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War games, wild comeback: the bird saved by a target range

Sometimes the safest place for wildlife is where people aren’t allowed, and even live-fire can’t compete with isolation.

Jason Weisberger
Apr 16, 2026
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On San Clemente Island, a restricted training ground run by the United States Navy has doubled as a conservation zone, helping revive a rare “butcher bird,” the loggerhead shrike.

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