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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

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I won’t pick a fight with hunters, as long as they eat what they shoot and don’t use lead ammunition. Here is a direct (and unedited) quote: “… keep in mind the main reason why experienced crow hunters got into the sport in the first place, Fun. One hopes this is the direction in which all killing contests are headed.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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The tiercels (young Peregrines) must deal with Golden Eagles, Ravens, adult Peregrines, and foxes; they must also learn to navigate the skies and make their own kills, luckily these skills appear to be innately learned. Coyotes took carrion from young Condors and then killed the weakest ones. It’s not easy.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. The aerial gunning program has killed at least 10 agents and injured 28 more. Ranchers oppose the move.

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Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

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As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources unanimously passed its sandhill crane hunting proposal. All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval or denial. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them?

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Crows, Contest Killing, and Communication

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After scrolling through piles of furious emails regarding a recent blog about Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest , it seemed to me that all of us needed Dr. Phil. The subject was not hunting; it was contest killing. And being anti-hunting does not weaken our position when it comes to contest killing.”. It will never happen.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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This almost certainly can be argued to be true just on the basis of logic, because feral Cats are proficient hunters and are entirely out of ecological place. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7