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Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking

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This man is a meat-cutter from our home state of Washington. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says Wednesday that William A. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears. I'm not sure the sentencing is strict enough to keep him from doing it again.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Bear River MBR (Utah). Nisqually NWR (Washington). Fish & Wildlife Service. Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Billy Frank Jr. Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Chinteague NWR (Virginia). Desert NWR (Nevada). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey).

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Aslin Beer Company/Two Roads Brewing Company: Under the Wire

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In the following year, American telegraph pioneer Samuel Morse encountered such difficulty in his original plan to lay underground telegraph cable between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. that he had several miles already buried dug up and the entire system strung overhead on poles.

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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempts to calculate the economic contribution of National Wildlife Refuge visitation to local communities. Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent.

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The Cutting Edge: Bird Feeder Patents

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Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that Americans spend nearly $1 billion annually on bird houses, feeders, nest boxes, and baths. The ‘707 patent bears the uninspired title “Bird Feeder,” and it issued in July 2001. Department of Commerce Building , Washington, D.C. Bird feeding is serious business. Photo: U.S.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

10,000 Birds

Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Bajada Washington Trail, Tucson, Arizona, US (32.278, -111.199). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas). Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus. enta fish farm. Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake). Parque do Ibirapuera.

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake). enta fish farm. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus.

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