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JOAN CARTAN-HANSEN, HOST:

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RIVERS ARE WHERE A LOT OF
CREATURES LIVE.

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BUT MANY ARE IN TROUBLE
BECAUSE WE'RE LOSING THEIR

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RIPARIAN HABITATS.

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A RIPARIAN HABITAT IS THAT
WETTER STRETCH OF LAND ON THE

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EDGE OF A RIVER OR LAKE.

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WITHOUT RIPARIAN HABITATS,
MANY MIGRATING BIRDS WOULD

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HAVE NO PLACE TO LAND
AND WITHOUT CLEAN WATER, FISH

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AND AMPHIBIANS WILL HAVE NO
PLACE TO LIVE.

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50 PERCENT OF THE SPECIES
LISTED AS THREATENED OR

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ENDANGERED DEPEND UPON RIVERS
OR STREAMS FOR THEIR SURVIVAL.

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THE U-S FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICE ESTIMATES THAT 70

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PERCENT OF RIPARIAN HABITAT,
NATIONWIDE HAS BEEN LOST.

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SO, WE ALL NEED TO DO OUR PART
FOR RIPARIAN HABITATS.

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THAT MEANS PROTECTING STREAM
BANKS IN AREAS WHERE CATTLE

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AND SHEEP GRAZE.

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THAT MEANS CLEANING UP
POLLUTION IN WETLANDS

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AND THAT MEANS PRESERVING THE
REMAINING HABITATS WE HAVE

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LEFT.

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WHEN WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
HEALTHY RIVER SYSTEM, WE'RE

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DOING OUR PART TO MAKE SURE
THESE CREATURES HAVE A SAFE

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HOME.

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