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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). BLM land is particularly important for conservation of the Greater Sage-Grouse and other sageland species.

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Tell Congress To Fully Fund The Land And Water Conservation Fund

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The money is intended to create and protect national parks, areas around rivers and lakes, national forests, and national wildlife refuges from development, and to provide matching grants for state and local parks and recreation projects.

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A Colorful Finch in Colorful Colorado

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Most REAL montane species like this finch are declining in overall population. Their range of breeding is literally only very southern Wyoming to very northern New Mexico. The Alpine Tundra seems to be shrinking and that will be the demise of this species along with a few others in the historic future to come.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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And of Wyoming. “Invasive&# is an ugly word, and ugly consequences have come from many of the explosive range expansions we’re most familiar with, whether of exotic species or even of native species with their normal restraints removed. . Especially of all the species that had been introduced to the US.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

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Never mind that the bulk of the fat in Starbucks's beverages comes from the milk -- yes, milk ! -- of another species. as well as the District of Columbia offer women no protection or very limited protection of their right to breastfeed their children. Never mind all that.

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