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Bird Litigation: Sonoran Desert Bald Eagle

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The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”) protects species of plants and animals threatened with extinction by listing them as either “endangered” or “threatened,” which in turn confers certain legal protections. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”), the agency that implements ESA as to birds. What does that mean?

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Endangered Species Act: Delisting the Black-capped Vireo?

10,000 Birds

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering changing the status of the endangered Black-capped Vireo : it has proposed delisting it entirely. and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. Moreover, management to control parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbird has improved vireo breeding success.