10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

A 2011 survey by the U.S. million hunters. This means that only 11% of hunters buy the Duck Stamp raising approximately $25 million a year. With the trend of increasing numbers of wildlife enthusiasts and decreasing numbers of hunters , the National Wildlife Refuge System needs the support of more non-hunters.

Ducks 174

Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 174

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2014

In Fiscal Year 2011: 46.5 In 2011 that number has decreased to 1.5 2. Duck Stamp sales to non-hunters are not accurately calculated to reflect their contributions – which tends to short change the conservation goals of non-consumptive users. million people visited refuges. Their spending generated $2.4 Case in point.

Ducks 212

Ducks Wildlife Hunting Fish 212

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

26, 2011 To the Editor: Seamus McGraw mounts all the standard defenses: I am feeding my family; there are too many deer; I kill as mercifully as possible. But whether with a flintlock or a modern rifle, hunting cruelly takes the life of a living, sentient being that has as much right to live as any hunter or writer. Hunters like him.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Mountain Lions Deer 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed. Whilst in Atewa Range Forest Reserve, a hunter passed us deep in the forest and I asked him to show us his night’s catch.

Ghana 188

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188