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In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released.  Birders have been encouraged by the American Birding Association and others…

I am something of an aficionado of National Wildlife Refuges.  On this site, I have attempted to list the top…

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the largest assemblages of breeding seabirds in the United States.  These…

More than 50 years ago, the Hawaiian Goose (Nene) was one of the first birds listed under the Endangered Species…

The Northern Spotted Owl is a “threatened” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and it was famously the subject…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the Sonoran Desert population of Bald Eagle is…

Before the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), there was the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966.  The first list…

It is not always obvious which side of a bird-related conservation lawsuit is the right side. As many birders know,…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering changing the status of the endangered Black-capped Vireo:  it has proposed…

Jason A. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who has shared thoughtful, in-depth conservation pieces with 10,000 Birds…