Legacy Lift Nature Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A route used by large numbers of migratory birds
  2. 5. The order that whales belong to
  3. 7. While native to the South Pacific and Indian oceans, this animal has fanlike, venomous fins and is invasive in the Atlantic Ocean
  4. 8. This keystone mammal species shaped America's breadbasket; today TNC works with Indigenous partners to return them to prairies
  5. 11. These orange insects famously migrate en masse as far south as Mexico
  6. 13. Mumbai's Sanjay Gandhi National Park has the densest population of this large cat
  7. 14. This aptly named bird is likely the natural world's greatest mimic; it's name is also a stringed instrument
  8. 16. Long ago, glaciers carved out thousands of lakes in both of this state's peninsulas, where TNC combats aquatic invasives
  9. 17. Type of whale that's the largest animal on the planet
  10. 19. Though critically endangered, the sunflower sea ____ may be key to restoring kelp forests
  11. 21. Number of eyes that all jumping spiders have
  12. 22. TNC works to protect Indonesian forests, which are home to 3/4 of the world's population of this great ape species
  13. 23. There are 22 species of this dapper, striped, quick-moving rodent in the United States
  14. 24. This tree is known for its bark, which forms scales that flake off to reveal bright white underneath
Down
  1. 1. This is the world's longest lake, and the site of TNC projects to improve water security and fishing practices
  2. 3. The process of splicing the branch of one tree onto the branch of another
  3. 4. Where sage grouse and prairie chickens gather
  4. 6. This animal isn't really a crab - it's more closely related to arachnids - and its eggs are a crucial food source for migratory shorebirds
  5. 9. An aquatic songbird, or a constellation
  6. 10. A wetland that accumulates dead plant materials - or, North America's smallest turtle
  7. 12. A group of jellyfish
  8. 13. The largest of all living turtles, this species spends much of its life in the open ocean but returns to land to lay eggs
  9. 15. This semiaquatic mammal lays eggs
  10. 18. A recognition community formed by TNC in 1993 for members who have made a lasting commitment to protect nature
  11. 20. This order of animals makes up an estimated 21% of all mammal species (the only ones that fly)