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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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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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Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake

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Ribbon Snakes are small slender creatures with excellent vision for diurnal hunting. Reptiles Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake Texas' They are commonly associated with water and can often be found in or close to ponds where their light weight barely disturbs the water lilies as they move across them.

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The interesting habits of Harris’s Hawks

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They have adapted a form of communal living, to the point of cooperative hunting techniques. This way of hunting has proven to be very successful, as sometimes there are as many as 7 birds all working together. harrisi can be found in southern Texas, Eastern Mexico and much of Central America.

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Scanning the skies for Zone-tailed hawks

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Last week I wrote about the interesting hunting habits of our local Harris’s Hawks. Given the scavenger feeding habits of the Turkey Vultures , the small mammals and birds that are on the menu for the Zone-tailed hawks are lulled into complacency by the lack of threat from the vultures.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. In Copperas Cove, Texas. There is a petition to reverse the anti-feral cat policy.