Trump admin exempts Gulf oil and gas drilling from endangered species protections The decision was made by the rarely convened “God squad,” a term given by critics for its ability to determine the future of entire species.

Driven by Pete Hegseth’s desire to feed his war machine. He’s not even bashful about it.

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Warblers have pushed through on migration. Winter is coming. Will await next spring and their return pass through. Chestnut sided warbler, yellow throated vireo, black throated blue warbler female. #bird #warbler #vireo #bordwatching #photography #nature #wildlife

Caspian Gull. Phew. I thought I was going to go an autumn without finding one. Not the juv I expected, but a nice CY. No complaints. 😍 #birds #gulls #seabirds #birding #bordwatching #finland

Pine Bunting - Male

Pine Bunting - Male - Jussi Murtosaari

Pine Bunting - Male - Jussi Murtosaari

On this date I found the 12th Pine Bunting for #finland, sparking a massive twitch. 😍 I love buntings & this was a dream find. Remains one of my fave finds anywhere. Blog post here: helhathnobirdies.blogspot.com/2018/02/wayw... 😎 #birds 🪶 #birding #bordwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife