10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

They were heavily hunted as food, and for the feathers. Here in Minnesota they are listed as threatened. And apparently they are getting gunned down on a regular basis in Minnesota. … It’s illegal to shoot trumpeter swans in Minnesota. . … It’s illegal to shoot trumpeter swans in Minnesota.

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Minnesota Wounded Wildlife Rehabilitation Montana 206

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “The

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. A female red-tail may leave a nest to hunt for her two chicks and return to feed a rabbit to three chicks without noting an increase in the number of chicks a rehabber has placed there. Birds of prey look cool, but they can’t count.

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Birds Fox Raised Ducks 265

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2015

During the 1980s, the Pacific Coast Population swans became the source of eggs for several restoration programs in Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Iowa 2. The Trumpeter Swan Society lists these as: Lead Poisoning – occurs when swans ingest lead shot or lead fishing sinkers in wetlands and lakes.

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North America Iowa Wisconsin America 176