President Trump’s executive order directing the Department of Interior to review the status of national monuments puts habitat for several federally threatened or endangered birds in California at risk. We took a quick look at the monuments in California and came up with the following federally threatened or endangered birds that use these landscapes:
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument:
- California Condor
- Least Bell's Vireo
- Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Carrizo Plain National Monument:
- California Condor
Sand to Snow National Monument:
- Least Bell's Vireo
- Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Santa Rosa and San Joaquin Mountains National Monument:
- Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
By Garrison Frost
May 23, 2017
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