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  2. Least tern - Wikipedia

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    The western population, the California least tern, was listed as an endangered species in 1972 with a population of about 600 pairs.With aggressive management, mainly by the exclusion of humans via fencing, the Californian population has rebounded in recent years to about 4500 pairs, a marked increase from 582 pairs in 1974 when census work began, though it is still listed as an endangered ...

  3. California least tern - Wikipedia

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    The California least tern is a subspecies of the least tern (Sternula antillarum) that breeds on the United States Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida and Texas. Sternula antillarum is also found in breeding grounds along rivers in the midwest and Great Plains of the United States. Both the Californian subspecies and the nominate race of least ...

  4. Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    Among the birds found at the refuge are great blue herons and the three endangered bird species: California clapper rail, California least tern, and Belding's Savannah sparrow. [3] [4] The refuge is located within Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. Public access in the refuge is limited or restricted to once-a month tour (last Saturday of each ...

  5. A bad turn for Brevard County terns? Conservationist fear so.

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    As heavy equipment turns ground for a planned high-rise hotel and condominium project, the threatened least tern is roosting at the construction site.

  6. Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    Least terns nest on the refuge in several locations. In the mid-1980s, common terns nested in the salt marsh on the Lower Wells and Little River divisions. Roseate terns (Sterna dougallii) nested on West Goose Rocks Island in 1985, and lately, have been observed along Crescent Surf Beach in the Upper Wells Division. In 2003, Crescent Surf Beach ...

  7. Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife refuge was established to protect the breeding habitat for the endangered California least tern and the threatened Western snowy plover.The refuge also provides Coastal sage scrub habitat for other endangered species, including the California tiger salamander (recently listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act), California red-legged frog, Morro blue butterfly, IUCN ...

  8. Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The refuge is an important stopover site for migratory birds and protects habitat for the federally listed piping plover and roseate tern, as well as the State-listed common and least tern. Gray and harbor seals are also frequently seen hauling out on the refuge.

  9. Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area

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    Many species of birds nest or spend the winter in these areas, including the bald eagle and endangered least tern. In 2012, tier 1 of the Interstate 69 Project was built through this area immediately west of Oakland City in the strip long been set aside when the original Interstate was built, using a 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) bridge to lessen the ...