The vanishing piñon jay

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Apr 29, 2022

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Pinyon jay in the Deschutes National Forest. USFWS photo by Dave Menke.

THE NEWS: Last week, Defenders of Wildlife petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to extend Endangered Species Act protections to the pinyon jay, a gregarious corvid that plays an integral role in piñon-juniper ecosystems. The bird’s populations have plummeted over the past f…

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