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Article: Birds' status could change Endangered list removal backed
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 29, 2009
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Madison -- The population of trumpeter swans and osprey have
rebounded so much that the Department of Natural Resources wants to
remove both from the state's endangered and threatened species list.
The Natural Resources Board voted 7-0 Wednesday to remove the
birds from the protective list, although they will continue to be
protected by federal law.
The measure will be reviewed by the Legislature.
If it advances, as expected, the biggest effect will be that the
DNR will spend less money and time monitoring trumpeter swans and
osprey in the coming years.
The trumpeter swan had been extirpated from Wisconsin by 1900.
The large birds were prized for their meat and features. Artist John
James ...