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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Because of its large contiguous stand of bottomland hardwood forest, Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge was designated as critical habitat and serves as a corridor for the Louisiana black bear between Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge and Red River Wildlife Management Area. The refuge is already open to sport fishing.

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. The part that I definitely believe is laudable, and I can get behind, is in the final chapter: "Exploited to Extinction.". When I was asked if I wanted to read Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS (Rodale 2009) I was ambivalent.

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How Would Two Mama Bears React to Eachother?

Reddit Animals

I know that male bears will kill cubs but how would two mother bears react to eachother crossing paths with their cubs? How would a mother react to a single female bear? Ive only ever seen one brief video on youtube of two mother bears growling at eachother while their cubs ran up a tree.

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Hotspur’s Revenge: A Review of Three Books

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The trouble is, the definition of “native habitat” is, for starlings and many other species, now quite elastic. Now, there are still 10 million of them there but, due in part to a population dip after 1970, it is, in the reign of the second Elizabeth, illegal to kill them intentionally. What’s magic about 1970?

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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Though the coast of British Columbia, a part of the Great Bear Rainforest, was rich in both, it was appallingly deficient in scientific data. The species was seemingly killed off by feather hunters, but then, after years, reappeared at the site of one of the deserted breeding colonies, Torishima Island in Japan.

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Should We Take the “Christmas” out of the Christmas Bird Count?

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Bear with me, keyboard commandos of the 101 Chairborn Patriot Squad. Second, a name that includes Christmas in it is, pretty much by definition, not inclusive. Take it easy on me in the comments, people, it’s not like I just killed Santa…that was two years ago. But maybe it needs a name change?

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” ” The definition of the word CONSERVATION is “the act or an instance of conserving or keeping from change, loss, or injury.”

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