Tiny Midwestern bird ready to fly off the endangered species list

 Good News Notes:

“After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection.”

“Once diminished by hunting for feathers for hats and hurt by the damming of major rivers like the Missouri, the interior least tern population has increased tenfold since 1985, to more than 18,000.”

“The number of colonies has jumped from 48 to 480, said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which on Wednesday proposed taking the bird off the list.”

View the whole story here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/tiny-midwestern-bird-ready-to-fly-off-the-endangered-species-list

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