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The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?

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We have a simple solution to raise more money for the National Wildlife Refuge System. A 2011 survey by the U.S. This means that only 11% of hunters buy the Duck Stamp raising approximately $25 million a year. The Duck Stamp has been around since 1934, nearly 80 years, and has raised over $800 million during that time.

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The Duck Stamp and Lack of National Wildlife Refuge Funding

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In Fiscal Year 2011: 46.5 In 2011 that number has decreased to 1.5 Create a second fund-raising stamp for wildlife watchers. A new stamp that establishes an unambiguous revenue stream for our National Wildlife Refuges while resonating with the values and ethics of the non-hunting community. Their spending generated $2.4

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. I do wish that the ethics section included guidance on the use of playback and that all the sections included titles or websites for further reading. . I didn’t.). Dunlap, Oxford Univ.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Keith, I am writing today to ask for your help in raising awareness about the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events taking place in more than 35 cities across North America this fall to promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal (..)

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Health care skyrockets out of control mainly because we have no convenient access to fresh produce and tasty, humanely raised meat products. June 6, 2011 The writer is the author of “ Honest Eating.” Americans want to eat the good stuff, but it must be readily available. We’re busy and misinformed. JANE McCLAREN Southern Pines, N.C.,

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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This certainly raises a question of ethics for any birder contemplating a visit; should you hurry to Ghana’s forests and witness the last of this diversity as it is being destroyed or is it better to simply stay away? With an economic growth rate of over 20%, Ghana is listed as “The World’s Fastest Growing Economy in 2011”.

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