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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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Approximately one million hunters annually harvest more than 20 million Mourning Doves , which exceeds the annual harvest of all other migratory game birds combined 3. With all the research that has been done on lead vs non-lead bullets, there is no reason for ANYONE to use lead when hunting.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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The system was intended as a hunter-centric model, both guided by and benefitting consumptive interests. Given that few hunters actually consume coyotes, wolves, cougars, and except for a few individuals, even bears, it is obviously a “waste” of wildlife to shoot or trap these animals just for “fun” 2.

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

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Proposal: Creation of a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp A birder, wildlife watcher, photographer and non-hunter version of the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (aka Federal Duck Stamp). She says, “there’s just a cultural bias against anything related to hunting.”

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Proposed Changes to the Duck Stamp Not Well Received

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a) Recommendation : Develop and support implementation of a marketing plan with specific sales and revenue goals for waterfowl hunters, other hunters, non-hunters and wildlife viewers, etc. 1) Action : Change law to allow the e-stamp to suffice as the requirement to hunt waterfowl for the duration of the hunting season.

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The Horrors of Shark Finning

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Claims for shark fins include relieving joint pain and curing cancer, though no research is available to back any of these claims. While there are laws in place protecting endangered species of shark from shark finning, international waters are rarely regulated when it comes to the practice.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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From WildEarth Guardians: WildEarth Guardians’ research reveals this agency is: • Biologically Unsound - Wildlife Services uses a “sledgehammer approach” to wildlife management, meaning over one million animals are killed each year using non-selective killing controls such as poisons, traps, and aerial gunning. Ranchers oppose the move.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird. If you want to signal to your environment that you a.

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