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

10,000 Birds

Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? This slow reproduction rate is unlike any other avian game species currently hunted.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? That’s what you do with other game, right? Those who harvest are unfortunately myopic, seeing only the instant gratification of the meal or the kill. I think not!

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