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Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States, which is located in the state of Ohio.This refuge was established in 1961, under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, the purpose of the refuge being created was “… for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds.” 16 U.S.C. 715d.
Jonathan B. Jarvis (born June 26, 1953) [2] served as the 18th Director of the United States National Park Service, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 2009, and serving until his retirement on January 3, 2017.
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary for migratory birds located east of Milton, Delaware, United States.It was established by President John F. Kennedy [2] in 1963 on 10,000 acres (40 km 2) along the western shore of Delaware Bay.
The Bird Migration Explorer, launched on September 2022, is an online tool that allows visitors to track the journeys of more than 450 migratory birds that regularly occur in the United States and ...
The park is a popular location for birding and wildlife viewing in the city, and is part of the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network. [2] The historic Colonel James Walker house is also located within the park. [3] The park is situated within the larger Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary area, which is managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service ...
CHICAGO — Bird migration is on the rise, and so are window collisions. As temperatures slowly drop in Chicago, 300 millions to 400 million birds are crossing the continent heading south to their ...
Bird City, Avery Island, Louisiana, c. 2005. Bird City is a private wildfowl refuge or bird sanctuary located on Avery Island in coastal Iberia Parish, Louisiana.. It was founded by Tabasco sauce heir and conservationist Edward Avery McIlhenny, whose family owned Avery Island.
Lincoln Park is a 1,208-acre (489-hectare) park along Lake Michigan on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.Named after US President Abraham Lincoln, it is the city's largest public park and stretches for seven miles (11 km) from Grand Avenue (500 N), on the south, [1] [2] to near Ardmore Avenue (5800 N) on the north, just north of the DuSable Lake Shore Drive terminus at Hollywood Avenue. [3]