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Machi the Whimbrel Gunned Down by Hunters

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It is estimated that tens of thousands of shorebirds continue to be taken annually by hunting clubs on just these three islands. This practice is a throwback to more than a century ago when gunners hunted shorebirds throughout the Americas. Shorebird hunting within these areas continues to be unregulated to the present time.

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Racing to Save 2 Samoan Endemics

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The sighting suggests that for all its struggles with habitat loss and hunting, the species is still managing to reproduce. Efforts to save both species, however, are complicated by a lack of information about the birds’ behaviors, food sources, breeding rates, and predators. Image of newly discovered juvenile Manumea by Moe Ulli).

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

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So, yes, there’s plenty enough information about migration in the book to justify the subtitle. As he points out, his beloved Magee Marsh would never have been preserved, or saved from development, had it not been home, at one time, to a duck-hunting club, which later transferred the land to the state of Ohio.

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

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While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see.

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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

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Some of these specimens had labels with basic information and were stored for further work at a later time. There were reasons to think that the White-winged Guan had been extirpated by over-hunting. Nineteenth and early twentieth century naturalists collected birds on long and arduous exploratory expeditions in the New World.

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Mallards are a Threat to Mottled Ducks in Florida

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Mallards did not occur in New Zealand naturally, but were released to provide hunting stock. State biologists believe though that the best way to reduce these releases and the resulting hybridization is through public information and education campaigns. The New Zealand Grey Duck is nearly extinct as species.

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