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. Since its inception that $800 million has helped to protect over 6 million acres of habitat for wildlife and future generations. A lot more money! Let’s look at some facts.

Ducks 184

Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 184

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2014

It preserves habitat, protects wildlife. 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.

Ducks 231

Ducks Wildlife Hunting Fish 231

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . 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.

Ghana 199

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 199

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