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The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges

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President Obama has added 10 new refuges in his first term. Historically, National Wildlife Refuges viewed the “Duck Factory” (game bird conservation) as a high priority, while relegating non-game issues to a lower rung. It would be a separate but parallel and symbiotic addition to Refuge budgets.

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What Will My Next Five Queens Birds Be?

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But before we get into new predictions, let’s take a look at what I predicted would be my next ten birds way back in 2015 when Barack Obama was still president, the Kansas City Royals were working their way to a World Series victory, and I was still on the young side of forty. And are you as excited as I am to play this game again?

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. Estimates of predator populations by State fish and game officials indicate that the number of predators removed by WS is small compared with overall predator numbers. Ranchers oppose the move.

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