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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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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “By

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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

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Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and they are located in every state as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws. The reason is twofold, size and mission. The combination is potent.

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part II (Some Suggestions)

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But as far as I can tell, nobody advocates for birders, so lands are opened to hunting and fishing , but not birding, photography, and other non-consumptive uses. Fish and Wildlife Service , National Audubon Society , American Bird Conservancy , and Nature Conservancy on Twitter. Members will likely also have suggestions for advocacy.

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Getting to Know Your National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plans

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Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who love to share thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. The CCP also identifies challenges, whether endangered species, invasive plants, fish, or animals, pollution from adjacent lands, encroaching development, or any number of others.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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Fish and wildlife Service has a legal mandate to manage national wildlife refuges for “the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” Getting from Portland, Oregon to McAllen, Texas—one of the towns near Santa Ana NWR—is neither quick nor easy, but I arrived on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Indeed, The U.S.

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