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A report from Defenders of Wildlife showed the pinyon jay’s population in 13 states of the American West had declined 85 percent, with half of the remaining population expected to be lost by 2035.

A free talk titled “Corvids and Conifers: The Unusual Case of the Pinyon Jay,” will be presented on Feb. 1 at noon at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Coe Auditorium in Cody, Wyoming.

The fight to save the blue birds is struggling to take off. Defenders of Wildfire petitioned he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to officially list the pinyon jay as an endangered species in April 2022.

A report from Defenders of Wildlife showed the pinyon jay’s population in 13 states of the American West had declined 85 percent, with half of the remaining population expected to be lost by 2035.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to review the pinyon jay’s status under the Endangered Species Act, meaning it could be listed as endangered of threatened following federal research.

A report from Defenders of Wildlife showed the pinyon jay’s population in 13 states of the American West had declined 85 percent, with half of the remaining population expected to be lost by 2035.

A report from Defenders of Wildlife showed the pinyon jay’s population in 13 states of the American West had declined 85 percent, with half of the remaining population expected to be lost by 2035.

A report from Defenders of Wildlife showed the pinyon jay’s population in 13 states of the American West had declined 85 percent, with half of the remaining population expected to be lost by 2035.

A report from Defenders of Wildlife showed the pinyon jay’s population in 13 states of the American West had declined 85 percent, with half of the remaining population expected to be lost by 2035.