10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2013

A mockup of what a Wildlife Conservation Stamp might look like. If this all sounds like a great idea to you, check out the Wildlife Conservation Stamp’s website to learn more. Duck hunting is big business in the United States. But what about those of us who’d rather just look at ducks than shoot them?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Sales of duck stamps have funded the preservation of wetlands and other wildlife habitat, which in turn has supported an increase in waterfowl populations. This has benefited both the waterfowl hunters and everyone else who likes ducks and their kin.

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10,000 Birds

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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