Each of the 12 bird species is federally protected.

(Regional American accents are not federally protected, only those related to national origin.)

As part of the 1864 Yosemite grant, the area became the first park land to be federally protected for preservation and public use.

It is renowned for its scenic character and is largely federally protected.

The 1964 Wilderness Act enlarged the system of federally protected wild areas.

The Preserve was federally protected from exploitation by environmental laws of the 1960s and 1970s specific to the protection of wetlands.

Just because a wetland is federally protected does not mean that it cannot be developed.

The tree is one of three federally protected in the nation.

It appears the birds, a federally protected endangered species, are being purposely maimed or killed.

It is a federally protected endangered species, off limits to fishermen.