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Unlucky Ducks, Lucky Penguins, and Good-Luck Ostriches

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near Little Rock, Arkansas, an oil spill has polluted a lake. Duck hunters and wildlife officials alike worry that the spill will affect both hunting season and migration. (Insert your Peking Duck jokes here.) And here in the U.S., Some ducks have succumbed to the oil, while others have been rushed to rehab facilities.

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Auto-pilot Conservation in the Era of Trump

10,000 Birds

Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 , there has been little or no progress on the environment or wildlife protection. A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters ; Geese at Edwin B.

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