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Have There Been Any Positive Aspects of the Malheur NWR Occupation?

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Here’s a video of Ted Cruz agreeing with the ultra right-wing crazies and promising to grant them their wish. This concern of losing our public lands is actually something birders and hunters have in common. This video was published by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers during the refuge occupation. v=flLFQnW7CUc.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Hunters and fish and wildlife departments having a stake in Sandhills is a great thing.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. The Marvelous Spatuletail as it appears in a video about The Glitter in the Green. A passion for one bird family is also very useful.