10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2013

I wondered, last August, how animals endure it — the tiny ever-pumping lungs of hummingbirds, the lungs of bighorn sheep shouldering their way up mountains, they must get filled with smoke too, right? And I think this is a good move, the right move, even though part of me still welcomes the rain.

Endangered Species 161

Endangered Species South Dakota Woodpeckers Sheep 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. How many included wildlife listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)?

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Getting from Portland, Oregon to McAllen, Texas—one of the towns near Santa Ana NWR—is neither quick nor easy, but I arrived on Sunday, November 5, 2017. That can take years, particularly in Texas, where property rights are deemed sacrosanct. Protracted and expensive litigation is often required.

Texas 187

Texas United States Mexico Campaign 187