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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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A Tale of Three Magnificent Frigatebirds (Two I help, one tries to kill me)

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In a quick review, you learn frigatebirds eat fish. The frigatebird we had in care in 2004 never ate the fish that we offered on her own. We “assist-fed” her – placing fish in her mouth and waiting to make sure she swallowed them – every meal. But for a weak, starving juvenile, there is the magic of fish to help.

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Dead Marine Animals Showing Up Along Gulf Coast

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Seems odd, although officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said that fish they've tested have not been killed by oil, but a lack of oxygen in the water. But why did 60 dead endangered turtles wash up over three weeks? And what about the dead dolphin?

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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As a wildlife rehabilitator who has dealt with both the US Fish and Wildlife and our state’s Parks and Wildlife for over twenty years, I half-jokingly asked him what I thought was a “duh” question: “How frustrating is it to deal with governmental regulations concerning wildlife?”.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too. Kentucky Dept. I overlooked the date.

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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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Maybe it was a version of the Mississippi River, maybe it was a version of the Warren River, likely both. Every now and the the loosing Loon would disappear like it had been killed and sunk. The tend to stay asea, bobbing and rolling in the surf, staying away form shore and presumably eating small fish. So, no Eagles maybe.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Jodrey State Fish Pier. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. 13 Jan 2018.

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