Sentences with phrase «protect migratory»

We formally petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect migratory birds from the negative impacts of wind energy, asking for regulations to safeguard wildlife and reward responsible wind energy development.

In Ontario the government has failed to protect migratory birds by failing to stipulate that wind turbines must not be placed in the vicinity of migratory bird stopovers, diurnal and seasonal migration routes and important bird areas

Although MPAs can work well at protecting habitats like coral reefs and nonmigratory wildlife such as the coconut crab, the authors say that more effort needs to be made to protect migratory species such as the green turtle and the hawksbill turtle from poachers, marine debris, and fishing gear entanglement.

This helps protect migratory birds that could otherwise become «trapped» in the lights, circling a tall building until they collide with it or become exhausted.

Answer: Actually, they may want to give you a $ 535 fine and possible jail time for transporting a protected migratory bird.

Not exact matches

the point is to protect trees and migratory birds isn't it?

In March 2006, I posted about the Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign, a Seattle Audubon Society project whose mission is «to protect habitat for wintering neo-tropical migratory birds in Latin America and the Caribbean by increasing consumer demand for shade - grown coffee,»...

Protected areas are not sufficient for nature conservation, especially for migratory species (e.g. birds) because surrounding habitats are agricultural lands which often create negative externalities.

Bald and Golden eagles are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Act and with the sighting of a pair of nesting eagles in the path of the Millennium Pipeline lateral, opponents of the CPV electric generating plant say the gas pipeline can not be extended to the facility in the Town of Wawayanda.

Many migratory birds that rest and breed in North Dakota's wetlands are federally protected.

Whooping cranes are protected by two federal laws: the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Ocean scientists debate over the efficacy of MPAs when it comes to migratory species, like hammerheads, with a range too large to ever protect in full.

California brown pelicans are a threatened species that is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

The earth's magnetic field performs important functions: it protects us, for example, from charged particles from space and enables migratory birds, bees, and other animals to navigate.

Protecting vulnerable wetlands and migratory paths for wildlife.

The Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), at their 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Quito, Ecuador, agreed today to adopt a Central Asia Migratory Mammal Initiative to protect wildlife in the region from increasing development threats, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) reports.

Furthermore should removal or downlisting occur, the whales would still be protected in Australian waters as a Matter of National Environmental Significance, because they are considered migratory species.

Marine science and policy, ecosystem - based management; marine protected areas; sustainable fisheries management; shipping; ocean geo - engineering; environmental impact assessments; marine migratory species conservation.

Protecting the greater sage grouse benefits a host of other species that depend on the Sagebrush Sea, including pronghorn, elk, mule deer, golden eagle, native trout and nearly 200 migratory and resident bird species.

Agency manages National wildlife refuges, protects endangered species, manages migratory birds, restores nationally significant fisheries and enforces Visit National Aquarium Baltimore, MD..

ESA and MBTA Among the more perplexing aspects of FWS's argument is their claim that «TNR practices are prohibited on National Wildlife Refuges, and violate the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) because they may result in the direct harm of protected species.»

Border collies, he found, proved the best way to drive off geese in a humane way without running afoul of the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protects the birds whether they migrate or not.

Red - tailed hawks are protected under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

«These animals were brought in alive and do not include those that died or were not found... [This] includes 36 [bird] species, many of which are songbirds or locally rare, sensitive, or migratory species; all are supposed to be protected by law from illegal take.»

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, designed to protect birds from harm resulting from human activity, will no longer apply to oil spills or other catastrophic events that inadvertently harm wildlife, according to a new interpretation of the act from the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Wildlife laws exist at the federal and state level that are designed to protect species such as migratory birds, and those listed as endangered or threatened.

Michaelmas Cay is a unique coral cay which is also a protected bird nesting sanctuary for migratory seabirds - Enjoy a full day exploring the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef including:

The park service's stated mission for the refuge is «to protect native and migratory species of wildlife and their habitat,» and does it ever.

The Cassin's auklet is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

Federally protected Magdalena Bay and San Ignacio Lagoon also hosts a vast array of other sea life like bottlenose dolphins, sea lions and dense mangroves which provide cover for an incredible variety of sea birds and migratory birds.

Mola Mola Haven Nusa Penida Dive Operators Introduce Code of Good Contact to Protect Bali Dive Sites and Rare Mola Mola Migratory Area Nusa Penida, the island just a short distance off the eastern coast of Bali is the seasonal home each year for the rare Mola Mola — a huge, docile sun fish that...

«We intend to use our influence and expertise to protect it, focusing on reef conservation and on creating safe migratory routes for the endangered species that travel this coastline, from turtles to humpback whales.»

On the southwest corner of Lighthouse Reef Atoll, it is a protected area known for its rookeries of red - footed boobys and magnificent frigatebirds, as well as dozens of other bird species who are either permanent residents or migratory.

The Malheur refuge was created in 1908 to protect vast flocks of migratory birds from hordes of «plumers» supplying the hat trade with feathers.

An analysis by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) shows that more than 30,000 turbines overlap with federally protected bird habitat, including 24,000 in the migratory corridor of the whooping crane and 3,000 in breeding grounds of the endangered Greater Sage - Grouse.

Duke Energy Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp., based in Charlotte, N.C., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wyoming today to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) in connection with the deaths of protected birds, including golden eagles, at two of the company's wind projects in Wyoming.

In one wind farm alone, Altamont Pass, CA., over ten thousand birds are slaughtered annually, most being federally protected raptors supposedly protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act..

But why formally list the polar bear as a migratory species when it is protected under several other national and international programs?

The infrastructure for development and transmission threatens to fragment forests that protect important watersheds and provide habitat for endangered species and migratory birds.

More than 1,000 species of birds, including bald and golden eagles, are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).

This treaty is intended to protect wetland habitat of migratory shore birds whose numbers are in severe decline worldwide.

This free - market model of creating temporary habitats could potentially be used to protect other migratory species elsewhere.

These permanently protected lands provide important wildlife habitat for migratory birds including the Prothonotary and Swainson's Warblers, Yellow - billed Cuckoo and White - eyed Vireo.

«These provisions do not apply to migratory bird species that are protected under the federal Migratory Birds Convention Acmigratory bird species that are protected under the federal Migratory Birds Convention AcMigratory Birds Convention Act.»

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Additionally, there should be input through the IAC at the international level on issues that are relevant to Australia, the Asia Pacific region, and the wider international community, including those matters protected under the EPBC Act (nationally threatened species and ecological communities; migratory species; Commonwealth marine areas; nuclear actions including uranium mining; Ramsar wetlands; World Heritage Listed places and places on the National Heritage List).