Ducks Experiments Hunters Wildlife 
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2014
The National Wildlife Refuge system is one of America’s greatest treasures. It preserves habitat, protects wildlife. and provides diverse nature experiences for visitors from around the world. Due to some erroneous numbers thrown about by Duck Stamp advocates, I feel that some explanations are in order.
10,000 Birds
JULY 17, 2013
Ring-necked Duck ( Aythya collaris ) photo by Larry Jordan. The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act , which went into effect seventy-nine years ago on July 1, 1934, authorized the annual issuance of what is popularly known as the Duck Stamp. You don’t have to be a genius to see the folly in this approach to Duck Stamp sales.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 13, 2019
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempts to calculate the economic contribution of National Wildlife Refuge visitation to local communities. Rather, birding and other wildlife observation ( e.g., photography) are lumped together as “non-consumptive” uses of a refuge. Every few years, the U.S. billion for local communities.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Then, at 6 PM, as the sun disappeared completely over the horizon, the ducks on the pond started massing on the west end of the pond, with many small flocks from all over the pond flying in to the west end until it was basically covered with ducks. Dominic Gendron Mar 14th, 2011 at 8:43 pm Wow thats a lot of ducks!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
If you ever wonder why so many American birders leaven their love of nature with a little self-loathing, look no further than the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts every five years or so. It’s that damnable Duck Stamp. Freeloaders 2.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2021
In 2012 , the NFC revised some of its goals and set forth a new vision of waterfowl management that emphasized a core of hunter and conservationist supporters. But only 13% purchased a Duck Stamp. “A A core portion of the birdwatcher survey involved discrete choice experiments (DCEs). “A Broadly speaking, they were not.)
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2018
My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. Ducks and herons include Garganey and Ferruginous Duck , Squacco and Purple Herons , as well as the Eurasian Spoonbill. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, wildlife is still more commonly sold to foreign hunters.
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