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National Wildlife Refuge Trivia:  What is PILT?  

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National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. PILT payments help local governments carry out such vital services as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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You can designate it thus; you can legally call it a Rhode Island Red chicken if you want, but no whooping crane on this planet is nonessential. Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. It flies on.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Dipping a Green-tailed Towhee in Rhode Island Delights of DownEast Maine Good Going at Garret Mountain Refugio Paz de las Aves II: The Antpittas About the Author David David J. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or

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