02-08-2018 20:33 via seattletimes.com

Conservation groups sue Oregon to help protect tiny seabird

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Conservation groups sued the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday for failing to strengthen protections for the marbled murrelet, tiny seabirds that venture inland to raise their young and depend on old-growth forests for nesting. The groups petitioned the commission in 2016 to reclassify the bird’s status from […]
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