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The Duck Stamp and Lack of National Wildlife Refuge Funding

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The National Wildlife Refuge system is one of America’s greatest treasures. It preserves habitat, protects wildlife. In Fiscal Year 2011: 46.5 Funds for National Wildlife Refuge land acquisition come from several sources. In 2011 that number has decreased to 1.5 million people visited refuges.

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

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The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1.

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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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