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Bird Conservation News: The Good, The Bad (and Ugly), and More Good

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There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. The organization dismantled nearly 9,000 traps on Cyprus last year. Fish and Wildlife Service). **And Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ). Photo of the Nihoa Millerbird by S.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. Now, it’s time to go to the top. Street, N.W. Mail Stop 7060 Washington, D.C.

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