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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







No. 27
BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA


The proposed Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in southern Idaho represents the highest known concentration of nesting raptors in the United States.  The Bureau of Land Management has performed extensive studies to determine the area of land necessary to protect the raptor feeding grounds, an estimated minimum of 482,000 acres.


Former Secretary of the Interior Andrus administratively set aside 482,000 acres of federal land for this area which was to be exempt from the Carey and Desert Lands Entry Acts.  The area proposed for the Birds of Prey Conservation Areas is now in multiple use ranging from grazing to motorcycling and none of these uses would be affected by withdrawal.  Congressional action is necessary to assure permanent protection for the area.  Senator McClure has indicated he will hold hearings soon on the Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.

                
The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs urges Congress to pass legislation establishing the above existing areas as the Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.


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