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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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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. There are also numerous videos of strikes from territorial birds, that while vindicating are also worrisome.

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Domestic or Ganky Geese

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Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed

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Or These Blasts From The Past Reason To Become A Bird Watcher #13: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Welcome Wednesday: On Yer Bike – Birding with a Sketchbook The Third Factor What is the American Bird Conservancy Anyway?

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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. Brome states that the “SquirrelBuster Legacy” is protected by several patents, including U.S. The ‘707 patent bears the uninspired title “Bird Feeder,” and it issued in July 2001.

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Orange-headed Thrush

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Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. People don’t respect wildlife. Last but not least, I will leave you with a VERY disturbing video of Sandhill Crane hunting in western Oklahoma. A newly created U.S. But I digress.

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