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World Sparrow Day 2011

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 3 Responses to “World Sparrow Day 2011&# Drew Mar 19th, 2011 at 8:29 pm If they provide the postage, I’d be glad to catch a few and send them back! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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First Phoebe of 2011

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / First Phoebe of 2011 First Phoebe of 2011 By Corey • March 20, 2011 • 11 comments Tweet Share My first sighting of an Eastern Phoebe each year is, for me, when spring officially begins.

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Open Season on Bald Eagles

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Look at the facts, lay your emotions aside and listen to reason—exactly the same reasoning that’s been so persuasive in convincing me that hunting cranes is the right thing to do. Bald Eagles will provide a sporting challenge for hunters. Hunters don’t even need to use decoys. We need to give hunters new opportunities to hunt.

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Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

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All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. The public comment period on the Kentucky sandhill crane hunting proposal ends AUGUST 1 2011. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them? The proposal now goes to the U.S. Here are six top reasons to protest this hunt.

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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 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.

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Kentucky: First in Crane Hunting?

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of Fish and Wildlife Resources—who will get together on June 3, 2011, to vote on whether to open season on Sandhill Cranes in Kentucky. Hunters frequently refer to them as “Rib-eye in the Sky” due to the excellent taste. ” The big gray feather in Kentucky’s cap, to my thinking, is more like a big old hole, shot right through the crown.

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

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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. This is wonderful news right? A lot more money! This just doesn’t seem like rocket science to me. Let’s look at some facts. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) counted 71.1

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