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  • Marbled Murrelets Protected Again

    compares the murrelet to a pigeon. Each year, breeding murrelets return to the same home forest. Marbled murrelets are near the brink of extinction in California. the murrelet and its remaining habitat. In 1995, EPIC’s instrumental victory in Marbled Murrelet v.

  • The Marbled Murrelet and Its Continued Struggle for Survival

    The marbled murrelet ( Brachyramphus marmoratus ) is a small seabird native to the Pacific Northwest, The marbled murrelet, which EPIC affectionately calls the MaMu, has been at the heart of much of our Since being listed  as a federally threatened species in 1992, the marbled murrelet has continued to Marbled murrelets are known to have low fecundity, laying only one egg per year. Threats to the marbled murrelet are diverse.

  • Marbled Murrelet Sold Out by Feds

    Recent research shows that marbled murrelets have been declining by roughly 4% per year range-wide since Learn more about marbled murrelets by watching these short videos: Mysterious Marbled Murrelet Marbled Murrelet: Status and Threats

  • Marbled Murrelet Remains Threatened Under the ESA

    ludicrous, basically exactly the opposite of what conservation science has been telling us about the murrelet industry’s cynical, anti-science agenda and start taking concrete steps that will actually improve the murrelet The threatened marbled murrelet is a small seabird that flies inland to nest on the mossy limbs of old-growth During the past century, California’s murrelet population dropped from 60,000 to approximately 4,000 Read the USFWS press release on the marbled murrelet’s threatened status.

  • Murrelets in Monument Ridge Wind Farm?

    Murrelets in the project area are thought to come from nest sites in Humboldt Redwoods State Park and Though murrelets often follow river valleys toward the ocean, sometimes they will jump over ridges for Here, the concern is that murrelets from Humboldt Redwoods State Park may follow the Eel River for a Terra Gen, the project developer, has recognized the threat, and in response, has begun to study how murrelets use the project site—are there particular areas of high murrelet use, how high are they flying, and

  • Our Coal Mine of a Planet’s Canaries are Screaming: Endangered Species’ Day 2024

    The marbled murrelet, for example, is a useful indicator species for marine health, as we can measure Warming oceans means changes in prey availability for the marbled murrelet and other marine foragers.

  • Action Alert: Tell CAL FIRE to Deny Green Diamond Plans to Log Marbled Murrelet Habitat

    Green Diamond Resource Company is refusing to appropriately map known-marbled murrelet habitat, and is Fish and Wildlife to protect suitable nest trees and stands associated with known-occupied marbled murrelet Naturally, Green Diamond would rather clearcut the marbled murrelet habitat instead. near Maple Creek and Big Lagoon, in the absence of requiring mapping and protection of the marbled murrelet Stand up for marbled murrelets, and help us stand up to Green Diamond and CAL FIRE.

  • Proposed Wind Project Presents Alarming Impacts

    An estimated 20.86 marbled murrelets, a species protected by the Endangered Species Act, will be killed

  • Take Action: Klamath River Runs Brown!

    These species include Northern spotted owls, marbled murrelets, bald eagles, and peregrine falcons.

  • EPIC's Reflections on the 2024 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference

    pesticides, incidental take, lead toxicosis, seabird bycatch, and northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet how the Northwest Forest Plan can help further the protection of the northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet information was very technical, Josefina’s favorite part was learning how truly delicate the marbled murrelet Murrelets avoid fragmented and partially developed forest landscapes, preferring large areas of coastal The delicacy of the marbled murrelet creates a clear argument to conserve mature and growth trees along

  • EPIC Submits Comments on Destructive Logging in Jackson Demonstration State Forest

    The THP area also contains habitat for ESA two listed species, the northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet Originally, CAL FIRE had tried to hide the fact that there was marbled murrelet habitat, and it’s only

  • Terra-Gen’s Humboldt Wind Energy Project Presents Concerns for Wildlife

    Marbled murrelet at sea. Photo: Craig Strong. Marbled Murrelets The marbled murrelet, a small seabird that nests in the mossy branches of coastal old-growth no data concerning murrelets and wind turbines. the flight paths of murrelets. murrelet nesting success by deterring corvids that prey on murrelet eggs.

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The Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) is a grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization founded in 1977 that advocates for the science-based protection and restoration of Northwest California’s forests, watersheds, and wildlife with an integrated approach combining public education, citizen advocacy, and strategic litigation.

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