Harrier goes missing
https://www.birdguides.com/news/another-scottish-hen-harrier-goes-missing/#
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Marci was tagged as a chick in summer 2018 (RSPB).
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Congressman wants to let farmers kill Black Vultures before they attack
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/congressman-wants-to-let-farmers-kill-black-vultures-before-they-attack/417-ea0aae1e-913b-4c28-bb15-4548ddf68492
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159 murdered birds: Here's how wildlife crime sleuths solved one of California's most baffling poaching cases
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/28/159-murdered-birds-heres-how-wildlife-crime-sleuths-solved-one-of-californias-most-baffling-poaching-cases/
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$3K reward for missing Lakeland swan
https://www.theledger.com/news/20190528/3k-reward-for-missing-lakeland-swan
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[This is a very cryptic Federal Register Notice and I'm naturally suspicious of poorly written Notices! My best guess is that it's requesting an extension of existing information collection procedures. If so, there should be no objection, however it's definitely not clear what would happen if this proposal was defeated (i.e., failure to renew reporting requirements).]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval Procedures for Nontoxic Shot and Shot Coatings
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/30/2019-11288/agency-information-collection-activities-approval-procedures-for-nontoxic-shot-and-shot-coatings?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
50 CFR 20.134 - Approval of nontoxic shot types and shot coatings: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2018-title50-vol9/xml/CFR-2018-title50-vol9-sec20-134.xml
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Plant 25 Saplings As 'Punishment', Assam High Court Orders Man Accused Of Poisoning 25 Vultures
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/plant-25-saplings-as-punishment-assam-high-court-orders-man-accused-of-poisoning-25-vultures-368460.html
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Protected bird nests power-washed away at Sonoma Valley school
https://www.sonomanews.com/news/9648597-181/school-custodian-power-washes-away?artslide=5&sba=AAS
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Swallows in their mud nests under the eaves of the Altimira Middle School multi-purpose room. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
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Swallows in their mud nests under the eaves of the Altimira Middle School multi-purpose room. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
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Plastic Bag Ban To Go Into Effect At 3 Jersey Shore Towns This Weekend
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/05/31/plastic-bag-ban-brigantine-avalon-stone-harbor-new-jersey/
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(Credit: Wetlands Institute)
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Editorial -- Questionable actions: Apex's use of helicopter may have scared eagles off Galloo
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2019/05/22/editorial-questionable-actions-apexs-use-of-helicopter-may-have-scared-eagles-off-galloo/
Update: Opinion -- Apex's actions led to an empty eagle's nest
https://www.watertowndailytimes.com/opinion/apexs-actions-led-to-an-empty-eagles-nest-20190601
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Federal Court Revives Lawsuit Over Lead Ammunition Harming California Condors
https://kjzz.org/content/975706/federal-court-revives-lawsuit-over-lead-ammunition-harming-california-condors
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George Andrejko/Arizona Game and Fish Department
The Peregrine Fund released four California condors into the wild this year. After nearly going to extinct, there are now 89 in this population in Arizona and Utah.
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84 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html?te=1&nl=politics&emc=edit_cn_20190603
Climate Deregulation Tracker - http://columbiaclimatelaw.com/resources/climate-deregulation-tracker/
Regulatory Rollback Tracker - https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/regulatory-rollback-tracker/
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Birds to Benefit from New Priorities in House Interior Appropriations Bill
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/06/02/birds-to-benefit-from-new-priorities-in-house-interior-appropriations-bill/
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DNR investigating illegal shooting of bald eagle in Manitowoc County
https://www.wbay.com/content/news/DNR-investigating-illegal-shooting-of-bald-eagle-in-Manitowoc-County-505310411.html
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Update: Manitowoc County bald eagle shooting: Reward now up to $3,950
https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/crime/2019/03/19/manitowoc-county-bald-eagle-shooting-reward-now-up-3-950/3210889002/
Update: Manitowoc County bald eagle shooting: Reward now $5,000 for information leading to arrest
https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/crime/2019/06/03/manitowoc-county-bald-eagle-shooting-reward-now-5-000-for-bird-fatally-shot-near-mishicot/1334121001/
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Ninth Circuit Holds Forest Service's Failure To Regulate Use Of Lead Ammunition Creates Justiciable Controversy Under RCRA (very novel use of RCRA! 7-year-old case has new life!)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b97ca941-4268-4c93-bb86-8bf3a62239b7
Quote: "The interest groups alleged that the Forest Service is 'contributing to' the unlawful disposal of solid waste in the national forest by acquiescing to hunters' use of lead ammunition, which can lead to poisoning the hunters' prey and ultimately poisoning scavengers - like the California condor - that feed on carcasses left by hunters."
"The interest groups sought declaratory and injunctive relief to compel the Forest Service to prevent or otherwise regulate the use of lead ammunition in the Kaibab National Forest to alleviate the issue."
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT - OPINION
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/05/30/17-15790.pdf
Quote: "For the foregoing reasons, the case is justiciable. We REVERSE the district court's dismissal and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion."
"[The] Ninth Circuit directed the district court to address...the question of whether a party that owns or manages property on which unlawful disposal occurs may be responsible for 'contributing to' the unlawful disposal under RCRA."
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U.S. EPA is sued for ousting scientists from advisory committees
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-epa-lawsuit/u-s-epa-is-sued-for-ousting-scientists-from-advisory-committees-idUSKCN1T42H8
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Feds Propose Expanding Hunting in Two Wyoming Wildlife Refuges
https://k2radio.com/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-expanding-hunting-in-two-wildlife-refuges/
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge asking for comments on proposed hunting plan
https://kfor.com/2019/06/06/wichita-mountains-wildlife-refuge-asking-for-comments-on-proposed-hunting-plan/
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Public Comment on Potential Hunting Expansion - https://www.fws.gov/refuge/wichita_mountains/hunt/draft.html
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Reward offered in possible killings of young great horned owls
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/tucson/reward-offered-in-possible-killings-of-young-great-horned-owls
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Three Quebecers plead guilty to seven charges under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and receive fines totalling $18,000
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/three-quebecers-plead-guilty-to-seven-charges-under-the-migratory-birds-convention-act-1994-and-receive-fines-totalling-18-000-839930213.html
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Opinion: Stronger bird protections needed after Trump rollback
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/06/08/opinion/contributors/stronger-bird-protections-needed-after-trump-rollback/
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Parrot Protection
https://www.kveo.com/community/richard-moore-outdoor-report/parrot-protection/2052268231
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Why is it controversial to declare a species less threatened?
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/why-it-controversial-declare-species-less-threatened?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=0838819955-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-0838819955-133930605&mc_cid=0838819955&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Pink Pigeon Stellar Photography / Shutterstock
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Oil drilling comes to Utah wildlife refuge. Will rules keep birds, plants and fish safe?
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2019/06/07/oil-drilling-comes-utah/
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Florida woman suffers brain damage after Disney bird attack, lawsuit says
https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20190603/florida-woman-suffers-brain-damage-after-disney-bird-attack-lawsuit-says/1
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This Amazon bird's eggs are black-market gold. Here's why.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/06/hyacinth-macaw-egg-laundering-for-pet-trade/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=Editorial::add=Animals_20190613::rid=27536634995
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Buying and selling wild-caught hyacinth macaws is illegal. Although it's legal to trade macaws born in captivity, the birds are notoriously difficult to breed. This has created demand for eggs taken from the wild, which are smuggled from South America to Europe more easily than live birds.
Photograph by Eric Baccega, Nature Picture Library
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N.S. logging firm says concern for birds must be balanced against industry needs
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-s-logging-firm-says-concern-for-birds-must-be-balanced-against-industry-needs-1.4461730
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North Yorkshire Police operation to protect birds of prey to be rolled out across the country
https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2019-06-11/north-yorkshire-operation-to-protect-birds-of-prey-to-be-rolled-out-across-the-country/
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North Yorkshire has the highest levels of attacks on birds of prey in the country Credit: ITV News
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Caged eagle freed thanks to The Star report
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/06/11/caged-eagle-freed-thanks-to-the-star-report/
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Car kills 19 geese in Lake County - Cops looking for driver
https://1440wrok.com/car-kills-19-geese-in-lake-county-cops-looking-for-driver/
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Developer of property near bald eagle's nest files suit over application's rejection
https://www.monroenow.com/news/local/monroe/developer-of-property-near-bald-eagle-s-nest-files-suit/article_56ab125a-8d50-11e9-8300-e3263d59c872.html
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Cormorants Have Taken Up Residence On The Astoria-Megler Bridge, Where They're Unwanted
https://www.opb.org/news/article/cormorants-columbia-river-astoria-megler-bridge/
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Mid-channel, the bridge is thick with cormorant nests and coated in guano.
Rex Ziak
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Take Action: Support Legislation to Protect Pollinators and Ecosystems of National Wildlife Refuges
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2019/06/support-legislation-to-protect-pollinators-and-ecosystems-of-national-wildlife-refuges/
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The state's contrived explanation for allowing drilling near eagle roost
https://www.boulderweekly.com/boulderganic/a-not-so-grand-experiment/
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A male bald Eagle flies back to its nest with a Crestone well pad in the background in Weld County.
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Proposal would expand hunting on wildlife refuges across Oklahoma
https://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/proposal-would-expand-hunting-on-wildlife-refuges-across-oklahoma/article_5d102b43-2835-5270-920a-9e9e187ace79.html
Proposed rule. - https://www.fws.gov/home/feature/2019/2019-2020-Station-Specific-Hunting-and-Fishing-Proposed-Rule-Signed.pdf
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Audubon Testifies at U.S. House Hearing on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-testifies-us-house-hearing-migratory-bird-treaty-act?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-advocacy_20190613_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=advocacy_20190613_advisory
Press Release: Congress Takes First Step Toward Restoring Bird Protections Eliminated by Trump
https://www.audubon.org/news/congress-takes-first-step-toward-restoring-bird-protections-eliminated-trump
Testimony: Statement of Stanley Senner Vice President for Bird Conservation National Audubon Society Missoula, Montana
https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/mbta_senner_testimony_2019_06_13.pdf
Fact Sheet: The MBTA Works and the Biggest Winners are Renewables
https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/audubon_mbta_industry_2018.pdf
Lawsuit: National Audubon Society v. U.S. Department of the Interior
https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/mbta_complaint_2018_audubon_final.pdf
MBTA Resources: Migratory Bird Treaty Act - This critical law saves millions of birds' lives each year
https://www.audubon.org/news/migratory-bird-treaty-act
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Great Egret. Photo: Andrew McCullough/Audubon Photography Awards
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Personal View: Environmental impact statement needed for Icebreaker
https://www.crainscleveland.com/opinion/personal-view-environmental-impact-statement-needed-icebreaker
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Turbines like these at an offshore wind farm in Rhode Island have been proposed for Lake Erie.
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Do more for birds, not less, Rodewald tells Congress
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/06/do-more-birds-not-less-rodewald-tells-congress
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Proposed-HCP for Sierra Pacific Industries a Bad Deal for Spotted Owls
https://yubanet.com/california/proposed-hcp-for-sierra-pacific-industries-a-bad-deal-for-spotted-owls/
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Congress wants to know when Trump will fill all the vacant positions at Interior
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2019/06/17/the-energy-202-congress-wants-to-know-when-trump-will-fill-all-the-vacant-positions-at-interior/5d06a32aa7a0a4586bb2db00/?utm_term=.a737c9ca88a7&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
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Bald eagle's nest halted a 215-unit housing project. Now the developer is suing.
https://www.nj.com/news/2019/06/bald-eagles-nest-halted-a-215-unit-housing-project-now-the-developer-is-suing.html
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Final Rule - Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations for Managing Resident Canada Goose Populations
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/06/20/2019-13097/migratory-bird-permits-regulations-for-managing-resident-canada-goose-populations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
Quote: "This final rule amends the depredation and control orders to allow destruction of resident Canada goose nests and eggs at any time of year."
(Note: The final rule was justified, in part, due to nesting seasons starting earlier and/or continuing longer than in previous years. In short, they use "climate change" as their main reason for lifting depredation rules, without actually using the term they presumably don't believe is real.)
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Will California Ban Rodenticides that Kill Predators?
https://baynature.org/2019/06/18/will-california-ban-rodenticides-that-kill-predators/
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34 birds, crammed into hair rollers, flew into NYC. They were destined for 'Idol'-style sing-offs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/06/18/man-arrested-smuggling-singing-birds-stuffed-hair-rollers/?utm_term=.fc550026ee37&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
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Prosecutors say Francis Gurahoo admitted to attempting to smuggle 34 Guyanese finches, storing them in hair curlers. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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Canada: Illegal Collection Of Migratory Bird Eggs Results In $18,000 Fine
http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/817412/Environmental+Law/Illegal+Collection+Of+Migratory+Bird+Eggs+Results+In+18000+Fine
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2019 Application Period For Peregrine Falcon Trapping For Falconry Usage To Begin July 1
https://www.chattanoogan.com/2019/6/21/392330/2019-Application-Period-For-Peregrine.aspx
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NPPD's Sandhills R-line project gets federal OK
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/nppd-s-sandhills-r-line-project-gets-federal-ok/article_7f2232ff-d057-5b0a-8e91-5082c60df0d0.html
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House subcommittee considers Migratory Bird Treaty Act clarification
https://wildlife.org/house-subcommittee-considers-migratory-bird-treaty-act-clarification/
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This is how to prevent issues with nesting gulls - and why they are protected
https://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/this-is-how-to-prevent-issues-with-nesting-gulls-and-why-they-are-protected-1-9832735
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Herring gulls and similar species are protected by law
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Monroe: 'Bald eagle developer' files lawsuit against township, mayor, zoning board
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2019/06/20/bald-eagle-developer-files-lawsuit-against-monroe-township/1488097001/
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2019-2020 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations >:(
A Proposed Rule by the Fish and Wildlife Service on 06/26/2019
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/06/26/2019-11443/2019-2020-station-specific-hunting-and-sport-fishing-regulations?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Quotes: "We propose to remove approximately 2,100 regulations that will have no impact on the administration of hunting and sport fishing within the National Wildlife Refuge System. We also propose to simplify over 2,900 refuge-specific regulations to comply with a Presidential mandate to adhere to plain language standards and to reduce the regulatory burden on the public."
"Through these openings and expansions, we are proposing to open or expand an additional 1,451,131 acres to hunting and sport fishing within the National Wildlife Refuge System and the National Fish Hatchery System."
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Trump Administration Is Suppressing Science and Public Opinion to Drill the Arctic Refuge
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2019/06/26/471433/trump-administration-suppressing-science-public-opinion-drill-arctic-refuge/
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'Throw the book at them' - Echo readers slam 'sick' killing of baby swan in Sunderland park
https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/throw-the-book-at-them-echo-readers-slam-sick-killing-of-baby-swan-in-sunderland-park-352547
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Charity calls for total ban on tethering birds of prey
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/28/charity-calls-for-total-ban-on-tethering-birds-of-prey
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Wild birds filmed being tied down and kept in confined conditions in UK zoos - video
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Harrier death in illegal trap investigated
https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/harrier-death-in-illegal-trap-investigated-1-4955536
Charity 'devastated' after hen harrier illegally killed in Perthshire
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-48786419
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Rannoch, who was tagged as a chick in 2017, was found dead in the spring trap in May
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Hen harriers nest on the ground and like to eat grouse. Picture: RSPB
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Bird eggs stop rebuild for local business
https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/bird-eggs-stop-rebuild-for-local-business/
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Farallon Islands rat poison plan up for public hearing
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Farallon-Islands-rat-poison-plan-public-hearing-14060018.php#photo-5349844
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Melissa Pitkin, with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, holds a Ashy Storm-Petrel chick, which is nesting along the cliffs on south east Farallon Island off the coast of San Francisco, Ca., on Wednesday October 12, 2011. When the mouse population dwindlesMelissa Pitkin, with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, holds a Ashy Storm-Petrel chick, which is nesting along the cliffs on south east Farallon Island off the coast of San Francisco, Ca., on Wednesday October 12, 2011. When the mouse population dwindles on the island, Burrowing owls turn to the Ashey Storm-Petrel for it's food supply. Efforts to control the non-native house mice problem in the Farallon Islands have failed. Officials say the mouse population has grown so large that they have altered the ecology of the island.
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Banned pesticide implicated in 2016 bald eagle poisoning
https://www.dorchesterbanner.com/police-and-fire/banned-pesticide-implicated-in-2016-bald-eagle-poisoning/
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Man pleads guilty to cutting down tree with eagle's nest in King William >:(
https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/man-pleads-guilty-after-cutting-down-tree-near-virginia-solar/article_9c5b72ab-b37e-5324-ab1e-16d717701b6d.html
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Rob Wittman celebrates decade-long effort to conserve Fones Cliffs
https://augustafreepress.com/rob-wittman-celebrates-decade-long-effort-to-conserve-fones-cliffs/
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Who you gonna call? Goosinator
https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/next-with-kyle-clark/who-you-gonna-call-goosinator/314529556
https://www.9news.com/img/resize/content.9news.com/photo/2016/09/06/goosinator2_1473188330361_5944239_ver1.0.jpg?mode=pad&bgcolor=000000&scale=both&width=750&height=422
Denver is rounding up geese to be killed and donated as meat to needy families
https://www.9news.com/article/news/denver-is-rounding-up-geese-to-be-killed-and-donated-as-meat-to-needy-families/73-ac929109-e372-4fbf-8179-dfa32b78c958
Yes, geese are protected by federal law. Here's why Denver can round them up anyway
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/yes-geese-are-protected-by-federal-law-heres-why-denver-can-round-them-up-anyway/73-cc48831d-af77-4804-a48c-52962c19c054
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The Trump Administration Waives Environmental Regulations (Again) for Border Wall Construction
https://psmag.com/news/the-trump-administration-waives-environmental-regulations-again-for-border-wall-construction
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Climate change looms large in endangered species litigation
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060682935
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Litigants are suing to protect the lesser prairie chicken. Larry Lamsa/Wikimedia Commons
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New Legal Challenges Launched to Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/new-legal-challenges-launched-keystone-xl-pipeline-approval-2019-07-01/
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Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2019-20 Season
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/08/2019-14319/migratory-bird-hunting-proposed-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations-on-certain-federal-indian?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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Environment and Climate Change Canada Looks to Broadly Expand Protections for Migratory Birds
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/environment-and-climate-change-canada-77466/
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Whistleblower says he was pressured by Trump administration to reverse environmental decision
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/politics/interior-department-arizona-development-bernhardt/index.html
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This August, 2013 photo provided by Point Blue Conservation Science shows a yellow-billed cuckoo, which has made the western United States its breeding ground for many years. But the migratory bird, which otherwise lives in Latin America, has seen its population dwindle in the past few decades because its habitats have been marred. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, announced that the western population of the yellow-billed cuckoo has been listed as a threatened species and will be protected under the Endangered Species Act. The bird resides in 12 western states and in Mexico and Canada, but Arizona has the largest population. (AP Photo/Point Blue Conservation Science, Mark Dettling)
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Enviros Say DOI Power Line Review Ignored Whooping Crane (paywall, but the 1st sentence says it all)
https://www.law360.com/energy/articles/1175986/enviros-say-doi-power-line-review-ignored-whooping-crane
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Highlights from the Trump Administration's Rulemaking Agenda
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/highlights-trump-administration-s-rulemaking-agenda
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Congress probes approval of Trump backer's housing project
https://www.fox23.com/news/national/congress-probes-approval-of-trump-backers-housing-project/965777342
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Highlights from the Trump Administration's Rulemaking Agenda
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=15f99496-70de-4bfe-945b-bcab332dd6fa
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Federal bill targets Southern Indiana vulture invasion
https://www.kokomotribune.com/indiana/news/federal-bill-targets-southern-indiana-vulture-invasion/article_716c7c82-4a2c-50f4-9a6f-eb90654d12d4.html
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After baby kestrels' death, DWR warns to not disturb bird nests
https://fox13now.com/2019/07/09/after-baby-kestrels-death-dwr-warns-to-not-disturb-bird-nests/
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Lawmakers consider legislation to reaffirm long standing bird protections
https://www.earth.com/news/legislation-bird-protections/
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Federal Court Revives Lawsuit Over Lead Ammunition Harming California Condors
https://kjzz.org/content/975706/federal-court-revives-lawsuit-over-lead-ammunition-harming-california-condors
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George Andrejko/Arizona Game and Fish Department
The Peregrine Fund released four California condors into the wild this year. After nearly going to extinct, there are now 89 in this population in Arizona and Utah.
More info: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Case: 17-15790, 05/30/2019, ID: 11312997, DktEntry: 56-1, Page 1 of 23
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/pdfs/Condor-2nd-9th-cir-win.pdf
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FWS Says Condors Can't Be Protected As Cultural Property (paywall, but RRP could use it's organizational email domain to register - free)
https://www.law360.com/california/articles/1176772/fws-says-condors-can-t-be-protected-as-cultural-property
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Montana 2019-20 waterfowl and 'webless' migratory bird regulations released
http://www.charkoosta.com/news/montana---waterfowl-and-webless-migratory-bird-regulations-released/article_ef66fce2-a408-11e9-b932-5baf7dc5e86e.html
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Man who shot owl gets a year in jail for illegal gun possession
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/man-who-shot-owl-gets-a-year-in-jail-for/article_ca6b0785-b46b-5818-9630-a610879025bd.html
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Julie Hill-Gabriel on "Water Resources Development Acts: Status of Implementation and Assessing Future Needs."
https://www.audubon.org/news/julie-hill-gabriel-water-resources-development-acts-status-implementation-and?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190613_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190613_advisory
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Wins for Birds in the U.S. House
https://www.audubon.org/news/wins-birds-us-house?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190613_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190613_advisory
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Protecting Coasts and Wetlands with Natural Infrastructure
https://www.audubon.org/news/protecting-coasts-and-wetlands-natural-infrastructure?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190613_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190613_advisory
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Historic Wildlife Conservation Crisis
https://www.audubon.org/news/historic-wildlife-conservation-crisis?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190613_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190613_advisory
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Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Hits Another Snag
https://www.pipeline-journal.net/news/keystone-xl-tar-sands-pipeline-hits-another-snag
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Groups seek U-S Courts to order more environmental studies in "R-Project" construction
https://www.knopnews2.com/content/news/Groups-seek-U-S-Courts-to-order-more-environmental-studies-in-R-Project-construction-512540651.html
Opponents of Sandhills projects file lawsuits
https://www.nptelegraph.com/news/local_news/opponents-of-sandhills-projects-file-lawsuits/article_6b642bf8-a454-11e9-b6fd-8b4484b88a3b.html
Group challenges R-Project route in court
https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/group-challenges-r-project-route-in-court/article_bd08499f-0a4f-5c02-8dec-0be008a67734.html
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Stuart Scranton walks across his land north of Thedford. Nebraska Public Power District wants to put a new, larger power line across his land.
Journal Star file photo
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10 National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries in the PNW included in Trump proposal to increase access to hunting and fishing
https://sanjuanislander.com/news-articles/environment-science-whales/environment/29508/sa
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Bill to Protect Local Wildlife From Rat Poison
https://smmirror.com/2019/07/bill-to-protect-local-wildlife-from-rat-poison/
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Apparent killing of 40 protected birds at water plant investigated by state, feds
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/7/15/20692473/birds-killed-chicago-water-plant-federal-migratory-investigation
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Exclusive: Scottish Government condemn illegal raptor persecution following hen harrier death as campaigners call for action
https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/14493/exclusive-scottish-government-condemn-illegal-raptor-persecution-following-hen
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CCC pushes back against poison plan
https://www.ptreyeslight.com/article/ccc-pushes-back-against-poison-plan
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Canuck the Crow earns another feather in his cap with new federal protection
https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/07/18/canuck-the-crow-earns-another-feather-in-his-cap-with-new-federal-protection.html
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Police offer reward for information leading to arrest in theft of bald eagle from Quogue Wildlife Refuge
https://riverheadlocal.com/2019/07/18/police-offer-reward-for-information-leading-to-arrest-in-theft-of-bald-eagle-from-quogue-wildlife-refuge/
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What to Do if You Witness Wildlife Crime While Traveling
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/what-do-if-you-witness-wildlife-crime-while-traveling
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Variety of illegal items for sale | Courtesy of Rachel Kramer
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On the brink: The Endangered Species Act
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/on-the-brink-the-endangered-species-act/
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Himalayan griffon vulture (Gyp himalayensis) at the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati, Assam, India.
Credit: Joel Sartore
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Police offer reward for information leading to arrest in theft of bald eagle from Quogue Wildlife Refuge
https://riverheadlocal.com/2019/07/18/police-offer-reward-for-information-leading-to-arrest-in-theft-of-bald-eagle-from-quogue-wildlife-refuge/
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Update: One-winged bald eagle stolen from Long Island wildlife refuge, $12,500 reward offered
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-winged-bald-eagle-stolen-long-island-wildlife-refuge-12-n1032121
Video: https://www.facebook.com/quoguewildliferefuge/videos/370830976909602/
OUR BALD EAGLE WAS TAKEN AND IS MISSING! He will be stressed and cannot survive without our care. We want him back unharmed. It is a federally protected bird and cannot survive in the wild as he has an amputated wing. Any info please call (631) 653-4771 or email [email protected]. Please share this post.
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From Christian Sasse's FB page:
Sasse Photo
3 hrs
This is an interview from Tuesday July 23rd 2019 with Marisa Nelson, Assistant Director at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, Long Island, NY.
Sam - The 35-year-old bald eagle has been part of the refuge for decades, ever since the bird was shot by a hunter. His right wing was amputated. Sammy could no longer fly, and was lovingly cared for by staff, and was a favorite of visitors.
Long Island officials are offering a $15,000 reward for the safe return of Sam.
What you can do to help:
Share this video widely on Social Media. If you have any information that is helpful please contact:
https://quoguewildliferefuge.org
The wildlife refuge is also grateful for donations
https://quoguewildliferefuge.org/get-involved/become-a-member-today/?fbclid=IwAR0uI3_iJUjX4vsv1e8O-nUzt-vCRDQMDkdvoIoRsKoEgJAfYcB46oJWHMI
Thank you for all your help!
Video interview: https://www.facebook.com/SassePhoto/videos/693513584406326/
News story: Long Island officials offer $15K reward for return of stolen eagle - https://nypost.com/2019/07/22/long-island-officials-offer-15k-reward-for-return-of-stolen-eagle/
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Taiwan's Investigation Bureau gets new mission: protect endangered birds
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3750274
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Endangered birds protected by a force to be reckoned with
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/endangered-birds-protected-by-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with-1.4518626
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Swallows are seen in one of their nests located in the Vancouver Police Department's Stanley Park barn. (Frank Lin)
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S. Africa arrests nine poachers in three days
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/24/c_138254770.htm
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Reward for Sam, the stolen bald eagle, upped to $20,000
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/sam-stolen-eagle-quogue-reward-1.34224750
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Songbirds are being snatched from Miami's forests
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/songbirds-are-being-snatched-from-miamis-forests/
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/animals/2019/06/florida-bird-trapping/florida-bird-trapping-01.adapt.1900.1.ImmersiveLeadHorizontal.jpg)
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Fourth Circuit Again Tosses Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
https://www.courthousenews.com/fourth-circuit-again-tosses-permit-for-atlantic-coast-pipeline/
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Federal legislation proposed to address black vultures eating animals alive
https://www.wave3.com/2019/07/26/federal-legislation-proposed-address-black-vultures-eating-animals-alive/
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Indiana farmers said black vultures have been eating their cattle alive and they cant do much about it. (Source: Karen Foster)
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House Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From Union of Concerned Scientists
https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/house-natural-resources-committee-issues-testimony-from-union-of-concerned-scientists#.XT4UtUF7nIU
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Raptors facing weaker protections in large oil and gas project
https://oilcity.news/community/2019/07/25/raptors-facing-weaker-protections-in-large-oil-and-gas-project/
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The Energy 202: Trump's environmental team scrutinized for tighter control of public records
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2019/07/25/the-energy-202-trump-s-environmental-team-for-seeking-tighter-control-of-public-records/5d388429602ff17879a185f6/?utm_term=.2a7c86572821
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Migratory Birds to Benefit from $20 Million in Funding Throughout the Americas
https://www.ammoland.com/2019/07/migratory-birds-to-benefit-from-20-million-in-funding-throughout-the-americas/#axzz5v0tQ8I8r
Quote: "Cerulean Warbler Habitat Acquisition in Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and partners will conserve over 300 acres of key cerulean warbler habitat in the Driftless Area of northeast Iowa through the acquisition of three tracts."
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Pennsylvania wildlife officials want to know who killed this bald eagle
https://kxlf.com/cnn-national/2019/07/27/pennsylvania-wildlife-officials-want-to-know-who-killed-this-bald-eagle/
Bald eagle shot, killed near Ohio-Pennsylvania border
https://fox8.com/2019/07/26/bald-eagle-shot-killed-near-ohio-pennsylvania-border/
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Reward for Sam, the stolen bald eagle, upped to $20,000
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/sam-stolen-eagle-quogue-reward-1.34224750
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Update: Still No Word On Stolen Bald Eagle; Fundraiser To Amp Up Security
https://patch.com/new-york/westhampton-hamptonbays/still-no-word-stolen-bald-eagle-fundraiser-amp-security
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Cherokee Nation opposes push to widen eagle feather use
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/103397
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Animal rights group sues over culling of Canada geese for meat in Denver
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/07/25/Animal-rights-group-sues-over-culling-of-Canada-geese-for-meat-in-Denver/6711564081038/
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Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2019 Season
A Rule by the Fish and Wildlife Service on 07/30/2019
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/30/2019-16053/migratory-bird-subsistence-harvest-in-alaska-harvest-regulations-for-migratory-birds-in-alaska?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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A Win for Migratory Birds
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/rebecca-riley/win-migratory-birds
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3 sandhill cranes in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. December 2016
Mick Thompson/Flickr
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Appeals court vacates biological opinion, citing 'fast-tracking' for pipeline
https://wvrecord.com/stories/512810956-appeals-court-vacates-biological-opinion-citing-fast-tracking-for-pipeline
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DOI Can't Shake Lawsuit Over Flip On Migratory Bird Kills (paywall)
https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1184375/doi-can-t-shake-lawsuit-over-flip-on-migratory-bird-kills
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Pragmatism and the Endangered Species Act: How Hope Only Gets Us so Far
https://modernconservationist.com/pragmatism-and-the-endangered-species-act-how-hope-only-gets-us-so-far/
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Feds Accused of Dragging Feet on Penguin Protections
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-accused-of-dragging-feet-on-penguin-protections/
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This 2010 photo shows emperor penguin chicks at Antarctica's Halley Bay. (Peter Fretwell/British Antarctic Survey via AP)
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The Trump Administration Provides Another Lesson in How to Lose An Environmental Case
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-trump-administration-provides-22845/
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Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Habitat Conservation Plan, and Habitat Conservation Plan Amendments; Incidental Take Permits for Four Wind Energy Projects in Hawaii
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/02/2019-16398/final-programmatic-environmental-impact-statement-habitat-conservation-plan-and-habitat-conservation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Eighteenth Regular Meeting; Tentative U.S. Negotiating Positions for Agenda Items and Species Proposals Submitted by Foreign Governments and the CITES Secretariat
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/02/2019-16592/conference-of-the-parties-to-the-convention-on-international-trade-in-endangered-species-of-wild?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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City worker cited over deaths of protected migratory birds at water filtration plant
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/8/3/20753295/city-worker-cited-over-deaths-of-protected-migratory-birds-at-water-filtration-plant
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State authorities cited a city employee last month for killing nearly 40 protected birds at a water purification plant in South Shore. Provided photo
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Wind Power Avian and Bat Protection Plan Released by Iberdrola Renewables
https://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/wind-power-avian-and-bat-protection-plan-released-by-iberdrola-renewables.html
Protecting Your Organization as Concerns Surrounding Wind Power Increase
https://www.environmentalleader.com/2019/08/protecting-your-organization-as-concerns-surrounding-wind-power-increase/
Avian and Bat Protection Plan: Iberdrola Renewables
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/publications/avian-and-bat-protection-plan-iberdrola-renewables
Iberdrola Renewables, Inc. Project Specific Avian and Bat Protection Plan for the Tule Wind Project
http://www.tulewindeccmp.com/AvianandBatProtectionPlan.PDF
U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines: https://www.fws.gov/ecological-services/es-library/pdfs/WEG_final.pdf
Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities A HANDBOOK REVISED 2002: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1202/ML12026A737.pdf
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Energy development wins when it's pitted against endangered species
http://theconversation.com/energy-development-wins-when-its-pitted-against-endangered-species-117961
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Whooping cranes, a critically endangered species, breed in one location, a wetland in Wood Buffalo National Park. Yet a federal-provincial review panel has approved an oilsands mine that could kill some of the birds. (Shutterstock)
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Ruffling Feathers: Native American rights to their heritage
https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/opinion/ruffling-feathers-native-american-rights-to-their-heritage-mCyn2XHJv0qgBd8F427G2w/
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After 3 Long Weeks, Still No Word On Sammy, Stolen Bald Eagle
https://patch.com/new-york/westhampton-hamptonbays/after-3-long-weeks-still-no-word-sammy-stolen-bald-eagle
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Trump administration reauthorizes use of "cyanide bombs" to kill wild animals
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-reauthorizes-use-of-cyanide-bombs-to-kill-wild-animals/
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Emergency Exemption; Issuance of Emergency Permit To Import Endangered Species
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/08/2019-16970/emergency-exemption-issuance-of-emergency-permit-to-import-endangered-species?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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A small victory for bird conservation
https://www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/a-small-victory-for-bird-conservation/article_ca0d87d1-fd68-5956-8fa9-09aeeb1bfbf9.html
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U.S. Forest Service Moving to Roll Back Environmental Review and Public Input
https://www.audubon.org/news/us-forest-service-moving-roll-back-environmental-review-and-public-input?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190808_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190808_advisory
(https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_inline/public/aud_apa-2018_townsends-warbler_a1-6960-1_kk_photo-carl-ebeling.jpg?itok=9-C408Tg)
Townsend's Warbler. Photo: Carl Ebeling/Audubon Photography Awards
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Audubon, Other Groups Can Continue Lawsuit against the Federal Government to Protect Birds, Federal Judge Rules
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-other-groups-can-continue-lawsuit-against-federal-government-protect?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190808_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190808_advisory
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Snowy Egret. Photo: Lindsay Donald/Audubon Photography Awards
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Unanimous Support for the America's Transportation Infrastructure Act
https://www.audubon.org/news/unanimous-support-americas-transportation-infrastructure-act?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190808_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190808_advisory
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The PROTECT program, will help birds like Snowy Plovers by using natural infrastructure. Photo: Matthew Hansen/Audubon Photography Awards
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New Report Finds Increased Oil and Gas Leasing and Drilling in Priority Sage-Grouse Habitat
https://www.audubon.org/news/new-report-finds-increased-oil-and-gas-leasing-and-drilling-priority-sage-grouse?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190808_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190808_advisory
Report: Oil and Gas Development on Federal Lands and Sage-Grouse Habitats
https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/greater_sage-grouse_habitat_reportfinal_20190725.pdf
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A Renewed Fight to Protect Migratory Birds
https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2019/08/fighting-to-protect-migratory-birds.html
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FWC investigating egrets shot with paintballs in Pinellas County
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/fwc-investigating-egrets-shot-with-paintballs-in-pinellas-county
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Environmentalists Fight Border Wall Over 'Most Endangered River in US'
https://www.courthousenews.com/environmentalists-fight-border-wall-over-most-endangered-river-in-us/
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Existing barriers in the San Pedro riverbed allow animals to pass freely. This would be replaced with a 18- to 30-foot wall, the design of which has not been released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Brad Poole / CNS)
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Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act
https://earther.gizmodo.com/trump-administration-guts-endangered-species-act-1837173421
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New Trump rules weaken wildlife protections
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/08/12/new-trump-rules-weaken-wildlife-protections/?wpisrc=al_politics__alert-politics--alert-economy&wpmk=1
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A grizzly bear and a cub along the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. (Frank van Manen/United States Geological Survey/AP)
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EPA Plans to Rewrite Clean Water Act Rules to Fast-Track Pipelines
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082019/epa-fast-track-pipeline-permits-clean-water-act-rule-change-trump-executive-order
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"This proposed rule change would hobble the most important tool that states have to protect locally significant waters, from prized trout streams to essential drinking water sources," said Bradley Campbell, president of the Conservation Law Foundation. Credit: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty
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State wildlife officer finds 17 illegally trapped migratory birds at Lehigh Acres home
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2019/08/12/wildlife-officer-finds-illegally-trapped-birds-home-lehigh-acres/1988112001/
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Bird cages sitting outside at a Lehigh Acres home caught the attention of a Florida Fish and Wildlife officer who found them illegally filled with 17 migratory birds. Four of the birds klater died. (Photo: Special to The News-Press/FWC)
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Investigation underway after 17 geese shot, killed in new housing development
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/08/12/investigation-under-after-geese-shot-killed-new-housing-development/
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Falconry Application Database
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/13/2019-17240/agency-information-collection-activities-falconry-application-database?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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Mountain Valley Pipeline faces new legal challenge, this one over endangered species
https://www.roanoke.com/business/mountain-valley-pipeline-faces-new-legal-challenge-this-one-over/article_569ed8b1-fc59-5749-a2ee-4219635980b1.html
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces revision to eagle retention policy
https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-announces-revision-to-eagle/article_701acf62-2635-5307-a98f-3b564f541b40.html
Tribal Eagle Retention Policy - https://www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/eagle-retention-policy.html
What to do if You Find Eagle Remains in *Indian Country (Your Tribe may be able to keep the eagle)
*Indian Country, as defined under 18 U.S.C. 1151
https://www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/pdf/Eagle-Retention-Policy-Poster.pdf
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Changes to Endangered Species Act May Affect Lesser Prairie Chicken in Kansas
http://kansaspublicradio.org/kpr-news/changes-endangered-species-act-may-affect-lesser-prairie-chicken-kansas
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Federal District Court Rejects Government's Motions to Dismiss Challenges to Interior Department's New Interpretation of MBTA ;D
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/federal-district-court-rejects-36763/
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Bird-Friendly Glass Legislation
https://www.glassonweb.com/news/bird-friendly-glass-legislation
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Groupe Maison Candiac Court-ordered to pay $20,000 for violating Migratory Birds Convention
https://www.miragenews.com/groupe-maison-candiac-court-ordered-to-pay-20-000-for-violating-migratory-birds-convention/
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Catching fish, not seabirds
https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/catching-fish-not-seabirds?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=bf092b2af9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-bf092b2af9-133930605&mc_cid=bf092b2af9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/long-tailed_duck_clangula_hyemalis_c_yves_adams_vilda_1.jpg?itok=1Fr6wiE2)
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) Yves Adams, Vilda
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Findings on Petitions To List Eight Species as Endangered or Threatened Species (denied, of course)
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/15/2019-17536/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-findings-on-petitions-to-list-eight-species?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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National Eagle Center criticizes Trump Admin's changes to Endangered Species Act
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/national-eagle-center-criticizes-trump-admins-changes-to-endangered-species-act
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Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/19/2019-17561/migratory-bird-hunting-final-frameworks-for-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Trump Slapped With First Lawsuit After Endangered Species Act Rollback
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/environmental-groups-lawsuit-endangered-species-act_n_5d5d7c0be4b03b44f416160b
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Philippine bill seeks to grant nature the same legal rights as humans
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/philippine-bill-seeks-to-grant-nature-the-same-legal-rights-as-humans/
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Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Concerning a Depredation Order
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/03/2019-18954/migratory-bird-permits-regulations-concerning-a-depredation-order?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Migratory Bird Hunting; Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/28/2019-18354/migratory-bird-hunting-seasons-and-bag-and-possession-limits-for-certain-migratory-game-birds?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/27/2019-17519/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-regulations-for-prohibitions-to-threatened-wildlife?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Financial Assistance: Wildlife Restoration, Sport Fish Restoration, Hunter Education and Safety
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/27/2019-18187/financial-assistance-wildlife-restoration-sport-fish-restoration-hunter-education-and-safety?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2019-20 Season
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/27/2019-18356/migratory-bird-hunting-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations-on-certain-federal-indian-reservations-and?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/27/2019-17517/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-regulations-for-interagency-cooperation?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/27/2019-17518/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-regulations-for-listing-species-and-designating?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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FWS opens record number of refuges for hunting and fishing (paywall)
https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1061110683
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BREAKING: Federal Agency Asks Fish and Wildlife Service to Start Over on Crucial Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
https://bluevirginia.us/2019/08/breaking-federal-agency-asks-fish-and-wildlife-service-to-start-over-on-crucial-permit-for-mountain-valley-pipeline
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Is the U.S. Endangered Species Act Itself Now Threatened or Endangered?
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-endangered-species-act-itself-now-threatened-or-endangered
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Trump administration faces suit over alleged failure to protect endangered species on Guam, in region
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/trump-administration-faces-suit-over-alleged-failure-to-protect-endangered/article_0ee88fbc-c859-11e9-bac6-cf6d8231e018.html
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Trump Administration Updates Endangered Species Act Regulations
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=35063dad-49e7-4597-9fca-5449409d8ed2
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announces Endangered Species Act changes
https://www.aggman.com/u-s-fish-wildlife-service-announces-endangered-species-act-changes/
Trump Administration Announces Three Rules Making Sweeping Changes to Federal Endangered Species Act Regulations
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/trump-administration-announces-three-41907/
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Judge lets FWS shield names of trophy hunters
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061001493
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In Defense of Sea Gulls: They're Smart, and They Co-Parent, 50/50 All the Way
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/science/seagulls-behavior.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20190827?campaign_id=34&instance_id=11926&segment_id=16510&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545
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DHS Announces Environmental Waivers Ahead of Border Wall Construction >:(
https://www.krgv.com/news/dhs-announces-environmental-waivers-ahead-of-border-wall-construction
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Construction begins on 30-foot border wall in fragile Arizona desert
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-border-wall-construction-begins-on-30-foot-barrier-in-organ-pipe-cactus-national-monument-in-arizona/
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Protect the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://www.nrdc.org/protect-migratory-bird-treaty-act
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What kind of animal would shoot a whooping crane?
https://qz.com/1698501/whooping-crane-shooter-facing-federal-charges/
(https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pair-of-whooping-cranes-e1567104745950.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1600&h=899)
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Loon found shot near Lake Elaine in Portage County prompts Wisconsin DNR investigation
https://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/2019/08/21/loon-found-shot-near-lake-elaine-portage-county-prompts-dnr-investigation/2073259001/
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Environmental company fined for disturbing bald eagle nest in Schuylkill
https://www.wfmz.com/news/poconos-coal/environmental-company-fined-for-disturbing-bald-eagle-nest-in-schuylkill/1114745954
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Cherokee leaders solidify opposition to eagle feather proposal
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/103470
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becket_Fund_for_Religious_Liberty
Robert Soto - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Soto
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Editorial: California's species are in danger from Trump. Let's save them
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-08-20/california-endangered-species-trump
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Endangered Species Act Rules Put At-risk Birds in Jeopardy
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/08/29/endangered-species-act-rules-put-at-risk-birds-in-jeopardy/
(http://01271bfede0954168758-da1041207dde8e2d0a75af6fbedebedf.r83.cf1.rackcdn.com/20160707080639485.jpg)
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CT to fight rules weakening Endangered Species Act
https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/CT-to-fight-rules-weakening-Endangered-Species-Act-14324899.php
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The Fight's Not Over, Say Activists, as Nebraska Supreme Court Approves Keystone XL Route
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/23/fights-not-over-say-activists-nebraska-supreme-court-approves-keystone-xl-route
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Conservationists warn weaker Trump rules could doom Colorado dancing grouse
https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2019/08/30/lesser-prairie-chicken-conservationists-warn-weaker-trump-rules-could-doom-dancing-grouse/
(https://i2.wp.com/www.coloradoindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/43678070001_8ce4f895e1_k.jpg?resize=696%2C522&ssl=1)
A lesser prairie chicken in Prowers County, Colorado. Photo by Nick Athanas via Flickr: Creative Commons.
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Birdcrime 2018 report reveals persecution of birds of prey
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/rspb-birdcrime-2018-report-persecution-birds-of-prey/
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Poisoned golden eagle in Scotland. RSPB
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Millions of acres of Alaskan rainforest may be opened for business
https://inhabitat.com/millions-of-acres-of-alaskan-rainforest-may-be-opened-for-business/
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Once threatened by hatmakers, herons are a common sight
https://www.mydailyregister.com/sports/44196/once-threatened-by-hatmakers-herons-are-a-common-sight
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The environmental authority frees an endangered eagle-owl kept by a resident of Nablus
http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=mNsPTra111315127374amNsPTr
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Hundreds of parts from endangered birds reportedly found for sale via Facebook
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/endangered-bird-parts-sale-facebook
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Hornbills losing their heads to online trade in Thailand: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/hornbills-losing-their-heads-to-online-trade-in-thailand/
Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/coalition-to-end-wildlife-trafficking-online
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(The article below isn't about birds, but it could be.)
Opinion - Grizzly Secrets: Trump administration keeps public in the dark about Yellowstone grizzlies
https://www.idahostatejournal.com/opinion/columns/grizzly-secrets-trump-administration-keeps-public-in-the-dark-about/article_90743bcf-0504-5371-8a76-41bdf251752f.html
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Don't Miss the Memo: Recent Cases Clarify When Agency Guidance Documents Can be Challenged
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/don-t-miss-memo-recent-cases-clarify-when-agency-guidance-documents-can-be
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Neighbors outraged after Portage police kill problem Sandhill Crane
https://wkow.com/news/top-stories/2019/09/03/portage-police-kill-sandhill-crane-after-non-lethal-methods-fail/
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Police probe Isle of Man sparrowhawk shooting
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-49399992
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Sparrowhawks are protected under the Isle of Man's Wildlife Act 1990
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Rural crime team 'failed to produce any evidence' for case accusing falconer of releasing birds of prey into the wild
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/20/rural-crime-team-failed-produce-evidence-case-accusing-falconer/
(https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2019/08/20/TELEMMGLPICT000166214223_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpJliwavx4coWFCaEkEsb3rVmXC2g6irFbtWDjolSHWg.jpeg?imwidth=1240)
Harris's Hawks are used for pest control, bird control and also in falconry displays Credit: Geoff Pugh /Geoff Pugh
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Calls for stricter penalties for wildlife crimes as Scottish gamekeeper avoids jail after killing protected birds
https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/14611/calls-stricter-penalties-wildlife-crimes-scottish-gamekeeper-avoids-jail-after
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10K reward offered for return of Vancouver's Canuck the crow
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/10k-reward-offered-for-return-of-vancouvers-canuck-the-crow
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Agencies Get Their Ducks in a Row on Revising Endangered Species Act Rules
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/agencies-get-their-ducks-in-a-row-on-30974/
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Chillicothe man pleads to federal hunting violation
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190905/chillicothe-man-pleads-to-federal-hunting-violation
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Nothing glorious about grouse moor murders
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nothing-glorious-about-grouse-moor-murders
Scottish gamekeeper who killed protected birds of prey avoids jail
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/19/scottish-gamekeeper-who-killed-protected-birds-of-prey-avoids-jail
(https://morningstaronline.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/article_full/public/webgrous10e.jpg?itok=AOJ9Pogw&c=22193f8e60aeb0008b597175e7ec3f5d)
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A homemade trap suspected to be for goshawks, found at the Longformacus estate in January 2017. Photograph: League Against Cruel Sports
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Canada Geese and a Golf Club Face Off in Vermont
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/us/canada-geese-golf-club-vermont.html
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Canada geese in a pond in Calais, Vt. The birds are often partial to golf courses.CreditToby Talbot/Associated Press
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Clean Water Protections
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/climate/trump-administration-rolls-back-clean-water-protections.html
85 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
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Killing migratory birds, even unintentionally, has been a crime for decades. Not anymore
https://www.revealnews.org/article/killing-migratory-birds-even-unintentionally-has-been-a-crime-for-decades-not-anymore/
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Think the spotted owl is to blame for job losses? Think again.
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/09/13/think-spotted-owl-is-blame-job-losses-think-again/
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Alaska's last vast wild place is open for drilling. Will the birds survive?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/alaska-petroleum-reserve/
(http://)
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Workshop Against Illegal Trade in Birds of Prey: The Declaration
https://www.birdlife.org/middle-east/news/workshop-against-illegal-trade-birds-prey-declaration?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=6e4b6f7c71-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-6e4b6f7c71-133930605&mc_cid=6e4b6f7c71&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/ibrahim_khader.jpg?itok=EscPryTO)
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Critical decisions made for vultures, songbirds & other birds threatened by illegal trade
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/critical-decisions-made-vultures-songbirds-other-birds-threatened-illegal-trade?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=6e4b6f7c71-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-6e4b6f7c71-133930605&mc_cid=6e4b6f7c71&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/vultures.jpg?itok=DVbItNGd)
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Power Companies Advance Voluntary Avian Protection Without Threat of Liability for Incidental Take
https://www.powermag.com/power-companies-advance-voluntary-avian-protection-without-threat-of-liability-for-incidental-take/?pagenum=2
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Maine Voices: Saving threatened wildlife should involve private landowners
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/09/maine-voices-wildlife-benefits-from-private-land-ownership/
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Approval Procedures for Nontoxic Shot and Shot Coatings
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/13/2019-19848/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Non-Federal Oil and Gas Operations on National Wildlife Refuge System Lands
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/13/2019-19853/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Scrub-Jay, Volusia County, FL; Categorical Exclusion
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/12/2019-19725/receipt-of-incidental-take-permit-application-and-proposed-habitat-conservation-plan-for-the?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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Enviros Slam Developers' Move To End Condor Habitat Suit (paywall)
https://www.law360.com/california/articles/1197349/enviros-slam-developers-move-to-end-condor-habitat-suit
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes adding, removing land to Waccamaw NWR for flood mitigation, wildlife
https://www.wbtw.com/news/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-adding-removing-land-to-waccamaw-nwr-for-flood-mitigation-wildlife/
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Ex-FWS staffers blast Skipwith nomination (paywall)
https://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/2019/09/10/stories/1061111811
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Offshore drilling ban would protect vulnerable marine, bird species
https://www.newswise.com/articles/offshore-drilling-ban-would-protect-vulnerable-marine-bird-species
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California Outdoors: In search of an eagle feather, steel shot for ducks, wild game cookoff
https://www.lakeconews.com/index.php/news/recreation/62614-california-outdoors-in-search-of-an-eagle-feather-steel-shot-for-ducks-wild-game-cookoff
(https://www.lakeconews.com/images/stories/2019/September/cdfwbaldeagle.jpg)
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Shots fired at bird-watchers' patrol car in Girgenti
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/environment/nature/97364/shots_fired_at_birdwatchers_patrol_car_in_girgenti#.XX7Os2Z7nIW
(https://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/684/0/shotgun_damage_cabs_car_girgenti_9_sept_2019.jpg)
The damage to the car after it was shot at by unknown persons with a shotgun
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Trump administration opens huge reserve in Alaska to drilling
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/trump-administration-chooses-most-expansive-approach-to-oil-gas-exploration-in-alaska-wildlife-refuge/2019/09/12/cfac63cc-d597-11e9-9610-fb56c5522e1c_story.html
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A herd of musk ox graze in an area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge/AP/Ap)
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Drilling could cause extinctions in a warming ANWR -- agency
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061115445
Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program - Final Environmental Impact Statement: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/102555/20003762/250004418/Volume_1_ExecSummary_Ch1-3_References_Glossary.pdf
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F&WS decision in 2021 on lesser prairie chicken
https://www.kallanishenergy.com/2019/09/16/fws-decision-in-2021-on-lesser-prairie-chicken/
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49 years of environmental victories, in photos
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/environmental-victories-in-photos/
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Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/09/20/court-halts-timber/
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Neil Jacobs | AP file photo) In this a July 11, 2002, file photo, Dr. Kathleen Ramsay gets the attention of "Manchado," a Mexican Spotted Owl at the Wildlife Center near Espanola, N.M. A federal judge has halted tree-cutting activities on all five national forests in New Mexico and one in Arizona until federal agencies can get a better handle on how to monitor the population of the threatened owl. The order issued earlier Sept. 2019, out of the U.S. District Court in Tucson covers 18,750 square miles
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New BLM headquarters to share a building with a Chevron corporate office
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/new-blm-headquarters-are-next-door-to-a-chevron-corporate-office/2019/09/20/a46a06d8-dbd7-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html
Inside the Trump Administration's Chaotic Dismantling of the Federal Land Agency
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-the-trump-administrations-chaotic-dismantling-of-the-federal-land-agency
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The Department of the Interior, the parent agency of the Bureau of Land Management, in Washington, D.C. Anticipated staff departures could hollow out the BLM as the Trump administration plans to move some 200 employees to locations in the West. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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The Trump administration weakened Endangered Species Act rules. Today 17 state attorneys general sued over it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/09/25/trump-administration-weakened-endangered-species-act-rules-today-state-attorneys-general-sued-over-it/?wpisrc=al_news__alert-hse--alert-national&wpmk=1
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A California condor soars in Zion National Park in Utah in May. (AP)
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Audubon Opposes Final Repeal of Clean Water Rule
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-opposes-final-repeal-clean-water-rule?emci=00b41d4d-d5db-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=08477eda-71dc-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190921_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190921_advisory
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Science Loses Ground to Economics With New Endangered Species Act Rules
https://www.audubon.org/news/science-loses-ground-economics-new-endangered-species-act-rules?emci=00b41d4d-d5db-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=08477eda-71dc-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190921_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190921_advisory
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Final Plan for Arctic Refuge Drilling Could Cause Extinctions, Admits Government
https://www.audubon.org/news/final-plan-arctic-refuge-drilling-could-cause-extinctions-admits-government?emci=00b41d4d-d5db-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=08477eda-71dc-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190921_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190921_advisory
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You Can't Put a Price Tag on Life
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/you-can-t-put-price-tag-life?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
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Revealed: Trump's Wildlife Service pick has ties to anti-animal protection groups
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/25/trump-wildlife-service-pick-anti-animal-protection-groups-aurelia-skipwith
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The Trump administration weakened Endangered Species Act rules -- 17 state attorneys general have sued over it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/09/25/trump-administration-weakened-endangered-species-act-rules-today-state-attorneys-general-sued-over-it/
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Colorado joins lawsuit over endangered species
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/colorado-joins-lawsuit-over-endangered-species/article_038dbcac-e017-11e9-9d6f-20677ce85d90.html
North Carolina among 17 states suing feds to block new rules weakening the Endangered Species Act
https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-among-17-states-suing-feds-to-block-new-rules-weakening-the-endangered-species-act/29256085#
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Chile announces vital new regulations to protect seabirds
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/chile-announces-vital-new-regulations-protect-seabirds?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=f677dbb0ef-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-f677dbb0ef-133930605&mc_cid=f677dbb0ef&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Police action to stamp out raptor killing
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17921457.police-action-stamp-raptor-killing/
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Trapping and killing protected birds of prey is illegal and Operation Owl encourages the public to report suspicious activity in the countryside Picture: Pixabay.com
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Big Island wind farm allowed 'incidental take' of 3 endangered species
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2019/09/21/hawaii-news/big-island-wind-farm-allowed-incidental-take-of-3-endangered-species/
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Pakini Nui Wind Farm operator Tawhiri Power LLC's request for incidental take of three endangered species, including the Hawaiian petrel, of which a chick is pictured, has been been approved by state and federal officials. Photo courtesy Andre Raine/Kaua'i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project via USFWS
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Critical Habitat: The Next Endangered Species?
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/zack-strong/critical-habitat-next-endangered-species
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Revealed: Trump's Wildlife Service pick has ties to anti-animal protection groups
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/25/trump-wildlife-service-pick-anti-animal-protection-groups-aurelia-skipwith
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More info: Who Is Aurelia Skipwith? Trump's Nominee to Lead Fish and Wildlife Service Linked With Groups Opposed to Protecting Endangered Species
https://www.newsweek.com/aurelia-skipwith-trump-nominee-fish-wildlife-service-endangered-species-1461481
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Trump administration begins internal review of grants to wildlife organizations accused of abuse
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/462765-trump-admin-begins-internal-review-of-grants-to-wildlife
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 6-Month Extension of Final Determination on the Proposed Threatened Status for the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of Greater Sage-Grouse
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/01/2019-21385/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-6-month-extension-of-final-determination-on-the?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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The California Migratory Bird Protection Act to Protect Birds From Oil Spills Just Passed!
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/california-migratory-bird-protection-act-protect-birds-oil-spills/
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Hunting guide who used electronic bird caller pleads guilty
https://www.rfdtv.com/story/41014364/hunting-guide-who-used-electronic-bird-caller-pleads-guilty
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ESA rules could spell trouble for the lesser prairie chicken
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2019/09/24/esa-rules-could-spell-trouble-for-the-lesser-prairie-chicken/
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Lesser prairie chicken habitat. Source: WAFWA
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BLM's Final Environmental Review for Arctic Refuge Drilling Glaringly Underestimates Harm to Wildlife
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/09/22/blms-final-environmental-review-for-arctic-refuge-drilling-glaringly-underestimates-harm-to-wildlife/
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Tundra Swan, copyright Mark S Szantyr, from the surfbirds galleries
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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50 Part 21 - MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title50/50cfr21_main_02.tpl
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"Operation Bird Dog" leads to multiple guilty pleas to hunting violations in TN
https://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-in-tn/operation-bird-dog-leads-to-multiple-guilty-pleas-to-hunting-violations-in-tn/
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National Audubon Society Praises Federal Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Endangered Species Act
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/20280-national-audubon-society-praises-federal-lawsuit-challenging-rollback-of-endangered-species-act
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Senate Confirms Former Koch Crony as Interior Department?s Top Lawyer
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/senate-confirms-former-koch-crony-as-interior-departments-top-lawyer-2019-09-24/
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The Nature of Conflict: Managing Wildlife Damage
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2019/09/23/the-nature-of-conflict-managing-wildlife-damage/
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Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl
https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2019/9/20/158601-court-halts-timber-activity-in-southwest-over-threatened-owl/
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Fledgling Mexican spotted owls.
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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The Interior Secretary Wants to Enlarge a Dam. An Old Lobbying Client Would Benefit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/28/climate/bernhardt-shasta-dam.html
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Bipartisan Report Says Trump's Abuse Has Pushed Federal Science to a 'Crisis'
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/climate/trump-science-crisis.html
Report: Proposals for Reform Volume II: National Task Force on Rule of Law & Democracy
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/proposals-reform-volume-ii-national-task-force-rule-law-democracy
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Demonstrators during a global March for Science in Washington in April 2018. CreditAndrew Caballero-Reynolds/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images
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Why Corruption Will Continue In the Interior Department
https://earthmaven.io/planetwatch/featured/why-corruption-will-continue-in-the-interior-department-EzE-imqZI0eb7dTTCnbFDA/
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Final Environmental Impact Statement on MidAmerican Energy Company's Habitat Conservation Plan for Midwestern Bat and Bird Species in Iowa (wind project)
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/07/2019-21547/final-environmental-impact-statement-on-midamerican-energy-companys-habitat-conservation-plan-for?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Bald eagle provisions: (lame! no prevention at all and only providing money with no action after an eagle take) >:(
- Removing carrion and increasing landowner education efforts to reduce attractants to bald eagles.
- Carrying out a fatality monitoring and adaptive management program to adjust conservation measures if needed to ensure compliance with the ITP and HCP.
- Providing funding for conservation activities to immediately benefit bald eagles to mitigate for take of bald eagles.
- Providing mitigation funding in advance of take so that mitigation implementation stays ahead of impacts to covered species.
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From RRP's FB page:
Raptor Resource Project
Just now
Minnesota friends and followers! The Friends of Scenic and Natural Areas petitioned the Minnesota DNR to prohibit the use of lead ammo and fishing tackle in Minnesota's Scenic and Natural Areas.
The DNR needs to hear from Minnesotans on this issue, especially those who hunt and fish! The deadline to receive comments is November 2nd. You can email them with a letter, but I also encourage you to send a good old US Postal service mail. Representing an organization? Put it on your letterhead! Follow this link for the original petition and mailing information: https://www.snafriends.org/non-toxic-ammunition-tackle-petitio?fbclid=IwAR16UzJvWYZyChVscGlb-LA5gJtDfE7KZIKYyjJbyYz1eiLXyocMMhydq4A. To read more about the effort and who supports it, click here: http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-is-asked-to-ban-lead-in-ammo-fishing-tackle/562293012/?fbclid=IwAR3BNvwsyofLAEo5mg1-NvknERt-1M98q8Dig1nKTt7OPbrZkaSfVl4rgrk.
Here is the letter we sent: https://raptorresource.org/pdf/letterofsupport.pdf?fbclid=IwAR04LBLAiHbMOw879_1ZOFI50Gk_CujHFSNQu2-GQtHRa9SkmsqNhuJh7SQ.
You, our friends and followers, know that lead is bad for bald eagles and other birds. I encourage Minnesota peeps to do some reading about lead's impact on birds in our state before writing. A few links:
Tranel, Molly A.. "Impacts of Lead Ammunition on Wildlife, the Environment, and Human Health--a Literature Review and Implications for Minnesota." (2009): https://www.peregrinefund.org/subsites/conference-lead/PDF/0307%20Tranel.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1lFQ0_rcfCKNgPD9a7xtagHQnrR_FQkqSq5Ns8_YZwfP8rRV8j3dFQH18
Lead Poisoning, Raptor Center: https://www.raptor.umn.edu/our-research/lead-poisoning?fbclid=IwAR3pqAGKZU-bikJcNIh8oM_sgTpVKa9_I3GvyN3Hv7Dr1NP9wyMs2APKY5g
Copper Opportunities: https://raptorlab.umn.edu/assets/documents/researcher/11_CopperOpportunities.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1hMnz5r22Qlc0NMPW_lbF_DKyO3e6On2kozkHiUJJHD5dDfX1TwFL-aM4
Whether or not you live in Minnesota, you can help by hunting and fishing lead-free, networking with others who are concerned about lead, and helping to get the word out about non-toxic alternatives. SOAR and the Raptor Center have been real leaders on this issue. More links:
https://soarraptors.org/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/?fbclid=IwAR1jAPT2Z_6tLiNPRF4K3Cr29nSPNuaLuI15zLtBYiY-ovFiTflpP0Fo3pc
https://www.raptor.umn.edu/sites/raptor.umn.edu/files/copper_brochure.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1dnv4RUw7JyDGOg_2P8yF84x-PA5QC54AXAvhghjSK4RYbknt3ZtQdaTQ
https://www.raptorresource.org/learning-tools/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/?fbclid=IwAR3ttIp74YUe2Kylv_RQmxGG0maBjjtCTbMuT4sppB_N_EX8y7Snbv7gNCs
Not anti-hunting or fishing: just anti-lead!
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Opinion: Trump's attacks on CWA, ESA hurt Wisconsin hunting, wildlife
https://www.superiortelegram.com/opinion/columns/4708912-La-Follette-column-Trump%E2%80%99s-attacks-on-CWA-ESA-hurt-Wisconsin-hunting-wildlife
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New rule protecting Florida's native songbirds, criminal charges
https://www.wptv.com/news/protecting-paradise/new-rule-protecting-floridas-native-songbirds-criminal-charges
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Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2020-21 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals; Notice of Meetings
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/15/2019-22151/migratory-bird-hunting-proposed-2020-21-migratory-game-bird-hunting-regulations-preliminary-with?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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Open for Business: The Trump Revolution on America's Public Lands
https://e360.yale.edu/features/open-for-business-the-trump-revolution-on-public-lands
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The Interior Department is on track to begin auctioning leases to drill for oil and gas in the refuge by the end of this year. Lisa Hupp/USFWS
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Baiting animals is an affront to the sport of hunting
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2019/10/13/robert-schmidt-baiting/
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Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) A red-tailed hawk flies over mule deer as they graze on grass on a ridge line in City Creek Canyon in Salt Lake City on January 19, 2016.
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Court Blocks Trump's Plan to Ease Bird Protections on Oil Lands
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/climate/trump-sage-grouse.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fclimate&action=click&contentCollection=climate®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront
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A male sage grouse outside of Rock Springs, Wyo. A significant amount of money has been spent on this iconic bird to stop it from becoming an endangered species. Credit Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor, via Getty Images
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Trump administration proposes expanding logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/trump-administration-proposes-expanding-logging-in-alaskas-tongass-national-forest/2019/10/15/92e47db8-ef77-11e9-8693-f487e46784aa_story.html?wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
How Chaos Will Unfold if Trump Opens the Tongass to Logging
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https://www.wired.com/story/tongass-logging/?bxid=5cec276c2ddf9c4e32e7d3dd&cndid=52131893&esrc=Wired_etl_load&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_101719&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=list2_p1
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Victory for the Birds: Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Lighten Bird Protection on Oil Fields
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/24098/20191018/judge-blocks-trump-plans-sage-grouse.htm
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Plans that Lifted Sage-Grouse Protections
https://www.audubon.org/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-plans-lifted-sage-grouse-protections?emci=8b8ac573-b2f1-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=8da32b63-e1f1-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20191018_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20191018_advisory
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(Photo : Pixabay) The greater sage grouse is threatened by the Trump administration's plans to lighten restrictions of oil and gas exploration on their lands, but a judge has blocked their plans giving the bird some reprieve in the face of extinction.
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Audubon Testifies in the U.S. House to Support Two Conservation Bills
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-testifies-us-house-support-two-conservation-bills?emci=8b8ac573-b2f1-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=8da32b63-e1f1-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20191018_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20191018_advisory
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Western Meadowlark. Photo: David Zieg/Audubon Photography Awards
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How Chaos Will Unfold if Trump Opens the Tongass to Logging
https://www.wired.com/story/tongass-logging/
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With Employees Facing Attacks and Murder Attempts, Land Agencies Say They're Ill-Equipped to Enhance Security
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2019/10/employees-facing-attacks-and-murder-attempts-land-agencies-say-theyre-ill-equipped-enhance-security/160744/
Five Cases of Political Threats Against Scientific Integrity
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/five-cases-political-threats-against-scientific-integrity
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Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink, Blue-Tailed Mole Skink, and Florida Scrub-Jay, Highlands County, FL; Categorical Exclusion
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/24/2019-23206/receipt-of-incidental-take-permit-application-and-proposed-habitat-conservation-plan-for-the-sand?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program and Migratory Bird Surveys
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/24/2019-23187/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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Big Wins for Clean Energy
https://www.audubon.org/news/big-wins-clean-energy?emci=ebb14845-09f5-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=6c794bbc-a1f5-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-engagement_20191023_eng-email_climate-2&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20191023_eng-email&utm_content=climate-2
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The Destruction Caused by the Border Wall Is Worse Than You Think
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/destruction-caused-border-wall-worse-you-think?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
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California Attorney General Announces Minnesota and Wisconsin Join Lawsuit Fighting Rollbacks of Endangered Species Act
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/20647-california-attorney-general-announces-minnesota-and-wisconsin-join-lawsuit-fighting-rollbacks-of-endangered-species-act
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Feds propose dropping least tern from endangered list
http://www.hastingstribune.com/feds-propose-dropping-least-tern-from-endangered-list/article_751edfd2-f5e2-11e9-b22c-1ba246c8ed0b.html
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Interior Least Tern From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/24/2019-23119/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-removal-of-the-interior-least-tern-from-the-federal?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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Steps outlined for grouse recovery
https://www.gunnisontimes.com/content/steps-outlined-grouse-recovery
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A draft Recovery Plan will soon be released outlining steps toward delisting the Gunnison Sage-grouse.
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Trump administration rule to shrink exclusion boundaries near pesticide applications
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/467357-trump-administration-rule-to-shrink-exclusion-boundaries-near
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Government's controversial owl killings spur moral questions about human intervention
https://heraldpublicist.com/governments-controversial-owl-killings-spur-moral-questions-about-human-intervention/
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Feds dig in, ask judge to overturn owl ruling
http://www.scdailypress.com/site/2019/10/12/feds-dig-in-ask-judge-to-overturn-owl-ruling/
Owl case judge OKs deal easing tree-cutting restrictions
https://www.abqjournal.com/1382169/judge-in-owl-case-oks-deal-easing-tree-cutting-restrictions.html
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A federal judge has pared back his ban on tree-cutting in New Mexico's national forests, in the latest development in litigation over threatened Mexican spotted owl. (Courtesy of the Center for Biological Diversity)
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The League of Anti-Environmental Extremists
https://newrepublic.com/article/155509/league-anti-environmental-extremists
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports-Migratory Birds (includes eagles and falconry - suspicious of the motive(s))
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/28/2019-23459/agency-information-collection-activities-federal-fish-and-wildlife-permit-applications-and?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for the Streaked Horned Lark
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/30/2019-23633/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-draft-recovery-plan-for-the-streaked-horned-lark?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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Eight pesticides will get federal reviews of endangered species impacts
https://tucson.com/news/local/eight-pesticides-will-get-federal-reviews-of-endangered-species-impacts/article_302aaf24-7776-5497-ac63-d72d38209c9d.html
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Kremlin-backed falcon project sparks smuggling fears
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1783144/kremlin-backed-falcon-project-sparks-smuggling-fears
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Arab interest in falcons has a dark side, with out-of-control poaching and smuggling to the Gulf region.
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RSPB expected to announce opposition to game bird shooting as it faces backlash from countryside organisations
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/27/rspb-expected-announce-opposition-game-bird-shooting-faces-backlash/
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Timber ban modified again as Feds try to overturn owl ruling
http://scdailypress.com/site/2019/10/25/timber-ban-modified-again-as-feds-try-to-overturn-owl-ruling/
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Public tip-off leads to rescue of barred eagle-owl in Miri
https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/10/29/public-tip-off-leads-to-rescue-of-barred-eagle-owl-in-miri/
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The owl was rescued from the premises of a grocery shop by SFC.
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What can be saved? Owl killings spur moral debate
https://www.witf.org/2019/10/29/what-can-be-saved-owl-killings-spur-moral-debate/
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Bird Trouble: Trump Administration Plans for Greater Sage Grouse Shot Down by Federal Court; States Take a Shot Too
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/bird-trouble-trump-administration-plans-60937/
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Plans that Lifted Sage-Grouse Protections
https://www.audubon.org/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-plans-lifted-sage-grouse-protections?emci=9ca1e36a-2300-ea11-828b-2818784d6d68&emdi=1a360753-2600-ea11-828b-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=ar-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/01/2019-23894/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-draft-recovery-plan-for-the-gunnison-sage-grouse?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
Draft recovery plan released for sage grouse
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/draft-recovery-plan-released-for-sage-grouse/article_0d6940f6-fc6a-11e9-a9c3-20677ce85d90.html
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A male Gunnison Sage Grouse put on a display early in the morning Mill Creek Ranch in Gunnison, CO.
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The Latest: Man gets probation for killing whooping crane
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/latest-man-probation-killing-whooping-crane-66699456
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An April 13, 2017 photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shows a male whooping crane, L8-11, left, and mate L7-11, on nest, with newly hatched LW1-17 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Gilvin Aucoin Jr. of Ville Platte, accused of killing one of Louisiana's oldest whooping cranes, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea and be sentenced Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (Eva Szyszkoski/Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries via AP)
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DEC proposes to remove bald eagle from "threatened" list
https://www.spotlightnews.com/news/2019/10/25/dec-proposes-to-remove-bald-eagle-from-threatened-list/
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Killing an eagle, although no longer endangered, is still illegal
https://news.jrn.msu.edu/2019/11/killing-an-eagle-although-no-longer-endangered-is-still-illegal/
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Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, it is illegal to possess and harm an eagle, its feathers, nests or eggs. Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Conservation groups call for Minnesota to ban lead ammunition and fishing tackle
https://www.stcroix360.com/2019/11/conservation-groups-call-for-minnesota-to-ban-lead-ammunition-and-fishing-tackle/
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Minnesota DNR says it won't ban use of lead ammunition, fishing tackle
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minnesota-dnr-says-it-wont-ban-lead-ammo-fishing-tackle
Minnesota's DNR denies petition to ban lead ammo and tackle
https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Minnesotas-DNR-denies-petition-to-ban-lead-ammo-and-tackle-564531661.html
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Trump Administration Won?t List Spotted Owl as Endangered
https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-administration-wont-list-spotted-owl-as-endangered/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determines ESA Protection Not Required for California Spotted Owl
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/20866-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-determines-esa-protection-not-required-for-california-spotted-owl
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Criminal cash used to protect birds of prey
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-50320080
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Trump Administration Won?t List Spotted Owl as Endangered
https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-administration-wont-list-spotted-owl-as-endangered/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determines ESA Protection Not Required for California Spotted Owl
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/20866-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-determines-esa-protection-not-required-for-california-spotted-owl
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More: California Spotted Owl Denied Critical Federal Protections
https://defenders.org/newsroom/california-spotted-owl-denied-critical-federal-protections
Interior Cites California Wildfire Progress to Avoid Protecting Owl (paywall)
https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/interior-cites-california-wildfire-progress-to-avoid-protecting-owl
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Eagle Take Permits and Fees
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/07/2019-24300/agency-information-collection-activities-eagle-take-permits-and-fees?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the California Spotted Owl
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/08/2019-24336/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-finding-for-the-california-spotted-owl?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/12/2019-22978/general-provisions-revised-list-of-migratory-birds?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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AZGFD offering reward after Harris?s hawk found alive, shot with arrow
https://www.kold.com/2019/11/07/azgfd-offering-reward-case-where-harris-hawk-shot-with-arrow/
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Congressional request for avian predator management flexibility
https://www.ocj.com/2019/11/congressional-request-for-avian-predator-management-flexibility/
Congressional Members Ask For Flexibility With Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://wnax.com/news/180081-congressional-members-ask-for-flexibility-with-migratory-bird-treaty-act/
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Police looking for driver who plowed over geese
https://www.kswo.com/2019/11/08/police-looking-driver-who-plowed-over-geese/
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Who killed this bald eagle? Oregon State Police seek tips on Douglas County case
https://kpic.com/news/local/who-killed-this-bald-eagle-oregon-state-police-seek-tips-on-douglas-county-case
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Trump's Bay-Delta Biops Are a Plan for Extinction
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/doug-obegi/trumps-bay-delta-biops-are-plan-extinction
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Appendix 1 to the Delta Smelt biological opinion (Figure 7) shows that even without weakening protections for Delta Smelt, the population?which is nearly extinct?is anticipated to decline 70% over the next decade:
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Who killed this bald eagle? Oregon State Police seek tips on Douglas County case
https://kpic.com/news/local/who-killed-this-bald-eagle-oregon-state-police-seek-tips-on-douglas-county-case
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Update: Bald eagle found shot to death, $2,500 reward offered for information
https://komonews.com/news/local/bald-eagle-found-shot-to-death-2500-reward-offered-for-information
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EPA pushes ahead with effort to restrict the science it uses to craft regulations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/11/12/epa-pushes-ahead-with-effort-restrict-science-it-uses-craft-regulations/?wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
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Upcoming Conference: MBTA & BGEPA - Beyond the ESA: The Next Generation of Wildlife Regulation
December 9-10, 2019 ? Embassy Suites ? Denver - https://custom.cvent.com/346C5E33A25A410DBF9945112DB1B990/files/event/fe20f8d017684fc498838d8080565c9d/d9672e213fa84975b7db04500d69e1b2.pdf
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AZGFD offering reward after Harris?s hawk found alive, shot with arrow
https://www.kold.com/2019/11/07/azgfd-offering-reward-case-where-harris-hawk-shot-with-arrow/
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Update: Harris's Hawk shot with arrow recovered and released back into the wild
https://kvoa.com/news/2019/11/15/harriss-hawk-shot-with-arrow-recovered-and-released-back-into-the-wild/
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Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl May Get Protected Again - Court Stipulation Sets 2021 Deadline for Endangered Species Act Decision
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/cactus-ferruginous-pygmy-owl-may-get-protected-again-2019-11-14/
Arizona's Tiny Desert Owl Has New Chance for Protection
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/11/15/business/ap-us-pygmy-owl.html
Tiny desert owl may regain protections erased by developer lawsuit
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/11/15/pygmy-owl-has-new-chance-fish-and-wildlife-endangered-status/4201858002/
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Pygmy owls make their nest inside cavities of Arizona's saguaro cactus. (Photo: John Miller/Associated Press)
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Relative of the northern spotted owl fails to get endangered species protection
https://www.times-standard.com/2019/11/12/relative-of-the-northern-spotted-owl-fails-to-get-endangered-species-protection/
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last Thursday that it won't extend the Endangered Species Act protections to the California spotted owl. (Courtesy of California Academy of Sciences)
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Putting 'Health of All Species' in Danger, Trump EPA Proposal Guts Restrictions on Toxic Herbicide Linked to Birth Defects
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/15/putting-health-all-species-danger-trump-epa-proposal-guts-restrictions-toxic
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Feds offering reward after bald eagle killed in Oregon
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-police-offer-reward-oregon-bald-eagle-killer-20191118-tjqqevnbyjgenps5ml2rkrnbx4-story.html
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A last stand for the barn swallows?
https://www.gazettenet.com/Ballance-letter-30550351
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Foreign Endangered Species; Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of Permit Applications
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/20/2019-25156/foreign-endangered-species-wild-bird-conservation-act-receipt-of-permit-applications?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Thirty-one waterfowl carcasses littered, two raptors killed near Bozeman
https://www.khq.com/regional/thirty-one-waterfowl-carcasses-littered-two-raptors-killed-near-bozeman/article_02f49aa0-c793-578c-8ff4-2386d130ebfa.html
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New Trump administration plan could boost oil drilling on remote Alaska reserve
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/new-trump-administration-plan-could-boost-oil-drilling-on-remote-alaska-reserve/2019/11/21/532883e2-0ae1-11ea-97ac-a7ccc8dd1ebc_story.html?utm_campaign=energy_and_environment&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
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A Dunlin and sandpipers search for food near Teshekpuk Lake in North Slope Borough, Alaska, on May 28. The lake is the largest in Arctic Alaska. It is a significant location for geese to molt and for caribou to migrate and calf. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)
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Groups call on feds to reject new mine in northern Alberta
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/groups-call-on-feds-to-reject-new-mine-in-northern-alberta-1.4698423
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The Forest Service is Ending Its Annual Bald Eagle Count, and It's Actually Good News
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/San-Bernardino-Bald-Eagle-Count-Stopped-565522551.html
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Friends of Big Bear Valley and Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam
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State Senate Measure Would Increase Fine for Killing Bald Eagles
https://sauconsource.com/2019/11/20/state-senate-measure-would-increase-fine-for-killing-bald-eagles/
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Arab Poachers of Houbara Bustard Arrested in Iran
https://ifpnews.com/arab-poachers-of-houbara-bustard-arrested-in-iran
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Illegal Walsall bird trader caught selling wild barn owls
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2019/11/18/illegal-owl-trader-caught-by-police/
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Cats must stay indoors to protect wildlife, says European law
https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/press-releases/cats-must-stay-indoors-protect-wildlife?utm_campaign=animalia&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
The longest cat fence in the U.S. was just built on a Hawaiian volcano
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/11/30/the-longest-cat-fence-in-the-u-s-was-just-built-on-a-hawaiian-volcano/?utm_campaign=animalia&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/magazine/australia-cat-killing.html?utm_campaign=animalia&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Paper: Domestic Cats (Felis catus) and European Nature Conservation Law--Applying the EU Birds and Habitats Directives to a Significant but Neglected Threat to Wildlife
https://academic.oup.com/jel/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jel/eqz035/5640440
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A feral cat emerges from a burrow on Mauna Loa with an endangered Hawaiian petrel chick in its mouth. (National Park Service)
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Rate of new endangered species listings declines under Trump
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/473230-rate-of-new-endangered-species-listings-down-under-trump
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Removal from endangered list proposed after bird's rebound in Arkansas
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/dec/02/removal-from-endangered-list-proposed-a/
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A least tern checks her eggs in May 2010 on a beach in Gulfport, Miss. On Wednesday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed taking the least tern off the endangered species list.
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Energy Companies Celebrate White House Slashing Protections For Migratory Birds
https://valliantnews.com/2019/12/06/energy-companies-celebrate-white-house-slashing-protections-for-migratory-birds/
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USET passes Chief Sneed's eagle feather resolution
https://www.theonefeather.com/2019/12/uset-passes-chief-sneeds-eagle-feather-resolution/
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Spotted owl will not be federally listed as an endangered species
http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_a866d476-14d2-11ea-b7e0-7b830918c726.html
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Rapid City man pleads guilty to selling 112 bald, golden eagles
https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/rapid-city-man-pleads-guilty-to-selling-112-bald-golden-eagles/
Plea Deal: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6570084-Fairbanks-Plea-Deal.html#document/p1
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Seven Qataris held for illegal poaching
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2114489/1-seven-qataris-held-illegal-poaching/
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Bird conservation groups file suit against planned Lake Erie offshore wind farm
https://www.windpowerengineering.com/bird-conservation-groups-file-suit-against-planned-lake-erie-offshore-wind-farm/
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New York City Passes a Landmark Bill to Make More Buildings Bird-Friendly
https://www.audubon.org/news/new-york-city-passes-landmark-bill-make-more-buildings-bird-friendly
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered California Foxes, Other Wildlife From Super-Toxic Rat Poisons
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-launched-protect-endangered-california-foxes-other-wildlife-super-toxic-rat-poisons-2019-12-12/
Safe Rodent Control Resource Center
http://saferodentcontrol.org/site/
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Nebraska state senator wants court to consider his findings on NPPD-Sandhills power line risks
https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nebraska-state-senator-wants-court-to-consider-his-findings-on/article_21b6e1d7-d133-5165-ba2f-b97b70baa3ea.html
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New York City Passes Country's Most Wide-ranging Bird-friendly Building Legislation
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/12/19/new-york-city-passes-countrys-most-wide-ranging-bird-friendly-building-legislation/
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Bird conservation groups file suit against planned Lake Erie offshore wind farm
https://www.windpowerengineering.com/bird-conservation-groups-file-suit-against-planned-lake-erie-offshore-wind-farm/
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More: Bird conservation groups file lawsuit against Icebreaker Wind project
https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/bird-conservation-groups-file-lawsuit-against-icebreaker-wind-project-57173
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New York City Will Require Bird-Friendly Glass on Buildings
https://www.citylab.com/design/2019/12/migratory-bird-conservation-safe-window-design-architecture/603394/
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4 Illegal Duck Hunters Sentenced In Federal Court
https://www.chattanoogan.com/2019/12/13/401094/4-Illegal-Duck-Hunters-Sentenced-In.aspx
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Senate Confirms Aurelia Skipwith To Lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/senate-confirms-aurelia-skipwith-lead-us-fish-and-wildlife-service#stream/0
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A Whooping Crane's Killer Got Off Easy, Frustrating Conservationists
https://www.audubon.org/news/a-whooping-cranes-killer-got-easy-frustrating-conservationists
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Hawaiian Goose From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/19/2019-26548/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassifying-the-hawaiian-goose-from-endangered-to?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Migratory Birds; Double-Crested Cormorant Increased Take Limits for Depredation Permits in the Central and Eastern United States
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/19/2019-27415/migratory-birds-double-crested-cormorant-increased-take-limits-for-depredation-permits-in-the?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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He killed a federally protected osprey. He will avoid jail.
https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article238360323.html
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WBCC seizes bird traps
https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/12/14/THOUBAL-Dec-14-Volunteers-of-Wildlife-and-Biodiversity-Conservation-Committee-WBCC-Manipur-seized-several-bird-traps-equipments-used-in-electric-fishing-dead-and-live-birds-from-different-ar.html
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Henderson hunting guide Saiff indicted for allegedly again baiting, shooting protected waterfowl
https://www.nny360.com/news/jeffersoncounty/henderson-hunting-guide-saiff-indicted-for-allegedly-again-baiting-shooting/article_520929f1-aa49-586c-a599-32df7519753d.html
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Four East TN men sentenced in federal court for illegal duck hunting
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/four-east-tn-men-sentenced-in-federal-court-for-illegal-duck-hunting/51-16d0d644-d65c-4aa6-a67d-a1634ba694e1
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Barrasso's chronic wasting disease taskforce clears committee (Act allows black vulture and raven depredation)
https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/barrasso-s-chronic-wasting-disease-taskforce-clears-committee/article_89d683e7-1446-5e66-8b16-d26dffb9ba99.html
America's Conservation Enhancement Act - https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/jhnewsandguide.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/70/17048274-5164-51b0-ba3a-c2cf9d4f10a4/5df9abc62ab04.pdf.pdf
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Customs recover 11 houbara bustards in Sindh raid
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/12/16/customs-recover-11-houbara-bustards-in-sindh-raid/
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Platte recovery program extended in last-minute spending bill
https://www.journal-advocate.com/2019/12/20/platte-recovery-program-extended-in-last-minute-spending-bill/
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Map shows the Platte River watershed and the Big Bend area where most of the reclamation work is centered.
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Orlando residents petition against development that could disrupt bald eagles' nest
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orlando-residents-petition-against-development-that-could-disrupt-bald-eagles-nest/1014837273/
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DNR investigates killing of bald eagle in Lawrence County
https://fox59.com/2019/12/22/dnr-investigates-killing-of-bald-eagle-in-lawrence-county/
Indiana conservation officials need the public's help to find the person who fatally shot a bald eagle
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/22/us/bald-eagle-shot-indiana-trnd/index.html
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US environmental regulatory rollback a breakdown of the year
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1174332.shtml
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A Trump Policy 'Clarification' All but Ends Punishment for Bird Deaths
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/climate/trump-bird-deaths.html
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A new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 2017 means that as of now, companies are no longer subject to prosecution or fines even after a disaster like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 that destroyed or injured about one million birds and for which BP paid $100 million in fines. Credit-Lee Celano/Reuters
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A Trump Policy 'Clarification' All but Ends Punishment for Bird Deaths
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/climate/trump-bird-deaths.html
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A new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 2017 means that as of now, companies are no longer subject to prosecution or fines even after a disaster like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 that destroyed or injured about one million birds and for which BP paid $100 million in fines. Credit-Lee Celano/Reuters
More: NYT: Trump administration policy change limits penalties for bird deaths
https://fox59.com/2019/12/24/nyt-trump-administration-policy-change-limits-penalties-for-bird-deaths/
Trump administration stops probing most bird deaths: report
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/475838-trump-administration-stops-probing-most-bird-deaths-report
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Wyoming joins sage grouse ruling appeal
https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/wyoming/article_1d2bf9ea-7e7f-59ae-9824-32a62ced6294.html
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Another whooping crane was shot in Acadia Parish; agents offering a reward for information
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/article_af2c92ce-3633-11e9-b29c-03935bb4b4ac.html
$7500 for leads to conviction of whooping-crane killer
https://www.wwltv.com/article/tech/science/environment/7500-for-leads-to-conviction-of-whooping-crane-killer/289-cdd9944b-4cfd-4909-bf9b-b9750d85fda0
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Update: State offering reward for info about shooting of whooping crane
https://www.dailycomet.com/sports/20191225/state-offering-reward-for-info-about-shooting-of-whooping-crane
Information sought in 2018 whooping crane shooting, reward offered
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/information-sought-in-2018-whooping-crane-shooting-reward-offered
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Wildlife agents: 1 or 2 bald eagles killed in Louisiana
https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Wildlife-agents-1-or-2-bald-eagles-killed-in-14927761.php
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DNR investigates killing of bald eagle in Lawrence County
https://fox59.com/2019/12/22/dnr-investigates-killing-of-bald-eagle-in-lawrence-county/
Indiana conservation officials need the public's help to find the person who fatally shot a bald eagle
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/22/us/bald-eagle-shot-indiana-trnd/index.html
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Update: Somebody shot and killed a bald eagle. Indiana is offering a reward to find out who did it
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/24/indiana-bald-eagle-shot-and-killed-reward-offered-to-find-suspect/2740456001/
Bald eagle shot dead in Indiana, search on for suspect
https://abcnews.go.com/US/bald-eagle-shot-dead-indiana-search-suspect/story?id=67912546
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Man who shot, killed bald eagle must pay more than $4,000 in restitution
https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/man-who-shot-killed-bald-eagle-must-pay-more-that-4000-in-restitution
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The bald eagle that was shot back in October ultimately had to be put down due to its injuries. (WPBN)
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EPA's scientific advisers warn its regulatory rollbacks clash with established science
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/epas-scientific-advisers-warn-its-regulatory-rollbacks-clash-with-established-science/2019/12/31/a1994f5a-227b-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html?utm_campaign=news_alert_revere&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&wpisrc=al_news__alert-hse--alert-national&wpmk=1
Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/climate/trump-administration-war-on-science.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20191231?campaign_id=34&instance_id=14866&segment_id=19959&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=7521254520191231
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Hawaiian Hawk From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/02/2019-27339/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-removing-the-hawaiian-hawk-from-the-federal-list-of?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Feds: Hawaiian Hawk No Longer Endangered
https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/feds-hawaiian-hawk-no-longer-endangered/
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Trump's rule rollbacks spark year of court battles
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061888837
Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/climate/trump-administration-war-on-science.html
95 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html
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Palestinians attempt to capture nearly one hundred goldfinches thwarted
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Palestinians-attempt-to-capture-nearly-one-hundred-goldfinches-thwarted-612317
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Some of the Goldfinches found taped to the feet of Palestinians attempting to sell them in the West Bank
(photo credit: COGAT SPOKESPERSON)
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Trump Rule Would Exclude Climate Change in Infrastructure Planning
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/climate/trump-nepa-climate-change.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
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Cleanup from a Keystone pipeline spill in Walsh County, N.D., in November.Credit Drone Base/Reuters
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TWRA offering reward for information on bald eagle shooting
https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/566662641.html
Bald eagle shot, left for dead in Tennessee; investigators offer $2,500 reward for information
https://myfox8.com/2020/01/03/bald-eagle-shot-left-for-dead-in-tennessee-investigators-offer-2500-reward-for-infomation/
TWRA provides new information on shooting of bald eagle
https://www.wbbjtv.com/2020/01/03/twra-provides-new-information-on-shooting-of-bald-eagle/
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Opinion - Trump's New Policy on Bird Deaths: 'Callous and Irresponsible'
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/opinion/letters/bird-deaths.html
Under Trump, nobody is responsible for the death of birds
https://technoea.com/under-trump-nobody-is-responsible-for-the-death-of-birds/
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Man Pleads Guilty In Vilas County Migratory Bird Scheme
https://www.wxpr.org/post/man-pleads-guilty-vilas-county-migratory-bird-scheme#stream/0
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Northern goshawk.
Credit National Audubon Society
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Killer Lured Flock of Seagulls With Popcorn Before Driving Over Them in Maryland Parking Lot
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bird-killer-lured-flock-of-seagulls-with-popcorn-before-driving-over-them-in-maryland-parking-lot?via=newsletter&source=BI-CS-All
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Interior Department to Define "Habitat" in the Endangered Species Act
https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/43130/20200109/interior-department-define-habitat-endangered-species-act.htm
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Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit Application and Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Coastal California Gnatcatcher; Sunrise Project, City of San Marcos, San Diego County, California
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/09/2020-00128/endangered-and-threatened-species-receipt-of-an-incidental-take-permit-application-and-low-effect?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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Congress Acts to Restore Vital Protections for Migratory Birds
https://www.nrdc.org/media/2020/200108-2
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Critically Endangered antwren receives its first protected area in Brazil
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/critically-endangered-antwren-receives-its-first-protected-area-brazil
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Ninth Circuit Gives Green Light to Fight Over Owl Killings
https://www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-gives-green-light-to-fight-over-owl-killings/
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Press Room
Audubon: Congress Must Pass New Bird Protection Bill
Our bird emergency requires urgent action.
Click on Audubon's link below and then click the "Take Action" box.
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-congress-must-pass-new-bird-protection-bill
"16TH CONGRESS 2ND SESSION H.R. 5552 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act's prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds includes incidental take by commercial activities, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to regulate such incidental take, and for other purposes."
https://lowenthal.house.gov/sites/lowenthal.house.gov/files/Migratory_Birds_1-8-2020.pdf
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Press Room
Audubon: Congress Must Pass New Bird Protection Bill
Our bird emergency requires urgent action.
Click on Audubon's link below and then click the "Take Action" box.
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-congress-must-pass-new-bird-protection-bill
"16TH CONGRESS 2ND SESSION H.R. 5552 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act's prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds includes incidental take by commercial activities, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to regulate such incidental take, and for other purposes."
https://lowenthal.house.gov/sites/lowenthal.house.gov/files/Migratory_Birds_1-8-2020.pdf
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Congress Acts to Restore Vital Protections for Migratory Birds
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/01/13/congress-acts-to-restore-vital-protections-for-migratory-birds/
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Trump's Move Against Landmark Environmental Law Caps a Relentless Agenda
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/climate/trump-nepa-environment.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20200114?campaign_id=34&instance_id=15183&segment_id=20307&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=7521254520200114
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Sections of pipeline awaiting installation near Elliston, Va., in September. Credit-Charles Mostoller/Reuters
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These stories illustrate why "incidental takes" must be regulated!
VDOT: Bridge project cost 25K birds their nesting site
https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/VDOT-Bridge-project-cost-25K-birds-their-nesting-14958269.php
Dominion fires oilfield worker after he saved 50 waterfowl
https://www.wyofile.com/dominion-fires-oilfield-worker-after-he-saved-50-waterfowl/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Responds to Questions Regarding Dominion's Evaporation Ponds
https://www.sweetwaternow.com/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-responds-to-questions-regarding-dominions-evaporation-ponds/
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One of the ducks Roich has saved over the years, warming in the cab of his pickup truck after being washed clean of contaminants from an oilfield wastewater pit. (Adam Roich)
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New Legislation Answers Urgent Need to Protect Birds
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/josh-axelrod/new-legislation-answers-urgent-need-protect-birds
Restoring Protections to Migratory Birds
https://defenders.org/blog/2020/01/restoring-protections-migratory-birds
Congress Acts to Restore Vital Protections for Migratory Birds
https://www.nrdc.org/media/2020/200108-2
Congressman Lowenthal introduces legislation to protect millions of migratory birds threatened by Trump Administration actions
http://www.oc-breeze.com/2020/01/09/150651_congressman-lowenthal-introduces-legislation-to-protect-millions-of-migratory-birds-threatened-by-trump-administration-actions/
H.R.5552 - Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5552
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Two pelicans in the Gulf of Mexico immediately after the BP oil spill in 2010.
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Henderson guide pleads not guilty to charges of taking protected waterfowl
https://www.nny360.com/news/henderson-guide-pleads-not-guilty-to-charges-of-taking-protected/article_04bd64dd-af0c-50e6-8fb6-a3029509309a.html
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Falconers plead guilty to illegally bartering northern goshawk
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/01/10/falconers-plead-guilty-to-illegally-bartering-northern-goshawk/
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How The Endangered Hawaiian Hawk Became A Political Pawn
https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/01/how-the-endangered-hawaiian-hawk-became-a-political-pawn/
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The feds say the Hawaiian hawk, or 'io, is no longer at risk of extinction. Environmentalists disagree.
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Petition: Ask Nature Officials in England to Stop Granting Licenses to Kill Protected Birds
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/petition-ask-nature-officials-in-england-to-stop-granting-licenses-to-kill-protected-birds/
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UN Proposes Protecting 30% of Earth to Slow Extinctions and Climate Change
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14012020/biodiversity-treaty-climate-change-marine-sanctuary-conservation-protected-areas-wildlife-habitat-forests?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
ZERO DRAFT OF THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK: https://www.cbd.int/doc/c/efb0/1f84/a892b98d2982a829962b6371/wg2020-02-03-en.pdf
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A New Bill Aims to Counter the Rollback of a Bedrock Bird Law
https://www.audubon.org/news/a-new-bill-aims-counter-rollback-bedrock-bird-law?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20200116_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20200116_advisory&emci=e9b85e62-7138-ea11-a1cc-2818784d084f&emdi=7d9513bc-f839-ea11-a1cc-2818784d084f&ceid=7455
Bird lovers open up about death traps hidden all around us
https://tucson.com/news/local/bird-lovers-open-up-about-death-traps-hidden-all-around/article_82aea915-3fe5-597b-8ce5-611a3cef7e14.html
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In winter, especially, birds seek open water such as the trout hatchery's retention pond. Tragically, open pits of wastewater and oil are often, mistakenly chosen by birds which is usually a lethal decision. The new MBTA bill would restore protections for wildlife against hazards like this and I urge you to do all you can to ensure the bill's passage. Thank you!
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House committee passes migratory bird protections
https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/house-committee-passes-migratory-bird-protections/article_b01795d4-a6b3-518e-b6a2-93fe76699db0.html
Fines for Killing Migratory Birds Imposed in Bill Sent to House (paywall)
https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/fines-for-killing-migratory-birds-imposed-in-bill-sent-to-house
Energy association warns of wrong step with bird legislation
https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/energy-association-warns-of-wrong-step-with-bird-legislation-57481
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Chomp! Vulture- and gator-feeder swallows $53,000 fine
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200115/chomp-vulture--and-gator-feeder-swallows-53000-fine
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Painted owl angers Utah wildlife officials
https://www.ksl.com/article/46705248/painted-owl-angers-utah-wildlife-officials
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Peru man describes effort to rescue wounded bald eagle from river
https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/01/16/peru-man-describes-effort-to-rescue-wounded-bald-eagle-from-river/
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The female bald eagle Jason Dolloff and his daughter, Carrigan Robinson, rescued Sunday from the Androscoggin River in Peru had a gunshot wound and elevated lead levels in its blood. The protected bird died that night. Submitted photo
Wildlife Authorities Offering Rewards For Info On Bald Eagle Shooting In Peru, Maine
https://www.mainepublic.org/post/wildlife-authorities-offering-rewards-info-bald-eagle-shooting-peru-maine
Wardens offer reward after bald eagle shot, killed in Oxford County
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/01/15/wardens-offer-reward-after-bald-eagle-shot-killed-in-peru/
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Investigation launched after bald eagle found shot in Ankeny
https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-dnr-investigates-bald-eagle-shot-in-ankeny/30613392
DNR seeks person who shot bald eagle with BB gun in Ankeny
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/01/21/bald-eagle-shot-iowa-ankeny-bb-gun/4532954002/
Iowa DNR investigating after bald eagle killed
https://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Iowa-DNR-investigating-after-bald-eagle-killed-567170221.html
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Migratory Bird Permits; Management of Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) Throughout the United States
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/22/2020-00616/migratory-bird-permits-management-of-double-crested-cormorants-phalacrocorax-auritus-throughout-the?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Solicits Public Input on Cormorant Management
https://www.capitolhilltimes.com/2020/01/22/interiors-fish-and-wildlife-service-solicits-public-input-on-cormorant-management/
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Virginia on Collision Course with Bird Groups, Feds Over Bird Colony Destruction
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/01/22/virginia-on-collision-course-with-bird-groups-feds-over-bird-colony-destruction/
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DNR seeks information on eagle killed in Ankeny
https://www.radioiowa.com/2020/01/22/dnr-seeks-information-on-eagle-killed-in-ankeny/
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Marco realtor accused of putting mothballs into owl burrow agrees to 6 months' probation
https://www.marconews.com/story/news/2020/01/24/marco-island-realtor-accused-putting-mothballs-into-owl-burrow-probation/4564759002/
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In early October, a security camera recorded a man putting mothballs into a owl burrow at 1430 Wayne Court in Marco Island. In the picture, mothballs lay at the entrance of the burrow.
Audubon Everglades
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Bird of prey put to sleep due to extensive injuries after it was shot
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/bird-prey-put-sleep-due-3774335
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OPP seek witnesses after protected hawk killed in Tecumseh
https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/opp-seek-witnesses-after-protected-hawk-killed-in-tecumseh
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An adult Cooper's Hawk in an image provided by Essex County OPP. Courtesy of Ontario Provincial Police / Windsor Star
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Man Indicted In Parking Lot Killing Of 5 Geese In Toms River
https://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/man-indicted-parking-lot-killing-5-geese-toms-river
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Migratory Bird Protection Act clears House Committee
https://wildlife.org/migratory-bird-protection-act-clears-house-committee/
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[ Blog ] Union of Concerned Scientists - When It's Migratory Birds vs. the Trump Administration, the Birds Die
https://blog.ucsusa.org/maria-caffrey/when-its-migratory-birds-vs-the-trump-administration-the-birds-die
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Heron nest halts construction
https://www.amisun.com/2020/01/21/heron-nest-halts-construction/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=6c99db10aa8cd1a797c38b27a620741479e32b53-1579993795-0-AZQWvttADX_hDNqnMWVUzpK3fPmKfbPi0k-Icoa_JPHv22YE62f9bQbnA5HSSkOS704PcIRlTU27bcZphT_3r3Vjng8xAeZfyKSk_f6xkbzE0T__agsOLrAOYnIQziZ_N4Ez8ncERXzQkQAMECSHyO4HFK4lUL9OUnzQmD2P91S8CP9O-KdrTK7gMrkZ5nb7ZswzuhERwmmDQWW9bZnCeqyaSzeQ53yYAUF6j4sa-4uPjiGjlRxOQZ_HuwbPgiCitQ1Sr6yqpylalVq_eAQmw-RMuN6n6Dg9K7IKtQMQFoyXQSP2SYGX6JjXiLo6T5QAog
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A bird believed to be a great blue heron guards its nest with at least two baby birds inside in a partially destroyed Australian pine at a residential construction site in Holmes Beach. Kristin Swain | Sun
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Barrier erected to protect new bald eagle nest at popular Pensacola Dam off-roading site
https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/barrier-erected-to-protect-new-bald-eagle-nest-at-popular/article_62dbc4f3-e8ce-5db6-b713-aa4811be725a.html
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Op-ed: EPA?s new water rule is a mockery of science and the Clean Water Act
https://www.ehn.org/clean-water-act-trump-2644928073.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
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First Amendment Challenge to Restrictions on Use of Falcons in Videos and Commercials
https://reason.com/2020/01/27/first-amendment-challenge-to-restrictions-on-use-of-falcons-in-videos-and-commercials/
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A controversial Trump legal opinion weakened a law to protect birds. Now it might be made permanent.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/01/30/controversial-trump-legal-opinion-weakened-law-protect-birds-now-they-want-make-it-permanent/?utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&wpisrc=al_environment__alert-hse&wpmk=1#comments-wrapper
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An oil-soaked bird being examined on an island in Prince William Sound, Alaska, after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. (Jack Smith/AP)
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Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds - A Proposed Rule by the Fish and Wildlife Service on 02/03/2020
(This document has a comment period that ends in 47 days. (03/19/2020))
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/03/2020-01771/regulations-governing-take-of-migratory-birds?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds; Environmental Impact Statement
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/03/2020-01770/migratory-bird-permits-regulations-governing-take-of-migratory-birds-environmental-impact-statement?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Quote: "Thus, there appears to be no explicit basis in the language or the development of the MBTA for concluding that it was intended to be applied to any and all human activity that causes even unintentional deaths of migratory birds."
IMHO - Wrong!!
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Codify Exemption of Incidental Take Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-to-codify-exemption-incidental-take-under
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Shooting and conservation organisations declare a 'zero tolerance' stance on the illegal killing of birds of prey
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-life/shooting-and-conservation-organisations-declare-a-zero-tolerance-stance-on-the-illegal-killing-of-birds-of-prey-1-10225927
Shooting groups pledge 'zero tolerance' on illegal killing of birds of prey
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/shooting-groups-pledge-zero-tolerance-220000240.html
The illegal killing of birds of prey puts the shooting industry and rural jobs under threat says leading organisations
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-life/the-illegal-killing-of-birds-of-prey-puts-the-shooting-industry-and-rural-jobs-under-threat-says-leading-organisations-1-10232525
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Australian fires may force 80 birds onto Threatened list
https://www.birdguides.com/news/australian-fires-may-force-80-birds-onto-threatened-list/
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Superb Lyrebird may be forced onto the Threatened list following the devastating Australian bushfires (David Cook / flickr.com).
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Killing bald eagle lands Homer man behind bars, three others implicated in hunting-related crimes
http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/north_louisiana/article_423b26e0-433d-11ea-a08e-57af5a7c9225.html
Wildlife officials accuse North Louisiana man of killing bald eagle
https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/North-Louisiana-man-accused-of-killing-bald-eagle-567369401.html
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Democratic senators press Interior official over proposed changes to migratory bird protections
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/481655-democrat-senators-press-interior-official-over-proposed-changes-to
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Louisiana brown pelicans get $18.7 million nesting habitat upgrade, funded by BP oil spill money
https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/article_ef834e6a-46d8-11ea-8175-77ff4e70d491.html?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Investigation after protected bird shot dead with air rifle in Wakefield
https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/investigation-after-protected-bird-shot-dead-with-air-rifle-in-wakefield-1-10238438
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Songbirds to Raptor Eggs, the Looting of Latin America's Bird Species
https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/looting-latin-america-bird-species/
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?Clear evidence of wildlife crime': Regulator upholds general licence ban on estate
https://www.endsreport.com/article/1672774/clear-evidence-wildlife-crime-regulator-upholds-general-licence-ban-estate
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6 bald eagles dead after "sloppy" application of pesticide
https://www.newscenter1.tv/six-bald-eagles-dead-after-sloppy-application-of-pesticide/
'Sloppy' use of poison kills six bald eagles
https://www.kotatv.com/content/news/Sloppy-use-of-poison-kills-six-bald-eagles-567527451.html
ND buffalo rancher admits killing 6 SD bald eagles with prairie dog poison
https://www.capjournal.com/news/nd-buffalo-rancher-admits-killing-sd-bald-eagles-with-prairie/article_eb0ec198-4624-11ea-b5eb-23fc4706a261.html
Flasher man pleads guilty in bald eagle deaths
https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/flasher-man-pleads-guilty-in-bald-eagle-deaths/article_36053ecd-1f9b-503a-a741-5d5a6a86797e.html
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MDC looking for help identifying person who shot NEMO bald eagle
https://khqa.com/news/local/mdc-looking-for-help-identifying-person-who-shot-nemo-bald-eagle
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Lot clearing halted for nesting herons in Holmes Beach
https://www.islander.org/2020/02/lot-clearing-halted-for-nesting-herons-in-holmes-beach/
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Holmes Beach code compliance officer Robin Evangelisto takes photos and video Feb. 3 of a great blue heron nest atop an Australian pine tree in Holmes Beach. Per federal law, Evangelisto issued the property owners a stop work order until the birds have left the nest.
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Feds Offer $7K Reward in 2018 Wyoming Bird and Dog Poisonings
https://k2radio.com/feds-offer-7k-reward-in-2018-wyoming-bird-and-dog-poisonings/
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Feds Offer $7K Reward in 2018 Wyoming Bird and Dog Poisonings
https://k2radio.com/feds-offer-7k-reward-in-2018-wyoming-bird-and-dog-poisonings/
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Update: $10K reward offered in Wind River wildlife, pet poisoning case
https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/k-reward-offered-in-wind-river-wildlife-pet-poisoning-case/article_6e0380cb-a4b0-5803-8853-e544142816b6.html
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Poisoned meat that killed three dogs and an array of wildlife was left out east of Dubois in the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area, pictured here, in January 2018. A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to a conviction.
COURTESY / WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
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Over 3,000 comments already submitted! Comments on this proposed rule will be accepted until March 19, 2020.
Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds - Docket Folder Summary
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090
Migratory Bird Permits: Take of Migratory Birds; Environmental Impact Statement - https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090-0001
Take of Migratory Birds - https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090-0002
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Public input sought on cormorant management
https://www.messagemedia.co/aitkin/outdoors/public-input-sought-on-cormorant-management/article_77cc3a2a-4792-11ea-ae84-43fa3a859067.html
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LDWF offers reward for info on whooping crane shooting death in Jeff Davis
https://www.katc.com/news/jeff-davis-parish/ldwf-offers-reward-for-info-on-whooping-crane-shooting-death-in-jeff-davis
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Virginia offers new migratory bird-protection plans
https://www.kaaltv.com/national-news/virginia-offers-new-migratory-bird-protection-plans/5645010/?cat=10159
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Louisiana Pelicans Recover, Along With Their Island
https://www.courthousenews.com/louisiana-pelicans-recover-from-pesticide-disaster/
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An oil covered pelican sits stuck in thick beached oil at Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, just off the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La., on June 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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Person sought in shooting, killing of bald eagle in Cattaraugus County
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/person-sought-in-shooting-of-bald-eagle-in-cattaraugus-county/71-7473faa8-860e-48a9-991d-591d9156a49d
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Threatened bird of prey found with eight gunshot wounds in Portland, police investigating
https://www.standard.net.au/story/6671358/threatened-bird-of-prey-found-with-eight-gunshot-wounds-police-investigating/
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The threatened female bird of prey that was shot and died.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of the Proposed Rules To List the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of Greater Sage-Grouse With Section 4(d) Rule and To Designate Critical Habitat
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/03/31/2020-06384/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-withdrawal-of-the-proposed-rules-to-list-the-bi-state?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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Comox man fined $10,000 for downing tree with bald eagle nest
https://www.mycomoxvalleynow.com/65113/comox-man-fined-10000-for-downing-tree-with-bald-eagle-nest/
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D.C. Circuit hands down 'resounding win for science'
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1062934583?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Georgia man pleads guilty to using restricted pesticide to bait and kill coyotes
https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-public-safety/georgia-man-pleads-guilty-to-using-restricted-pesticide-to-bait-and-kill-coyotes/
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Judge voids nearly 1 million acres of oil and gas leases, saying Trump policy undercut public input
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/02/27/judge-voids-nearly-1-million-acres-oil-gas-leases-saying-trump-policy-undercut-public-input/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Activist-led lawsuit alleges EPA glyphosate weedkiller approval violated Endangered Species Act
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/03/24/activist-led-lawsuit-alleges-epa-glyphosate-weedkiller-approval-violated-endangered-species-act/
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With Wildlife Extinction on the Rise, Trump Administration Reduces Protections for Endangered Species, Allows Greater Harm from Pesticides
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2020/04/with-wildlife-extinction-on-the-rise-trump-administration-reduces-protections-for-endangered-species-allows-greater-harm-from-pesticides/
EPA revises Endangered Species Act, pesticide registration process
https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/epa-revises-endangered-species-act-pesticide-registration-process/article_857ea5d4-64fe-11ea-a744-53e3f8fa79a2.html
Trump EPA?s New Rules for Assessing Pesticide Risks Ignore Many Harms to Endangered Species
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/rump-epas-new-rules-for-assessing-pesticide-risks-ignore-many-harms-to-endangered-species-2020-03-12/
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Has the U.S. Government Abandoned Birds?
https://daily.jstor.org/has-the-u-s-government-abandoned-birds/?utm_term=Has%20the%20U.S.%20Government%20Abandoned%20Birds&utm_campaign=jstordaily_05072020&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email
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ND man sentenced for misuse of prairie dog bait that killed 6 bald eagles
https://www.aberdeennews.com/courtnews/nd-man-sentenced-for-misuse-of-prairie-dog-bait-that-killed-6-bald-eagles/article_fc161046-8fa2-11ea-ad92-af9fab43fb91.html
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Eagle Take Permits and Fees
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/19/2020-10708/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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EPA's 'Secret Science' Rule Meets with an Outpouring of Protest on Last Day for Public Comment
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18052020/secret-science-epa-transparency-rule-wheeler-pollution-environment?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Trump Administration?s Denial of Protection for California Spotted Owl - https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2020/lawsuit-launched-to-overturn-trump-administrations-denial-of-protection-for-california-spotted-owl
Former lawyer for trophy hunting group joins Trump administration - https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/488630-former-trophy-hunting-group-lawyer-joins-trump-administration
Groups say changes would 'clip the wings' of Migratory Bird Act - http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/2012groups_say_changes_would_clip_the_wings_of
PEER: Ten Retired Press Officers Attack Validity Of Bird-Death Rule - https://yubanet.com/enviro/peer-ten-retired-press-officers-attack-validity-of-bird-death-rule/
Trump Rule All But Encourages Industry To Kill Birds - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-migratory-bird-rollback-impact_n_5e6bfed5c5b6dda30fc8f9c7
Under proposed Trump changes to Migratory Bird Act, Exxon wouldn?t have been fined for Valdez spill, advocacy groups say - https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/03/10/under-proposed-trump-changes-to-migratory-bird-act-exxon-wouldnt-have-been-fined-for-valdez-spill-advocacy-groups-say/
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General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/16/2020-06779/general-provisions-revised-list-of-migratory-birds?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Region-Specific Regulations - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/02/2020-07034/migratory-bird-subsistence-harvest-in-alaska-region-specific-regulations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2020-21 Season - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/02/2020-06797/migratory-bird-hunting-proposed-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations-on-certain-federal-indian?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2020-21 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/03/19/2020-04918/migratory-bird-hunting-proposed-2020-21-frameworks-for-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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U.S. judge throws out Trump policy favoring drilling over sage grouse protection - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drilling-court/u-s-judge-throws-out-trump-policy-favoring-drilling-over-sage-grouse-protection-idUSKBN2322WN?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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EPA limits states and tribes? ability to protest pipelines and other energy projects
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/06/01/epa-limits-states-tribes-ability-protest-pipelines-other-energy-projects/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk3Mjc2NDVhZTdlOGExY2Y0YTk0MTcwIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vY2xpbWF0ZS1lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDIwLzA2LzAxL2VwYS1saW1pdHMtc3RhdGVzLXRyaWJlcy1hYmlsaXR5LXByb3Rlc3QtcGlwZWxpbmVzLW90aGVyLWVuZXJneS1wcm9qZWN0cy8_d3Btaz0xJndwaXNyYz1hbF9lbnZpcm9ubWVudF9fYWxlcnQtaHNlLS1hbGVydC1uYXRpb25hbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWFsZXJ0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdwX25ld3NfYWxlcnRfcmV2ZXJlIn0.yvWqNgjaYQE3V9nrk9yu_GI9ksGzSh0jhNU4LaKSIMM&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&wpisrc=al_environment__alert-hse--alert-national&wpmk=1
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The Trump Presidency Is the Worst Ever for Public Lands - https://www.outsideonline.com/2414117/trump-presidency-public-lands-record?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)#close
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Interior Cites ?Miracle on the Hudson? to Drop Bird Proposal (1)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/interior-invokes-miracle-on-the-hudson-to-drop-bird-protection?context=search&index=1&ct=t%28RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN%29
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Philippines nabs wildlife trafficker a second time
https://www.traffic.org/news/philippines-nabs-wildlife-trafficker-a-second-time/
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Trump To Nominate Anti-Environment Extremist As Permanent Public Lands Chief
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-william-perry-pendley-bureau-land-management_n_5e02645de4b0843d3601dd79
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Comments sought for proposed rule on cormorant control
https://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/comments-sought-for-proposed-rule-on-cormorant-control/article_9eb907a9-3ad6-57d8-b12f-e2d4c90b34f8.html
Migratory Bird Permits; Management of Conflicts Associated With Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) Throughout the United States
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/05/2020-11988/migratory-bird-permits-management-of-conflicts-associated-with-double-crested-cormorants?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Elfin-Woods Warbler
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/30/2020-12070/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-elfin-woods?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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Reward offered in killing of bald eagle near Reed Point
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/519036650/reward-offered-in-killing-of-bald-eagle-near-reed-point
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Comment on this document for EIS No. 20200117, Draft, USFWS, REG, Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds, Comment Period Ends: 07/20/2020
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090-8411
US Fish and Wildlife Service Continues Work to Narrow Application of Migratory Bird Treaty Act
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=79d5431b-9fb2-4441-90d8-a7129d875479
Feds: Expect More Bird Deaths and Endangered Species Under New Rule
https://www.audubon.org/news/feds-expect-more-bird-deaths-and-endangered-species-under-new-rule
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Cooper's Hawk. Photo: Marina Schultz/Audubon Photography Awards
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Filling Trump void, California steps in to protect birds, wetlands
https://calmatters.org/environment/2020/06/california-regulations-wetlands-birds/
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USFWS releases environmental review of migratory bird rule
https://wildlife.org/usfws-releases-environmental-review-of-migratory-bird-rule/
A Whirlwind of Policy News You May Have Missed
https://www.audubon.org/news/a-whirlwind-policy-news-you-may-have-missed
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Eagle killed by arrow near Reed Point under investigation; reward offered
https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/eagle-killed-by-arrow-near-reed-point-under-investigation-reward-offered/article_4e6f6d7c-e12f-536e-b979-7b4331af4c82.html
Florida Sandhill Cranes found nesting along busy road
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/06/05/florida-sandhill-cranes-found-nesting-along-busy-road/
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FWC: Man caught on camera trying to remove ID band from pelican?s leg
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/06/02/fwc-man-caught-on-camera-trying-to-remove-id-band-from-pelicans-leg/
Fallen from nest, baby owl shows wildlife challenges of Valley border wall construction
https://www.krgv.com/videos/fallen-from-nest-baby-owl-shows-wildlife-challenges-of-valley-border-wall-construction
GF&P looking for poachers who killed six pelicans at Lake Marsh
https://kelo.com/news/articles/2020/may/18/gfp-looking-for-poachers-who-killed-six-pelicans-at-lake-marsh/1019559/
Subsidizing The Slaughter: Big Wind Kills Another Bald Eagle, Gets More Federal Subsidies
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbryce/2020/05/15/subsidizing-the-slaughter-big-wind-kills-another-bald-eagle-gets-more-federal-subsidies/#1148bdc625e2
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Feathers Ruffled Over Osprey Nest Removal
https://www.capenews.net/bourne/news/feathers-ruffled-over-osprey-nest-removal/article_54d23702-8717-5e41-ac31-739f8d3d2595.html
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City investigating illegal tree trimming that disrupted great blue heron nests
https://lbpost.com/news/great-blue-heron-nest-trimming-peninsula
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Pennsylvania investigates bald eagle deaths, possible poisonings
https://www.foxnews.com/us/pennsylvania-bald-eagle-deaths-possible-poisonings
Local hunters suspected of killing federally protected birds at Lake Texoma
https://www.kxii.com/content/news/Local-hunters-suspected-of-killing-federally-protected-birds-at-Lake-Texoma-569837591.html
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Judge delivers blow to controversial Sand Hills transmission line project
https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/judge-delivers-blow-to-controversial-sand-hills-transmission-line-project/article_b4a9fa60-abd6-583e-9870-859f6f5160b6.html
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Federal Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Permit Critical to Keystone XL, Other Oil and Gas Pipelines
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/federal-court-upholds-ruling-blocking-permit-critical-keystone-xl-other-oil-and-gas-pipelines-2020-05-11/
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'Surge' in illegal bird of prey killings since lockdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52667502
Europe's raptors and fish hit by poaching under lockdown
https://www.dw.com/en/europes-raptors-and-fish-hit-by-poaching-under-lockdown/a-53913328
Peregrine falcon egg thefts in lockdown highlight ?laundering? of birds of prey for sale to the Middle East
https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/peregrine-falcon-egg-theft-lockdown-middle-east-birds-of-prey-456117
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What use are punishments for wildlife crime if no-one is caught?
https://www.thenational.scot/news/18521436.use-wildlife-crime-punishments-no-one-caught/
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Hen harriers are among the raptors persecuted in Scotland
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Wildlife authorities kill over 100 geese at Sloan?s Lake as culling enters its second year in Denver
https://denverite.com/2020/07/08/wildlife-authorities-kill-over-100-geese-at-sloans-lake-as-culling-enters-its-second-year-in-denver/
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Feds: Expect More Bird Deaths and Endangered Species Under New Rule
https://www.audubon.org/news/feds-expect-more-bird-deaths-and-endangered-species-under-new-rule
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Cooper's Hawk. Photo: Marina Schultz/Audubon Photography Awards
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Trump fast-tracks environmental rollbacks to deliver on campaign promises
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-fast-tracks-environmental-rollbacks-to-deliver-on-campaign-promises
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Broken Bow big game guiding business and owner pled guilty to Lacey Act Conspiracy Violations
https://krvn.com/regional-news/broken-bow-big-game-guiding-business-and-owner-plead-guilty-to-lacey-act-conspiracy-violations/
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East Bay cockfighting event leads to deputies seizing 600 birds, investigation underway
https://abc7news.com/deputies-investigating-after-600-birds-found-at-east-bay-cockfighting-event/6133827/
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Peregrine Eggs Stolen From UK?s National Park to Be Sold in the Black Market for $25,000 Each: Authorities
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/26079/20200616/peregrine-eggs-stolen-uks-national-park-sold-black-market-25.htm
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Trump Delivers Major Blow to the Foundation of U.S. Environmental Law - https://www.audubon.org/news/trump-delivers-major-blow-foundation-us-environmental-law?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement_20200727_wingspan_medium&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20200727_wingspan&utm_content=medium&emci=29f1d979-03d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=de867a7e-09d0-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=7455
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Recent gutting of regulations is inhibiting adequate review of renewable energy projects - https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/509025-recent-gutting-of-regulations-is-inhibiting-adequate
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The California condor returns to Sequoia National Park. Thanks, Endangered Species Act - https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/07/30/california-condor-returns-sequoia-thanks-endangered-species-act-noah-greenwald-calmatters-commentary/5541929002/
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A turning point arrives for migratory bird protections - https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063598211
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oxic Pesticides Act of 2020: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Amendments Introduced - https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/toxic-pesticides-act-of-2020-federal-32211/
Migratory Birds Get Another Major Funding Boost in House Interior Bill - http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/08/07/migratory-birds-get-another-major-funding-boost-in-house-interior-bill/
Audubon Analysis: House Spending Bills Address Conservation Needs for Birds, People, and Places - https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-analysis-house-spending-bills-address-conservation-needs-birds-people
TWS says analyses on new MBTA rule are inadequate - https://wildlife.org/tws-says-analyses-on-new-mbta-rule-are-inadequate/
100 years of federal efforts to track and learn more about birds - https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2020/08/100-years-of-federal-efforts-to-track-and-learn-more-about-birds/
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Eagle populations are up, reducing wait time for feathers for Indigenous ceremonies - https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2020/08/06/bald-eagle-populations-united-states-reducing-wait-native-american-ceremonies/3307895001/
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Nature In The Natural State: The Feather Atlas - https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/nature-natural-state-feather-atlas
THE FEATHER ATLAS - https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/
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Golden Eagle
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Leads sought in Parachute osprey shooting - https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/leads-sought-in-parachute-osprey-shooting/article_8965a0cc-cd2b-11ea-bdb2-6752a12ab600.html
Nebraska outfitter pleads guilty to violating Lacey Act plus more - https://www.gohunt.com/read/news/nebraska-outfitter-pleads-guilty-to-violating-lacey-act-plus-more#gs.cgq6wt
Hot Springs art dealer owes $29,900 after pleading guilty to selling eagle parts - https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hot-springs-art-dealer-owes-29-900-after-pleading-guilty-to-selling-eagle-parts/article_86ddbb7d-88d9-5ffd-8da6-1d60162185af.html
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Victory! Federal Judge Rules Administration's Bird-Killing Policy is Illegal
https://www.audubon.org/news/victory-federal-judge-rules-administrations-bird-killing-policy-illegal?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-engagement_20200812_eng-email_mbta-victory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20200812_eng-email&utm_content=mbta-victory&emci=3c18cb65-d3dc-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=06287607-e3dc-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=7455
Quoting 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' judge strikes down Trump administration rollback of historic law protecting birds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/08/11/quoting-kill-mockingbird-judge-struck-down-trumps-rollback-historic-law-protecting-birds/
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Darryl Fears
August 12, 2020 at 11:29 a.m. MDT
A federal judge in New York has invalidated rule changes by the Trump administration that allowed individuals and corporations to kill scores of birds as long as they could prove they did not intentionally set out to do so.
In a blistering ruling that cited Harper Lee?s ?To Kill a Mockingbird,? U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni ripped the administration?s interpretation of ?takings? and ?killings? of birds under the century-old Migratory Bird Treaty Act as applying only if the animals are specifically targeted.
Tuesday?s ruling was the latest legal setback for the Trump administration as it has systematically tried to weaken or nullify scores of federal environmental protections. In her decision, Caproni said the administration had gone too far.
?There is nothing in the text of the MBTA that suggests that in order to fall within its prohibition, activity must be directed specifically at birds,? wrote Caproni, who was nominated to the Southern District of New York by President Obama in 2012. ?Nor does the statute prohibit only intentionally killing migratory birds. And it certainly does not say that only ?some? kills are prohibited.?
The changes made by the Trump administration largely benefited oil companies, which have paid most of the fines for violating the act, according to an analysis by the National Audubon Society.
In the administration?s view, even BP, the company responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that led to the deaths of an estimated 1 million birds, would not be liable for punishment under the law. A landowner who destroys endangered owl nests without checking before building a barn or an oil company that fails to cover a tar pit that birds could dive into and be killed could not be held responsible as they have for decades.
Caproni determined that allowing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service police to enforce the act only if officials could prove intent was a violation of the federal Administrative Procedure Act and vacated the changes. In striking down the rule change, she admonished the Interior Department with a passage from ?To Kill a Mockingbird.?
?It is not only a sin to kill a mockingbird, it is also a crime,? Caproni wrote. ?That has been the letter of the law for the past century. But if the Department of the Interior has its way, many mockingbirds and other migratory birds that delight people and support ecosystems throughout the country will be killed without legal consequence.?
Eight state attorneys general challenged the administration when it weakened the act two years ago. Led by then-New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, the coalition included the top attorneys in Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, California and New Mexico.
The court joined their lawsuit with another challenge filed by the National Audubon Society and numerous other conservation groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity.
?This is a huge victory for birds and it comes at a critical time ? science tells us that we?ve lost 3 billion birds in less than a human lifetime and that two-thirds of North American birds are at risk of extinction due to climate change,? Sarah Greenberger, interim chief conservation officer for the National Audubon Society, said in a statement.
Interior Department spokesman Conner Swanson defended the rule change. ?Today?s opinion undermines a common sense interpretation of the law and runs contrary to recent efforts, shared across the political spectrum, to decriminalize unintentional conduct,? he wrote in an email.
No regulation ? from the Obama administration or elsewhere ? caused the delays in testing. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)
The Trump administration has suffered numerous defeats in its effort to scuttle long-standing environmental protections, calling them onerous requirements that were harming industry and development.
In February, a federal judge in Idaho voided nearly 1 million acres of oil and gas leases on federal lands in the West, echoing an earlier decision in saying the Trump administration was ?arbitrary and capricious? in the way that it limited public input on those leases.
In the weeks leading up to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act rule change in 2018, the administration lost three court cases in three consecutive days. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in 2018 that the Environmental Protection Agency?s move to delay new chemical and safety requirements was ?arbitrary and capricious.?
A day before, a judge on the U.S. District Court in South Carolina reinstated a rule in 26 states limiting the dredging and filling of streams and waterways on the grounds that the EPA had not solicited sufficient public input. Before that, a judge on the U.S. District Court of Montana ordered the State Department to conduct a more extensive environmental impact statement of the Keystone XL?s proposed route through Nebraska.
The 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act was enacted after several species of common birds became extinct. The administration?s action reversed decades of efforts by Republican and Democratic administrations to protect the animals as they navigate the globe. The law covers such disparate birds as eagles, red knots, Canada geese and vultures.
Oil companies were the greatest beneficiaries of the new interpretation, according to an analysis by the Audubon Society. They were responsible for 90 percent of incidental takes prosecuted under the act, resulting in fines of $6,500 per violation. Two disastrous oil spills, the BP Deepwater Horizon spill off Louisiana in 2010 and the Exxon Valdez oil tanker wreck off Alaska in 1989, accounted for 97 percent of the fines, according to the Audubon Society.
In striking down the Interior Department?s rule change, Caproni deferred to how Congress framed the law. ?It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capture or kill ? by any means whatever ? at any time or in any manner, any migratory bird, included in the terms of the convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds,? it said.
Caproni granted a motion by the state attorneys and conservationists to vacate the Interior Department?s decision. Attorneys for the Interior Department sought to delay the court?s remedy for undermining the will of Congress when it enacted the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and amended it throughout the years. The judge dismissed that attempt.
?Interior presents no indication that vacating the Opinion will disrupt enforcement or other agency efforts,? she wrote.
?The court?s decision is a ringing victory for conservationists who have fought to sustain the historical interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to protect migratory birds from industrial harms,? Jamie Rappaport Clark, the president and chief executive of Defenders of Wildlife, said in a statement.
Clark called the federal action a wrongheaded move that ?would have left the fate of more than 1,000 species of birds in the hands of industry.?
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The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects species including American bald eagles, such as these at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Md. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
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Border wall groundwater pumping threatens to push endangered species to 'brink of extinction' - https://news.azpm.org/p/news-topical-nature/2020/8/11/178359-border-wall-groundwater-pumping-threatens-to-push-endangered-species-to-brink-of-extinction/
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rump's wall is threatening at least 8 endangered species, according to government emails
https://www.mic.com/p/trumps-wall-is-threatening-at-least-8-endangered-species-according-to-government-emails-31330014
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Audubon Joins Coalition to Sue Administration Over Harmful NEPA Rules
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-joins-coalition-sue-administration-over-harmful-nepa-rules?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20200814_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20200814_advisory&emci=21fe8949-39de-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=89a7bf90-5cde-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=7455
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Donald Trump, Kanye West, and a Weird Western Bird Are All Somehow Involved in a Major Conservation Battle
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/08/trump-kanye-west-sage-grouse-conservation-wyoming/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Rayne man sentenced for transporting illegally killed endangered whooping crane
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/courts/article_366eee78-d361-11ea-8fd1-3b797a68e225.html
Man Ordered To Pay $85,000 And Do 360 Hours Of Community Service For Killing 2 Whooping
https://allindiaroundup.com/news/animals/man-ordered-to-pay-85000-and-do-360-hours-of-community-service-for-killing-2-whooping-cranes/
Judge orders man to pay $85K in deaths of 2 whooping cranes
https://dailytimes.com.pk/649221/judge-orders-man-to-pay-85k-in-deaths-of-2-whooping-cranes/
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Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2020-21 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/21/2020-17691/migratory-bird-hunting-final-2020-21-frameworks-for-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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Latest Shot Fired In Lead Ammo Debate
https://wamu.org/story/20/08/18/latest-shot-fired-in-lead-ammo-debate/
H.R.7547 - LEAD Act of 2020
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7547/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22lead+endangers+animals+daily%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1
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Nevada Court Protects Nesting Bi-State Sage-Grouse from Off-Road Vehicles
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/08/11/nevada-court-protects-nesting-bi-state-sage-grouse-from-off-road-vehicles/
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Donald Trump defies voters and hands a major win to US trophy hunters
https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2020/08/20/donald-trump-defies-voters-and-hands-a-major-win-to-us-trophy-hunters/
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration?s Refusal to Protect California Spotted Owl
https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2020/lawsuit-challenges-trump-administrations-refusal-to-protect-california-spotted-owl
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Teton Raptor Center sees rash of birds injured by gunshots; wardens want tips
https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/the_hole_scroll/teton-raptor-center-sees-rash-of-birds-injured-by-gunshots-wardens-want-tips/article_6f26185d-d5e5-500e-ac97-abec468406f0.html
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A radiograph taken at Teton Raptor Center shows a bb embedded in the eye socket of a Red-tailed Hawk.
COURTESY TETON RAPTOR CENTER
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Builder had been warned about protected owl burrows before workers destroyed them
https://www.azfamily.com/news/builder-had-been-warned-about-protected-owl-burrows-before-workers-destroyed-them/article_c294b83e-dd01-11ea-8ccd-23fbbeb4608f.html
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Eagles And Mockingbirds Catch A Break As Judge Strikes Down Trump Bird Opinion
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/12/901775768/eagles-and-mockingbirds-catch-a-break-as-judge-strikes-down-trump-bird-opinion
Ruling: https://nas-national-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/2020-08-11_mbta_decision.pdf
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How Trump's NEPA overhaul hits offshore wind
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063711687
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Wyoming Supreme Court sides with Teton Raptor Center
https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/town_county/wyoming-supreme-court-sides-with-teton-raptor-center/article_2590f16f-4bba-5b96-8845-6c957c710f5f.html
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Call for grouse shooting to be licensed amid rise in bird of prey deaths
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/12/call-grouse-shooting-licensed-rise-bird-prey-deaths
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Dallas Mystic Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Dried Hummingbird Carcasses
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/08/21/dallas-mystic-shop-owner-cynthia-macias-martinez-pleads-guilty-trafficking-dried-hummingbird-carcasses/
Stafford hunting guide sentenced for violating Migratory Bird Act During Hunt in Barton County
https://www.gbtribune.com/news/local-news/stafford-hunting-guide-sentenced-violating-migratory-bird-act-during-hunt-barton-county/
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Baiting questions as hunters prepare for dove season
https://www.swoknews.com/sports/baiting-questions-as-hunters-prepare-for-dove-season/article_acb7066d-7504-55f5-b046-6e701a82081d.html
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Bird-Safe Buildings Act passes United States House of Representatives
https://archinect.com/news/article/150205108/bird-safe-buildings-act-passes-united-states-house-of-representatives
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House Passes Bill To Retrofit Federal Buildings To Reduce Bird Collisions
https://www.enr.com/articles/49675-bird-friendly-bill-for-federal-buildings-passes-house-of-representatives
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Police pick up penguin found walking along street in Nottinghamshire
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/penguin-police-nottinghamshire-strelley-broxtowe-north-missing-bird-a9673421.html
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Claws out for shooter of KZN eagle
https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/claws-out-for-shooter-of-kzn-eagle-898331a9-7228-4c76-b9de-f91449339742
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Hunter Kills Nearly-Extinct Goshawk in Yorkshire
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/hunter-kills-nearly-extinct-goshawk-in-yorkshire/
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West Cork incident was largest poisoning of birds of prey in Ireland for decades
https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-40026614.html
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Wildlife trader charged over P20,000 offer to sell a pair of ?lawin? birds
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/06/10/wildlife-trader-charged-over-p20000-offer-to-sell-a-pair-of-lawin-birds/
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Valpo man faces charges after shooting protected bird, officials say
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/valpo-man-faces-charges-after-shooting-protected-bird-officials-say/article_3bdbb427-3780-57cd-87ec-6c35683c2be2.html
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration?s Refusal to Protect California Spotted Owl
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-challenges-trump-administrations-refusal-to-protect-california-spotted-owl-2020-08-18/
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How Trump's assault on bird law could backfire on industry
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063712389
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A Big Day for the Little Fish that Seabirds Rely On
https://www.audubon.org/news/a-big-day-little-fish-seabirds-rely?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement_20200826_wingspan_%5baudience%5d&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20200826_wingspan&utm_content=%5baudience%5d&emci=b5447e3c-c4e7-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=8b296478-d0e7-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=7455
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Osprey with a menhaden in its grasp. Photo: Abeselom Zerit/Audubon Photography Awards
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Audubon Takes the Administration to Court to Save America?s Arctic
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-takes-administration-court-save-americas-arctic?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement_20200826_wingspan_%5baudience%5d&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20200826_wingspan&utm_content=%5baudience%5d&emci=b5447e3c-c4e7-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=8b296478-d0e7-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=7455
Audubon: ?All-hands-on-deck to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.?
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-all-hands-deck-defend-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge
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Tundra Swan. Photo: Cheryl Pelavin/Audubon Photography Awards
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Canada Geese. Photo: Christian Hannig/Audubon Photography Awards
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Converse County Oil and Gas Project poses serious threats to raptors, sage grouse
http://www.douglas-budget.com/news/article_503e6758-e7d3-11ea-8088-a3e5a13c4b1b.html
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Dual lawsuits seek to prevent oil leasing in Alaska?s Arctic Refuge
https://www.arctictoday.com/dual-lawsuits-seek-to-prevent-oil-leasing-in-alaskas-arctic-refuge/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Popular bird hunting areas off limits due to border wall construction
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/popular-bird-hunting-areas-off-limits-due-to-border-wall-construction
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Proposed Definition of ?Habitat? May Endanger the Endangered Species Act
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/proposed-definition-of-habitat-may-90898/
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Migratory Bird Hunting; Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/28/2020-17693/migratory-bird-hunting-seasons-and-bag-and-possession-limits-for-certain-migratory-game-birds?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2020-21 Season
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/28/2020-17692/migratory-bird-hunting-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations-on-certain-federal-indian-reservations-and?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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4 Miss. men face years in prison over illegal turkey hunting
https://www.wlox.com/2020/08/27/miss-men-face-years-prison-over-illegal-turkey-hunting/
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Trump Delivers Major Blow to the Foundation of U.S. Environmental Law
https://www.audubon.org/news/trump-delivers-major-blow-foundation-us-environmental-law
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26 turkeys, 2 hawks killed in Kansas, feds say. Now Mississippi hunters face charges
https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article245329920.html
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Father, son accused of poaching elk, other game at Northern Michigan hunting camps
https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/08/father-son-accused-of-poaching-elk-other-game-at-northern-michigan-hunting-camps.html
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Hawk, shot with an arrow, released in Green Bay while police look for those responsible
https://fox11online.com/news/local/hawk-shot-with-an-arrow-released-in-green-bay-while-police-look-for-those-responsible
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Drones harassing osprey at Memorial Field
https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2020/sep/03/drones-harassing-osprey-memorial-field/
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Trump admin proposal could shrink critical habitat
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063713019
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Michigan man charged with 125 wildlife violations
https://www.gohunt.com/read/news/michigan-man-charged-with-125-wildlife-violations#gs.fd9tmi
Tribe pushes for maximum penalties against accused poachers
https://www.sooeveningnews.com/news/20200701/tribe-pushes-for-maximum-penalties-against-accused-poachers
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Hot Springs art dealer owes $29,900 after pleading guilty to selling eagle parts
https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hot-springs-art-dealer-owes-29-900-after-pleading-guilty-to-selling-eagle-parts/article_86ddbb7d-88d9-5ffd-8da6-1d60162185af.html
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Poachers threaten Louisiana's mostly successful whooping crane reintroduction program
https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_2354dde4-eef4-11ea-aff0-eb82f52359ab.html
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In this 2019 photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and taken by a trail cam, biologist Eva Szyszkoski uses brooms to fend off a pair of nesting whooping cranes, so biologist Sara Zimorski, right, can replace a data logging egg with the cranes' real egg in Jefferson Davis Parish.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, via AP
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Court Unquote: Creative verdicts by the Supreme Court
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/court-unquote-creative-verdicts-by-the-supreme-court/arundhati-roy/slideshow/77962096.cms
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Wisconsin lawmakers seek review of power line impact on Upper Mississippi refuge
https://chippewa.com/news/state-and-regional/wisconsin-lawmakers-seek-review-of-power-line-impact-on-upper-mississippi-refuge/article_06696dd2-b4ab-5022-8010-acb22d4fe8a1.html
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Interior Department Proposes Changes to Endangered Species Act
https://www.nrdc.org/media/2020/200904
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat - Proposed Rule
https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-19577.pdf
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Department of Wildlife Resources looking for information on two eagles shot in Highland Co.
https://www.wfxrtv.com/crime/department-of-wildlife-resources-looking-for-information-on-two-eagles-shot-in-highland-co/
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California Legislature Votes to Ban Highly Hazardous Rodenticides
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2020/09/california-legislature-votes-to-ban-highly-hazardous-rodenticides/
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More Than 50 Precious Birds Seized From Poachers, Released In Natural Habitat
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/more-than-50-precious-birds-seized-from-poach-1030073.html
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Subsidies Encourage Kansas Ranchers To Make Room For The Lesser Prairie Chicken
https://www.hppr.org/post/subsidies-encourage-kansas-ranchers-make-room-lesser-prairie-chicken
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Activists sue ministers over release of game birds for shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/18/activists-sue-ministers-over-release-of-game-birds-for-shooting
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Frustration Abounds Five Years After the Historic Sage-Grouse Agreement
https://www.audubon.org/news/frustration-abounds-five-years-after-historic-sage-grouse-agreement
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Trump Administration Releases Plan to Open Tongass Forest to Logging
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/climate/tongass-logging.html?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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S.4650 - A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4650/text
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Red-Cockaded Woodpecker To Be Downlisted To Threatened After Conservation Work At Military Bases
https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/9/25/415722/Red-Cockaded-Woodpecker-To-Be.aspx
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Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Remains Federally Protected after Delisting Threat Falls Flat
https://www.audubon.org/news/western-yellow-billed-cuckoo-remains-federally-protected-after-delisting-threat
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Photo: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
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Owls killed despite EPWater?s protective efforts
https://elpasoheraldpost.com/owls-killed-despite-epwaters-protective-efforts/
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Are the Trump Administration's Environmental Rollbacks Built to Last?
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/fall-2020/are-trump-administrations-environmental-rollbacks
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Courts have voided leases and otherwise impeded the administration?s efforts to lift restrictions on energy development within Greater Sage-Grouse habitat. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon
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House Passes Hollingsworth Legislation to Protect Livestock from Predatory Black Vultures
http://www.wbiw.com/2020/10/01/house-passes-hollingsworth-legislation-to-protect-livestock-from-predatory-black-vultures/
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Lead-wrapped satellite tag revives row between conservationists and gamekeepers
https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/18748407.lead-wrapped-satellite-tag-revives-row-conservationists-gamekeepers/
Discovery of golden eagle?s tag in Scottish river proves illegal killing, says RSPB
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/discovery-of-golden-eagles-tag-in-scottish-river-proves-illegal-killing-says-rspb/ar-BB19rLcn
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Broken Bow big game guiding business and owner pled guilty to Lacey Act Conspiracy Violations
https://krvn.com/regional-news/broken-bow-big-game-guiding-business-and-owner-plead-guilty-to-lacey-act-conspiracy-violations/
Broken Bow Man sentenced for wildlife violations
https://nebraska.tv/news/local/broken-bow-man-sentenced-for-wildlife-violations
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-21510/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-the-red-cockaded-woodpecker-from?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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All About Birds
Special Section: Recent Environmental Rule Changes and Rollbacks
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/special-section-recent-environmental-rule-changes-and-rollbacks/?utm_source=Cornell%20Lab%20eNews&utm_campaign=812f379e34-Cornell-Lab-eNews-October-2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-812f379e34-328617708
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A Bird Agenda for the 117th Congress
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/a-bird-agenda-for-the-117th-congress/?utm_source=Cornell%20Lab%20eNews&utm_campaign=812f379e34-Cornell-Lab-eNews-October-2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-812f379e34-328617708
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View from Sapsucker Woods: Our Science-Driven Mission to Inform Policy
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/view-from-sapsucker-woods-our-science-driven-mission-to-inform-policy/?utm_source=Cornell%20Lab%20eNews&utm_campaign=812f379e34-Cornell-Lab-eNews-October-2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-812f379e34-328617708
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The Trump Administration Is Reversing 100 Environmental Rules. Here?s the Full List.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html
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Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2021-22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals; Notification of Meetings
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/09/2020-22459/migratory-bird-hunting-proposed-2021-22-migratory-game-bird-hunting-regulations-preliminary-with?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
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Elusive bird, the eastern black rail, is threatened by rising sea levels: ?They haven?t been seen in Virginia since 2017?
https://www.dailypress.com/news/environment/dp-nw-eastern-black-rail-threatened-sea-level-rise-20201007-6zgslsl5j5b6pnoowht7rvgu7e-story.html
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n this June 2017 photo taken in the ACE Basin region of South Carolina and provided by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, a male black rail offers an insect to a female as part of their courtship behaviors. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Eastern black rail a threatened species on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, but stopped short of the stronger protections some environmentalists were seeking for the elusive bird now imperiled by habitat destruction, sea level rise, and the increasing frequency and intensity of storms with climate change. (Christy Hand/South Carolina Department of Natural Resources via AP) (Christy Hand/AP)
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Criminal case opens after unexplained disaster kills almost all seabed-dwelling organisms on Far Eastern Russia's Pacific coast
https://www.rt.com/russia/502934-kamchatka-marine-life-poisoning/
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Illegal Plans and Decisions Made by William Perry Pendley Must Be Retracted
https://www.audubon.org/news/illegal-plans-and-decisions-made-william-perry-pendley-must-be-retracted?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20201008_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20201008_advisory&emci=2b316443-7809-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=3d25592b-8b09-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=7455
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Greater Sage-Grouse. Photo: Alex Miller/Audubon Photography Awards
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Johns Hopkins Owl Torture Tests: Confirmed Useless, Apparently Illegal
https://www.peta.org/blog/jhu-owl-torturer-flawed-experiments-no-permit/
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Illegal Plans and Decisions Made by William Perry Pendley Must Be Retracted
https://www.audubon.org/news/illegal-plans-and-decisions-made-william-perry-pendley-must-be-retracted?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20201008_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20201008_advisory&emci=2b316443-7809-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=3d25592b-8b09-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=7455
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Greater Sage-Grouse. Photo: Alex Miller/Audubon Photography Awards
More: Trump's public lands chief refuses to leave his post despite judge's order
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/10/william-perry-pendley-bureau-of-land-management-refuses-to-leave?CMP=share_btn_tw
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William Perry Pendley, acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, has been accused of seeking to sell off public lands to extractive industries. Photograph: Chris Dillmann/AP
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RSPB bird crime report reveals North Yorkshire is the worst county in Britain for raptor persecution
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/rspb-bird-crime-report-reveals-north-yorkshire-worst-county-britain-raptor-persecution-2993199
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The North York Moors National Park is one of the UK's 'black spots' for raptor deaths and disappearances
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds calls for an immediate burning ban on peatlands
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/18762786.royal-society-protection-birds-calls-immediate-burning-ban-peatlands/
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Grouse moors: RSPB calls for burning ban on grouse moors
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Lowenthal and colleagues urge Interior Dept. to abandon unlawful efforts to reinterpret 100-year-old law protecting millions of migratory birds
http://www.oc-breeze.com/2020/10/09/188488_lowenthal-and-colleagues-urge-interior-dept-to-abandon-unlawful-efforts-to-reinterpret-100-year-old-law-protecting-millions-of-migratory-birds/
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Bolton's ?250m town centre redevelopment could be delayed because of a BIRD
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18782745.boltons-250m-town-centre-redevelopment-delayed-kestrel/
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Man charged in connection with trapping bird of prey
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/man-charged-by-police-in-connection-with-trapping-a-bird-of-prey/
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Peregrine falcons poisoned at Staffordshire national park
https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/peregrine-falcons-poisoned-staffordshire-national-4575690
Peak District poisoner who killed four birds of prey wanted for ?1,000 reward
https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/05/peak-district-poisoner-who-killed-four-birds-of-prey-wanted-for-1000-reward-13374379/
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Rare Falcons Worth ?Hundreds of Thousands? Seized In Italy
http://www.sfltimes.com/news/rare-falcons-worth-hundreds-of-thousands-seized-in-italy
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Feds urged to step in to stop B.C. logging in refuge of last breeding pair of spotted owls
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/spotted-owl-pair-last-in-bc-spuzzum-creek-watershed-logging-1.5762111
Canada?s last breeding pair of endangered spotted owls found in valley slated for imminent logging
https://thenarwhal.ca/canadas-last-breeding-endangered-spotted-owls-in-bc-valley-logging/
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A northern spotted owl egg hatches in this undated handout photo. Researchers at British Columbia's northern spotted owl breeding program centre in Langley say their fingers are crossed this spring as they delicately tend to at least one fertile egg, due to hatch within days. (Ho/Canadian Press)
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A baby spotted owl, born at the Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Program in the spring of 2020. A presser from the program announced, ?Chick J was born after 32 days of artificial incubation, 80 hours of hatching, followed by nearly two weeks of hand-rearing before being returned to its parents ... on May 3.? Photo: Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Program
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National Audubon Society Says Trump Administration Continues to Defend its Illegal Bird-Killing Policy
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/25960-national-audubon-society-says-trump-administration-continues-to-defend-its-illegal-bird-killing-policy
State conservation group celebrates passage of bird protections
https://www.samessenger.com/colchester/news/state-conservation-group-celebrates-passage-of-bird-protections/article_58f79c48-0c4a-11eb-a774-9f9ba23265c2.html
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Wildlife Rescue Reports Animals Are Being Shot by Pellet Guns
https://www.edhat.com/news/wildlife-rescue-reports-animals-are-being-shot-by-pellet-guns
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North Belle Vernon man cited for having 27 songbirds in cages
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/north-belle-vernon-man-cited-for-having-27-songbirds-in-cages/
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Broken Bow big game guiding business and owner pled guilty to Lacey Act Conspiracy Violations
https://krvn.com/regional-news/broken-bow-big-game-guiding-business-and-owner-plead-guilty-to-lacey-act-conspiracy-violations/
Broken Bow Man sentenced for wildlife violations
https://nebraska.tv/news/local/broken-bow-man-sentenced-for-wildlife-violations
Broken Bow man sentenced to 30 months in prison for wildlife violations
https://theindependent.com/news/local/broken-bow-man-sentenced-to-30-months-in-prison-for-wildlife-violations/article_ac53a0e8-084f-11eb-950b-dfc3353d1a45.html
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California law bans rodenticide use, with exceptions
https://www.mypmp.net/2020/09/29/california-law-bans-use-of-rodenticides/
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The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here?s the Full List.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks-list.html
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Amazon Tribes Are Excited to Use Drones to Detect Illegal Deforestation in Brazilian Rainforest
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/brazilian-tribes-use-drones-to-detect-illegal-logging/
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Western Cormorants Face 'Collapse' Under a Government Plan, Scientists Warn
https://www.audubon.org/news/western-cormorants-face-collapse-under-government-plan-scientists-warn
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EPA Reapproves Dozens of Ultra-toxic Pesticides (including methomyl!)
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/epa-reapproves-dozens-ultra-toxic-pesticides-2020-10-22/
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Foreign Endangered Species; Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of Permit Applications
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/27/2020-23686/foreign-endangered-species-wild-bird-conservation-act-receipt-of-permit-applications?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Revealed: the full extent of Trump's 'meat cleaver' assault on US wilderness
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2020/oct/26/revealed-trump-public-lands-oil-drilling?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Trump administration faces lawsuit over hunting expansion at nearly 150 wildlife refuges, hatcheries
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/522881-trump-administration-faces-lawsuit-over-hunting-expansion-at-nearly
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Arizona?s Often-dry Streams Now under Threat Due to Clean Water Act Rollback
https://www.audubon.org/news/arizonas-often-dry-streams-now-under-threat-due-clean-water-act-rollback?ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20200926_western_water_news&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20200926_western_water_news&emci=adc01aa3-a218-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&emdi=250eca8d-b018-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=7455
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Trump to strip protections from Tongass National Forest, one of the biggest intact temperate rainforests
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/10/28/trump-tongass-national-forest-alaska/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F2c61151%2F5f9998b39d2fda0efb5658a1%2F59727645ae7e8a1cf4a94170%2F25%2F69%2F430bc93d935bb0196925f703de386e90
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Bears, whales and wolverines: the species imperiled by Trump's war on the environment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/20/trump-administration-endangered-species-environmental-rules
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Lawsuit Launched to Stop Damaging Hunting Practices From Killing Endangered Wildlife on Refuges
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-launched-stop-damaging-hunting-practices-killing-endangered-wildlife-refuges-2020-10-27/
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Protected West Vancouver bald eagle perch cut down, fines issued
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/protected-west-vancouver-bald-eagle-perch-cut-down-fines-issued-1.5154391
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Trump Pushes New Environmental Rollbacks On Way Out The Door
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-pushes-new-environmental-rollbacks-on-way-out-the-door_n_5fb650c5c5b6f00bd84db617
Trump Rollbacks Hit A New Snag: Incidental Take Of Migratory Birds
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/climate-change/1007128/trump-rollbacks-hit-a-new-snag-incidental-take-of-migratory-birds
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This June 5, 2009, file photo shows a Redtail hawk feeding a snake to one of her young ones nested at the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colo.
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Clean Air Act saved 1.5 billion birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201124150845.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Conservation group sues to stop expanded hunting in wildlife refuges
https://www.powelltribune.com/stories/conservation-group-sues-to-stop-expanded-hunting-in-wildlife-refuges,27799
Victory: Denmark announces complete ban on lead in hunting ammunition
http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/victory-denmark-announces-complete-ban-lead-hunting-ammunition
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World?s remotest islands become one of largest wildlife sanctuaries
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/worlds-remotest-islands-become-one-largest-wildlife-sanctuaries?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=486a49aa50-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-486a49aa50-133930605&mc_cid=486a49aa50&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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How EU States are granting licenses to kill millions of birds
https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/how-eu-states-are-granting-licenses-kill-millions-birds?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=61bde8e6d0-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-61bde8e6d0-133930605&mc_cid=61bde8e6d0&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Press release: New report reveals Member States are responsible for the death of over 14 million birds
https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/press-release-new-report-member-states-derogations-kill-14-million-birds-10Nov2020?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=61bde8e6d0-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-61bde8e6d0-133930605&mc_cid=61bde8e6d0&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Trump officials move to relax rules on killing birds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/27/migratory-bird-treaty-act/?wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_environment__alert-hse&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk3Mjc2NDVhZTdlOGExY2Y0YTk0MTcwIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vY2xpbWF0ZS1lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDIwLzExLzI3L21pZ3JhdG9yeS1iaXJkLXRyZWF0eS1hY3QvP3dwbWs9MSZ3cGlzcmM9YWxfZW52aXJvbm1lbnRfX2FsZXJ0LWhzZSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWFsZXJ0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdwX25ld3NfYWxlcnRfcmV2ZXJlJmxvY2F0aW9uPWFsZXJ0In0.meKBHxXNN12EE3auibdSutwSf84HcgdR52W0_mi0ups
Final Environmental Impact Statement - https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/action/eis/details?eisId=314796
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In this June 26, 2010 file photo, Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Director P.J. Hahn rescues a heavily oiled bird from the waters of Barataria Bay, La., which are laden with oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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Wildlife agency seeking to identify men with captured Harpy Eagle
https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/11/12/news/guyana/wildlife-agency-seeking-to-identify-men-with-captured-harpy-eagle/
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The Harpy Eagle that was captured by the men.
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Eagle body parts dumped in Minnesota neighborhood; feds say talons may be used to make jewelry
https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/national-news/eagle-body-parts-dumped-in-minnesota-neighborhood-feds-say-talons-may-be-used-to-make-jewelry/
Reward offered to catch bald eagle poachers in St. Croix Valley
https://www.stcroix360.com/2020/11/reward-offered-to-catch-bald-eagle-poachers-in-st-croix-valley/
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FBI find guns, grenade, dead bald eagle during search of Ohio man?s house
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/trending/fbi-find-guns-grenade-dead-bald-eagle-during-search-ohio-mans-house/NQ4JTWLGRBGCJA23HKPZ2HV42Q/
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Top Wins for Birds in 2020: Policy
https://www.audubon.org/news/top-wins-birds-2020-policy
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Wright County Conservation Board
ATTENTION WRIGHT COUNTY RESIDENTS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS......On Sunday, Dec. 6th, 2020, we received a call on a dead BALD EAGLE. The location of the eagle and the proximity to the river bridge suggested that someone had shot the eagle and killed it. The bridge spans the Iowa river and is adjacent to the GROOM WILDLIFE AREA, south of Rowan or NW of Dows. Xrays showed two holes in the head of the eagle. Approximate diameter of a .22 caliber rifle round. The condition of the eagle was such that it was possibly shot on Sat, Dec 5th from the bridge. If you or you know someone that has pertinent information regarding this heinous behavior, please contact the Iowa DNR TIP HOTLINE at 1-800-532-2020 or contact the local sherriff's office or conservation board office. We appreciate any all tips that would help solve this crime.
**********UPDATED INFORMATION**********
In addition to the TIP HOTLINE possible reward money, a private citizen has pledged $100 reward for information that leads to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for this crime.
********REWARD IS NOW OVER $2,000.00******
This reward money would be in addition to any received from a crimestoppers call. We will not collect any pledge money from individuals until we have a confession and/ or conviction in this case. Thanks to all who have pledged so far for reward money.
*******MORE UPDATED INFORMATION ********
WOW.....WE ARE HUMBLED WITH THE RESPONSES AND OFFERS FOR REWARD MONEY. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO THIS THAT IS THE RIGHT WAY. OUR BIGGEST ISSUE IS, AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY, CAN WE LEGALLY HAVE A VENMO OR PAYPAL AND IF SO WHAT AND HOW WILL THAT WORK FOR AUDIT PURPOSES. #2...WE DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT MONIES AND MAYBE SIT ON OR WORSE YET NEVER PAY IT OUT, SO THEN HOW DO WE GET REFUNDS BACK TO THOSE WHO DONATED.
SO HAVING SAID THAT, WE ARE KEEPING A RUNNING PLEDGE SHEET AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING SET UP IN A DAY OR SO......THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERNS AND SUPPORT AND WE WILL UPDATE AS WE GET THIS FIGURED OUT.
******PLEDGED REWARD MONIES ARE NOW OVER $3,000.00*******
SOMEONE OUT THERE KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CASE, DO THE RIGHT THING AND COME FORWARD SO WE CAN HAVE RESOLUTION TO THIS SENSELESS KILLING OF THE BALD EAGLE. YOU CAN REMAIN ANNONYMOUS...........THE OFFICE NUMBER FOR THE WRIGHT COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD IS 515-532-3185.
***********PLEDGED REWARD IS NOW OVER $4,400.00*************
WE THOUGHT WE HAD A LEAD BUT DIDN'T PAN OUT.
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Reward Soars for Info on Person Who Killed Bald Eagle in Iowa
https://whoradio.iheart.com/content/2020-12-16-reward-soars-for-info-on-person-who-killed-bald-eagle-in-iowa/
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Michigan man who killed 18 wolves, 3 bald eagles loses hunting license for life
https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/michigan-man-killed-wolves-bald-eagles-hunting-license-life
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Kurt Johnston Duncan was linked to 125 wildlife misdemeanors over an 18-month period, having committed numerous wildlife crimes against bald eagles, among other species. (iStock)
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Fines issued after protected West Vancouver bald eagle perch cut down
https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/fines-issued-after-protected-west-vancouver-bald-eagle-perch-cut-down-3129036
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his photo shows two bald eagles using the bare branches of a grand fir at Stearman Beach as a food-hunting vantage point. The branches were cut down without a permit in August 2020.Submitted
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It could take years for Biden to restore wildlife protections erased by Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/22/biden-wildlife-protections-trump/?utm_campaign=wp_energy_and_environment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_green&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F2dd0622%2F5fe393d99d2fda0efb91df2e%2F59727645ae7e8a1cf4a94170%2F36%2F49%2F430bc93d935bb0196925f703de386e90
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A flock of birds flies over the White House in December 2019. Judges have repeatedly rejected President Trump?s environmental rules, including his recent decision not to fine private citizens and industry when they unintentionally kill massive numbers of birds. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Invited Commentary: When a Conservation Conflict Comes Full Circle?The Spotted Owl Conflict is a Wicked Problem
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.337/Invited-Commentary--When-a-Conservation-Conflict-Comes-Full-CircleThe/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.337.short
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Alaskan tribes, activists and businesses sue to save America's biggest national forest
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/23/tongass-national-forest-alaska-trump-administration-lawsuit?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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A bald eagle perched in a Sitka spruce in Tongass national forest. Photograph: All Canada Photos/Alamy Stock Photo
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Eagle to be removed from endangered list
https://www.dvalnews.com/sports/eagle-be-removed-endangered-list
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Northern spotted owl uplisting to ?endangered? on pause
https://www.koin.com/news/environment/northern-spotted-owl-uplisting-to-endangered-delayed/
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Spotted owls could go extinct without more federal protection. But they?re not going to get it, Trump officials say.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/14/spotted-owls-could-go-extinct-without-more-federal-protection-theyre-not-going-get-it-trump-officials-say/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Government Proposes First Take Permit for Condor Deaths at a Wind Farm
https://www.audubon.org/news/government-proposes-first-take-permit-condor-deaths-wind-farm
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit Application for the California Condor; Availability of Draft Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment; Manzana Wind Power Project, Kern County, California
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/22/2020-28253/endangered-and-threatened-species-receipt-of-an-incidental-take-permit-application-for-the?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Northern Spotted Owl
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27198/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-finding-for-the-northern-spotted-owl?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Updates to the Regulations
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/17/2020-24195/migratory-bird-subsistence-harvest-in-alaska-updates-to-the-regulations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-25280/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-the-red-cockaded-woodpecker-from?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Domestic Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-24198/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-review-of-domestic-species-that-are-candidates-for?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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Federal rule expands state, tribal authority to control double-crested cormorants
https://www.grandforksherald.com/northland-outdoors/6813439-Federal-rule-expands-state-tribal-authority-to-control-double-crested-cormorants
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes New Special Permit for Cormorant Management in Lower 48 States
https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=us-fish-and-wildlife-service-finalizes-new-special-permit-for-c&_ID=36823
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IN BRIEF: Judge says California condor not 'cultural property', allows resort development
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-environment-lawsuit/in-brief-judge-says-california-condor-not-cultural-property-allows-resort-development-idUSL1N2IN2UH
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Online Eastern Population Sandhill Crane Survey Data Entry Portal
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-29047/agency-information-collection-activities-online-eastern-population-sandhill-crane-survey-data-entry?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email
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NCF moves against illegal vulture trade, appoints ambassadors
https://guardian.ng/property/ncf-moves-against-illegal-vulture-trade-appoints-ambassadors/
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A new Trump rule says it?s okay to unintentionally kill scores of birds. Biden can overturn it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/05/new-trump-rule-says-its-okay-unintentionally-kill-scores-birds-biden-can-overturn-it/
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Tracking Biden?s environmental actions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/climate-environment/biden-climate-environment-actions/?wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics--alert-national&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk3Mjc2NDVhZTdlOGExY2Y0YTk0MTcwIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vZ3JhcGhpY3MvMjAyMS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50L2JpZGVuLWNsaW1hdGUtZW52aXJvbm1lbnQtYWN0aW9ucy8_d3Btaz0xJndwaXNyYz1hbF9uZXdzX19hbGVydC1wb2xpdGljcy0tYWxlcnQtbmF0aW9uYWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1hbGVydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13cF9uZXdzX2FsZXJ0X3JldmVyZSZsb2NhdGlvbj1hbGVydCJ9.jZZLt1lT22ej2ugn_NW1Q9ATVWx0B1vKOm_H2naMQJw
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Biden-Harris First Day Actions Signal Commitment to Birds and Climate
https://www.audubon.org/news/biden-harris-first-day-actions-signal-commitment-birds-and-climate
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Migratory bird protections to be permanently restored by Biden administration
https://www.floridaphoenix.com/blog/migratory-bird-protections-to-be-permanently-restored-by-biden-administration/
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S. 2577: A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. (IMHO - NO! NO! NO!)
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s2577?utm_campaign=govtrack_email_update&utm_source=govtrack/email_update&utm_medium=email
Text of the proposed additional language that has been introduced during the past 5 Congresses without a vote (emphasis added in red, below):
Section 2 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(c)
Clarification for authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft
(1)
Definitions
In this subsection:
(A)
Alaska Native
The term Alaska Native means a member of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) that is based in the State of Alaska.
(B)
Authentic Alaska Native article of handicraft
(i)
In general
The term authentic Alaska Native article of handicraft means any item that is—
(I)
composed, wholly or in a significant respect, of natural materials; and
(II)
produced, decorated, or fashioned by hand in significant part—
(aa)
by an Alaska Native;
(bb)
in the exercise of traditional Alaska Native handicrafts; and
(cc)
without the use of any mass copying device.
(ii)
Inclusions
The term authentic Alaska Native article of handicraft includes—
(I)
any weaving, carving, stitching, sewing, lacing, beading, drawing, or painting that meets the criteria described in clause (i); and
(II)
any item, including clothing, described in subclause (I) that combines the techniques described in that subclause.
(2)
Clarification for certain authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft
Subject to paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, nothing in this Act prohibits the possession, offering for sale, sale, offering to barter, barter, offering to purchase, purchase, delivery for shipment, shipment, causing to be shipped or delivered for transportation, transport, causing to be transported, carrying, causing to be carried, or receiving for shipment, transportation, or carriage of any authentic Alaska Native article of handicraft on the basis that the authentic Alaska Native article of handicraft contains a nonedible migratory bird part.
(3)
Limitation
This subsection does not apply to an authentic Alaska Native article of handicraft containing a part of a migratory bird that was taken in a wasteful manner.
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Biden officials finalize a rule making it harder to kill birds, reversing Trump
The move restores protections under the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which imposes penalties for unintentionally causing bird deaths through drilling, construction and other activities
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/29/migratory-bird-treaty-act-biden/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_environment__alert-hse&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk3Mjc2NDVhZTdlOGExY2Y0YTk0MTcwIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vY2xpbWF0ZS1lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDIxLzA5LzI5L21pZ3JhdG9yeS1iaXJkLXRyZWF0eS1hY3QtYmlkZW4vP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9YWxlcnQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUmbG9jYXRpb249YWxlcnQmd3Btaz0xJndwaXNyYz1hbF9lbnZpcm9ubWVudF9fYWxlcnQtaHNlIn0.wcXqAzjZjtyHRh62ftpopo9Y5Dra7YTZ7PsIQiibjDc
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U.S. wind energy company pleads guilty to killing 150 eagles - https://cn.reuters.com/article/usa-wildlife-eagles-idCNL2N2W522C
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday, April 5, 2022: ESI Energy LLC, Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Nextera Energy Resources LLC, is Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Killing and Wounding Eagles in Its Wind Energy Operations, in Violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/esi-energy-llc-wholly-owned-subsidiary-nextera-energy-resources-llc-sentenced-after-pleading
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ESI acknowledged the deaths of at least 150 bald and golden eagles at 50 of its 154 wind energy facilities since 2012. Marion Owen / Design Pics via Getty Images
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Permits for Incidental Take of Eagles and Eagle Nests - A Rule by the Fish and Wildlife Service on 02/12/2024
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/12/2024-02182/permits-for-incidental-take-of-eagles-and-eagle-nests
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are revising the regulations for the issuance of permits for eagle incidental take and eagle nest take. The purpose of these revisions is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of permitting, improve clarity for the regulated community, and increase the conservation benefit for eagles. In addition to continuing to authorize specific permits, we created general permits for certain activities under prescribed conditions, including general permit options for qualifying wind-energy generation projects, power line infrastructure, activities that may disturb breeding bald eagles, and bald eagle nest take. We also made improvements to the specific permit requirements and process. We also revised permit fees and clarified definitions.
DATES:
Effective April 12, 2024.