California Fires and Refuges
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More than 70% of the vegetation and habitat at Hopper Mountain NWR was burned by the Ranch Fire (Hopper is home to the USFWS California condor recovery program) and more than 50% of vegetation and habitat was burned at the San Diego NWR …

While not Peregrine, Raptor or bird related this is a sad time for those of us in the Buffalo/WNY area. We have lost an energetic conservationist, advocate and spokesman for the Great Lakes and NY water ways. Capt. John, we hope and pray that your legacy will continue in all you have touched throughout your brief time with us.

The Great Lakes (and water ways) of Buffalo and Western NY mourns the loss of a dedicated individual: “John J. Freidhoff, lead boat captain and field station manager for Buffalo State College’s Great Lakes Center for Environmental Research and Education, died Friday while scuba diving in Lake Ontario near Brockport.” {More of the Buffalo News story here}

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Landmark Legislation to Protect the California Condor
California Chronicle – Los Angeles,CA,USA
“I want to commend the Governor for signing this legislation to save the California condor,” said Nava. “The Governor chose to do the right thing on behalf …

Lead From Carrion Killing Off Calif. Condors
Washington Post – United States
There isn’t a shadow of a doubt that lead from ammunition is the leading cause of death and illness in the California condor,” said R. Judd Hanna, …

Please take a moment to help save the California Condor. Send email to Governor Schwarzenagger

Tell California Governor to Sign Condor Protection Bill
By June Marshall
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger this week caved to pressure from the National Rifle Association and Republican legislators, canning one of his own Fish and Game Commissioners for daring to have an opinion on the …