2023 Black-capped vireo post-delisting monitoring news

2023 Black-capped vireo post-delisting monitoring news
2023 BCVI Newsletter 508.pdf722.71 KB

The Endangered Species Act marked its 50-year anniversary in 2023, a milestone for one of the most significant wildlife conservation laws in the United States. Among many events and tributes celebrating this achievement, an article on the story of the black-capped vireo was posted on our website. The article featured biologists working with the vireo at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, and can be found here: https://www.fws.gov/story/2023-09/blackcapped-vireo-surveys-show-continued-recovery. The 2023 survey season also marks year five in the black-capped vireo post-delisting monitoring plan. Some data/information are still being processed by our partners, but highlights from year five are included in this document.

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Annual Report
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Texas Coastal and Central Plains Ecological Services Field Office
The Texas Coastal and Central Plains Ecological Services Field Office focuses on Federal project and infrastructure review; threatened and endangered species listing, recovery, consultation, and permits; Natural Resource Damage and Assessment; Partners for Fish and Wildlife; and Gulf Restoration...
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Fort Worth,TX
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Worn by time and nature, the Wichita Mountains loom large above the prairie in southwest Oklahoma—a lasting refuge for wildlife. Situated just outside the Lawton/Ft. Sill area, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge preserves approximately 60,000 acres of mixed grass prairie, ancient granite mountains,...
National Wildlife Refuge
Cache,OK
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Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge is home to many native Texas wildlife and plants, and was specifically established to protect the nesting grounds of the black-capped vireo and the endangered golden-cheeked warbler.
National Wildlife Refuge
Marble Falls,TX
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The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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Falls Church,VA
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.
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Washington,DC
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12 cm. Well-marked and distinctive vireo. Male has black head, white lores and eye-ring (giving spectacled appearance), olive upperparts, blackish wings fringed olive and two yellowish wing-bars. Whitish underparts with olive flanks. Red iris. Female duller and with grey head. Juvenile browner...

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Animalia
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Forest
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Southwest