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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Other wildlife-dependent recreation on national wildlife refuges includes wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation. Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting. The refuge is already open to migratory bird hunting, upland game hunting, and sport fishing.

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

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Proposal: Creation of a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp A birder, wildlife watcher, photographer and non-hunter version of the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (aka Federal Duck Stamp). She says, “there’s just a cultural bias against anything related to hunting.”

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Flock to Marion

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This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. The seal hunters accidentally introduced mice to Marion, as was the case for many islands around the world.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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Then I started volunteering at The Raptor Center to give educational programs with live birds of prey and my trainer was a master falconer. If you are a bad hunting partner and do not flush enough game, the raptor will fly off when released and not return. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry. Not always.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). Many falconers use their birds to educate children as to the importance of raptors. This contribution to the education of our children is invaluable. All photos by Charlie Kaiser.

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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Which brings us back to the first seven chapter of the atlas, the ones that I skipped over to talk about the birds, but which are integral parts of the atlas as a scientific and educational volume. Brauning, Chief Nongame Ornithologist for the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and Robert S. Aims and Purposes, by Robert S.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? That’s what you do with other game, right? Do all hunters realize that?

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