10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Lead remains in both fishing and hunting products, with strong lobbies that insist lead poisoning is not real, even as our facilities fill regularly with birds afflicted with it. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 189

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

…a City Council committee voted 5-0 to recommend a new law that in essence licenses the care and feeding of free-roaming cats as part of a larger effort to reduce their numbers. Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality.

Feral Cats 203

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 203

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As a result, America’s national parks are now at a higher risk of private development within their borders, we will have fewer tools to protect access to hunting and fishing spots, and local parks and open space projects in all 50 states may face delays or cancellation in the year ahead.”

Legislation 173

Legislation Montana America Wyoming 173

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JANUARY 10, 2012

And this year the pickin’s for quality hunting grounds may be even slimmer. I overhead a conversation with a US Fish and Wildlife employee who takes care of live trapping birds in my region. When in doubt, follow Wheaton’s Law. One particular airport had at least three Snowy Owls perching on runways.

Owls 169

Owls Protest Protesting Protesters 169

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

America 224

America Industry Squirrels Birds 224

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) manages the wildlife aspects of the unit while another federal agency (in this case the U.S. Under federal and state law, mineral owners have legals right to access and extract their mineral rights. (I have been to 22 of 35.) Hagerman NWR is an “ overlay refuge ” meaning that the U.S.

Oklahoma 134

Oklahoma Texas Dallas Wildlife 134

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation). In the Western Palearctic at least 20-30% of the population are shot each year, often accidentally during hunting of other species.”

Serbia 199

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 199

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DECEMBER 20, 2014

Since Kitsissunnguit has been preserved by law since 1988, the birds live in perfect harmony with nature and birdwatchers get a unique peephole into the birds life in their natural settings. The eider is the most common bird for hunting and eating, it lives near all of Greenland’s coasts and breeds on small islands such as Kitsissunnguit.

North America 175

North America Eagles Breeding Fish 175

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APRIL 28, 2020

For those interested in avian conservation, some knowledge of the bureaucratic process is useful, as it is used to implement many important conservation laws. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently sought public comments on its proposal to permanently add a hunting element to the Duck Stamp art competition.

Ducks 192

Ducks Hunting Hunters Legislation 192

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

I did get to visit the in-laws at the German Baltic coast in January before the lock-down hit, and we took advantage of a short lull in restrictions during the summer and visited the island of Sylt in far northern Germany.

2020 224

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 224

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) met Defendants Crooked Arm and Shane in Montana, as part of “Operation Hanging Rock,” an investigation into the unlawful sale of migratory bird feathers. He likes to hunt.” The appellate case turned on a narrow issue of law that is not particularly relevant for these purposes.

Eagles 113

Eagles Bald Eagle Deer Birds 113

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” more commonly known as the “Duck Stamp” currently costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). And the U.S.

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203

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JULY 9, 2019

A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Membership of the MBCC is set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region.

Maryland 150

Maryland 2017 Texas Ducks 150