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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The number of people who hunt waterfowl in the US has declined since the mid 1990s. This has benefited both the waterfowl hunters and everyone else who likes ducks and their kin. This has resulted in a reduction of the number of duck stamps sold.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

They were heavily hunted as food, and for the feathers. This morning’s news had this: During this year’s open of waterfowl season, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center admitted more trumpeter swans for bullet wounds than ever before. They (hunters) see this white thing, and they aren’t entirely sure what it is,” Naumann said.

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MAY 22, 2013

million hunters. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp (Duck Stamp) sales were at their peak in the 1970′s with 2.1 This means that only 11% of hunters buy the Duck Stamp raising approximately $25 million a year. This is wonderful news right? We have heard some concerns that a new stamp may divert money from the Duck Stamp.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I’ve certainly seen the story plenty in my Facebook news feed, and were I more of a Twitter user I am sure I would have seen it there too. Hunters go to Africa to shoot lions, and this is without question a good thing; for birds, for ecosystems, and for lions in general! I’m not even trolling (much).

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MARCH 14, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

Now that the species is listed in the US as "threatened," hunters can't import the dead body parts (aka hunting "trophies") in from Canada. Tags: canada blood sport polar bear hunting trophy hunting endangered species. insert crying baby picture here.) Here's the article from the Globe and Mail.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

Greenland Fisheries Minister Finn Karlsen, dressed in a traditional white Inuit sealskin jacket, insisted such a ban would “have severe and negative consequence for hunters and their families.” “Our It said a ban would decimate isolated east coast communities that are heavily dependent on the annual hunt.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

In Cyprus it also means that the hunters and trappers are active again. There are also hunters in Cyprus, which are an entirely different situation. It is indeed legal to hunt certain birds such as Woodpigeon , Chukar , and Turtledoves. Still, it is worth noting that some illegal hunting occurs, and this needs to be policed.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

If you ever wonder why so many American birders leaven their love of nature with a little self-loathing, look no further than the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , which the U.S. But that’s old news. economy than either hunters or anglers: 2011 Fishing Expenditures: $41.8

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FEBRUARY 6, 2010

The second half of the article deals with their attempts at pushing that damn seal hunt. Tags: canada seal hunters Stupid seals. Is it THAT much a part of its economy? Canada needs to stop exploiting its natural resources and move into a more sophisticated type of economy.

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MARCH 16, 2009

Native and sport polar bear hunters may be facing more restrictions due to increasing threats to bear populations. A limit on the hunting of polar bears by sportsmen and native Arctic people will top the agenda at an international summit in Norway tomorrow, seen as vital to the survival of the predator. In Norway, stalking is banned.

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MARCH 7, 2017

Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. It’s constructed in three acts: Home, Festival, Hunting. Significantly, The Eagle Huntress begins with an older eagle hunter releasing his Golden Eagle.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

There were reasons to think that the White-winged Guan had been extirpated by over-hunting. These conditions offered easy access to hunters in a habitat where a bird as large as a Guan would have little chances to hide or scape. The amazing news went across the world.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

News stories of turkeys causing car accidents abound around the US right now. In New Jersey, police shot a Wild Turkey that was causing a few fender benders. These are just quick turkey car accident links I’ve found on my usual birding news feeds, but I’m sure many more are out there. They are running amok!

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Critter News

JANUARY 30, 2010

A PETA anti seal hunt activist was hit in the face with a pie in Newfoundland. In other news, PETA received more publicity for their anti seal hunting campaign when one of their protesters was hit in the face with a pie. That's good, because I really hate Canada's odious seal hunt. Tags: seal hunters PETA.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

That's good news. A judge has found five animal-rights activists not guilty of getting too close to seal hunters during the 2006 hunt off Canada's east coast. The five were charged with coming within 10 metres of seal hunters on March 26, 2006 while filming the annual slaughter in the Gulf of St.

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APRIL 3, 2013

It’s been a busy week in bird news–some of it bad, some of it good, and some of it just plain head-scratchin’ Let’s start with the odd stuff first. In a move that brings new meaning to the term “farm team,” one of the min0r-league affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies has a new mascot.

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MARCH 20, 2011

So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Do all hunters realize that? It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

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APRIL 15, 2015

We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed. Then a few years ago the news broke that picathartes had been rediscovered at a community forest reserve in Ghana.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Or The Hunter Becomes The Hunted What am I talking about? I am definitely not an expert or a scientist or anything but from what I understand this looks like very good news for the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper. Or Why Eating Raw Seafood Is Dangerous Or Ouch! That Looks Like It Smarts!

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JANUARY 17, 2020

But these days, the ugliest and most distressing threat to the Golden Eagle in Scotland is from the firearms and steel traps of ghillies, the gamekeepers-for-hire who wait on wealthy hunters during Scotland’s traditional upland grouse season.

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JULY 9, 2014

The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. Regular readers of this site might be able to think of a much discussed example, that of birding on National Wildlife Refuges versus hunting.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

For years, ranchers in the Lone Star State have hired professional hunters in choppers to thin the hogs' fast-multiplying ranks. A state lawmaker is proposing to allow ordinary Texans with rifles and shotguns to shoot the voracious, tusked animals from helicopters. Now state Rep.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said Monday that Canadian officials will meet with EU politicians in a bid to convince them that Canada's commercial seal hunt is humane and should be exempt from a proposed seal import ban.A Tags: canada europe seal hunters seals hunting. The meeting is scheduled for January 21.

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MARCH 26, 2010

And that's not even mentioning the hunters that are after them. Tags: climate canada seal hunt seals. Canadian seals are being screwed by an exceptionally warm winter and lack of ice. They are dying and starving.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

The argument is straightforward: birders (and others, including hunters) buy stamps and the federal government turns around and obtains important bird habitat. For example, Santa Ana NWR in Texas has been in the news because the Trump Administration proposed building part of the border wall directly through it. (It

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AUGUST 24, 2010

A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs. Hunters say the exercise popular in the state's hilly northwestern corner helps them train their dogs on what to do when they come across a bear during a hunt. From the AP.

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AUGUST 1, 2009

The New York Times reports that the ban will still allow seal products from traditional hunts by the Inuit people, also known as Eskimos, in Canada and Greenland. Tags: canada europe seal hunters seals. And Canada is going to appeal the decision at the WTO. victory for now.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

To prevent the Spoon-billed Sandpiper's extinction urgent action is needed, both to find ways to give local people economic alternatives to hunting birds and to persuade hunters to release any sandpipers they catch. Tags: birds hunting endangered species.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ Working to Keep a Heritage Relevant ” (news article, Sept. 26): The “heritage” of hunting will continue its decline into irrelevance and will eventually disappear. First, there is no “heritage” of hunting as it is practiced today. In the early days trappers and others hunted for survival. 29, 2010

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MARCH 14, 2011

These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! Say Hello to the South Hill Crossbill Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere 3 Million Page Views! About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

Hunters would then pay to hunt in the pens. Tags: wildlife trafficking blood sport fox hunting us. Attorney Julia Dudley said Blevins had bought animals for several years from trappers in different states and brought them to Virginia to sell to the owners of "fox pens." Often they were injured.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Just For Fun Avian ID Quiz #9: A New Week, A New Quiz Waxwing Working a String Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere Black is Back In Praise of Bionic Condors About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

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JANUARY 2, 2009

The amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations, which include strengthened federal enforcement, come just over a month after newly appointed federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said Canada is "going straight ahead for the 2009 hunt. Tags: canada seal hunters seals. We're proceeding as usual." "No

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MARCH 22, 2009

Maybe Canada can learn something from the former KGB agent and avid hunter about compassion. Activists accused Norwegian companies of encouraging the killing because seal hunting was no longer allowed in their own country. Kudos for Russian leader Vladimir Putin for stopping the slaughter of seals.

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JANUARY 10, 2012

Suspecting they still occurred, we went to considerable effort searching unsuccessfully for picathartes, our suspicions all but confirmed when several hunters I interviewed said they knew the bird and claimed they still existed. Then a few years ago the news broke that picathartes had been rediscovered in Ghana at a community forest reserve!

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Palin is known as an avid hunter; Scully is best known for his vigorous defense of animal rights. A vegetarian who is regularly critical of the NRA and much of the hunting community, he is a passionate advocate for doing away with the more brutal versions of blood-sport, including aerial hunting, which Palin supports.

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