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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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The latest press release from the USFWS. What this press release doesn’t mention about the amount of money pumped into the economy by the National Wildlife Refuge System, as stated in the Banking on Nature Report, about 72 percent of total expenditures are generated by non-consumptive activities on refuges!

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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Generally, this is not a bird getting a lot of good press. If I was so inclined, I might think that they deserve to be killed by Pied Currawongs for their sinful behavior. This is what killed James Dean. The Black-faced Monarch is a relative in the same bird family, the Monarchidae. ” ( source ). ” ( source ).

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A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects: A Review

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The story of the flightless Dodo, discovered on the island of Mauritius in 1598 and killed off by 1700, is sad and familiar. 40, 1895) helped me appreciate practices that were essential to the late 19 th century naturalist, though controversial and, in the case of oology, illegal today. I’m not sure what to make of this.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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Its goal was to limit the greedy collecting of birds killed for the plume trade, the bird meat trade (as in the wholesale slaughter of the Passenger Pigeon), and for sport (again, the Passenger Pigeon and declining numbers of waterfowl). A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book.