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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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range largely consists of valuable real estate along the Southern California coast and urban development around San Diego and Los Angeles has eliminated much of its habitat. As a result, the bird has a long history with the Endangered Species Act. If it was not, there would be no listing, as the overall species was not in peril.

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Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

10,000 Birds

The Cactus Wren is a Species of Least Concern according to BirdLife International , with a large range across the southwestern United States and down through central and western Mexico and a large, though possibly slowly declining, population. What more could a birder with a camera ask for?

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PETA's Orca Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Judge

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Before the ruling, PETA’s attorney Jeffrey Kerr told HuffPost that the animal rights group’s argument was based on the belief that “slavery doesn’t depend upon the species of the slave, any more than it depends upon the race, gender or ethnicity of the slave. Five orcas were listed as the plaintiffs. PETA filed the lawsuit in the U.S.

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