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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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You can access and bookmark it on your computer, or even better you can download the app for free on your iPhone or Android. No matter where you are in the country you can put in the address of the wildlife emergency, narrow your search to the species and problem, and contact numbers will pop up.

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The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges

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Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1. Additional issues include a shortage of law enforcement officials, as well as invasive species problems on 2.5 million acres of Refuge lands.

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Cliff Swallows and Pest Management

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The term “take” is defined as killing a listed species but also includes “harm,” which is defined in regulation as including “significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or sheltering 2.

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Getting to Know Your National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plans

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Some background is required: The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 overhauled the laws governing the Refuge System and one provision of that Act required CCPs. and management issues (invasive species, habitat management, visitor access, etc.). This is obviously the place to start.

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