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Shutting Your Trap

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I knew the wildlife. I have a book about injured wildlife coming out soon, and I couldn’t buy better publicity.”. Not only did we convince the local head of PRH that DEC was horning in on his territory, we managed to drag the president of the nearby Fish and Game Club – who personally detested trapping – into the fray.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

10,000 Birds

They are all primarily fish-eaters adapted for life in the water and the air. Unlike cormorants, which have hooked bills to grab fish, these birds have daggerlike bills with which they spear fish. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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You can designate it thus; you can legally call it a Rhode Island Red chicken if you want, but no whooping crane on this planet is nonessential. Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. It flies on.

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