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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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The latest press release from the USFWS. What this press release doesn’t mention about the amount of money pumped into the economy by the National Wildlife Refuge System, as stated in the Banking on Nature Report, about 72 percent of total expenditures are generated by non-consumptive activities on refuges!

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

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btw, I promote equality in all ways, but I don’t bend over backwards protecting any either.&# I travel more than the average bear and I can say that unless I’m in Central America…TSA agents are a mixed bag of race. Ever wonder what ethnicities have the highest crime rates? you guessed it.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Many of the fruits, seeds and flowers that make up a significant part of a macaw’s diet in this part of the Amazon basin have evolved with naturally occurring toxins designed for the plant’s self-protection. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin!

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). How much did you draw on your own experiences as a wildlife rehabber to tell Luna’s story? .

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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And sun bears. The Jewel Hunter is heavily laced with Gooddie’s particular brand of broad ironic humor, and I did enjoy that, but I would have traded about 10 percent for a little more insight into the unexpected outcomes of his experience. Press, Fall 2012. And mosquitos. And leeches. And pit vipers. And leeches.

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Locked in Guangxi: An epidemic adventure, searching for birds

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A that point in time, I could not imagine the adventure that I was going to experience and how birds would have rescued me. Hallé, ‘Atlas Poetic Botanic’, edition MIT Press, 2018). I eventually felt at ease when I found my binoculars in my backpack; I always appreciate watching birds in any new area that I visit.

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