10,000 Birds
JUNE 12, 2019
Now, I do hope you have stayed with me to this point, because there is a moral to this story: How much do you like your ducks, grebes, sandpipers, and plovers? Perhaps you like them enough to have supported legislation protecting wetlands in the United States and Canada. The post Who cares for your ducks in the winter?
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2016
We’ve worked to change the dialogue around the Duck Stamp in public discussions and meetings, and we’ve reached out to Refuge officials and conservation officers to argue for the viability of this concept. We’ll also be facilitating increased outreach to new supporters and legislative members who’ve shown their interest.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
The shallows are full of ducks in eclipse, a real puzzle that requires a bit of time and a sharp eye – something you usually reserve for warblers and such. Wigeons are only migrants and not a breeding species in Serbia and August is a bit too early for any longer distance duck movements. The autumn migration has clearly started.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 29, 2014
They are dabbling ducks which feed by upending and, you guessed it, dabbling. Unlike most other dabbling ducks however, the Northern Shovelers strain aquatic vegetation, plankton, and tiny invertebrates through the comb-like edges of their shovel-shaped bill. Birds dabbling ducks ducks National Wildlife Refuges Northern Shoveler'
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2017
The Convention on Migratory Species (the Bonn Convention) lists two of these species – the Ferruginous Duck and the White-tailed Eagle – in Annex I, with a further 64 species in the Annex II. Because the house of the eagle literally protects the homes of Belgraders, they are more than worth fighting for.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
under the 1969 Endangered Species Conservation Act and later transferred to the 1973 Endangered Species Act; then protected with other birds of prey under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act through agreement with Mexico, but not Canada, in 1972 1. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
America’s National Wildlife Refuge System is the world’s largest network of protected areas dedicated to wildlife conservation. Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 2.
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