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New Jersey Bear Hunt to Continue as Planned

Critter News

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Despite efforts by animal rights activists to stop this hunt, it is scheduled to continue. New Jersey’s first bear hunt in five years is just a week away and set to go on as planned despite a last-ditch effort by several animal rights organizations to have the hunt postponed. The bear hunt, set to take place from Dec.

New Jersey

New Jersey Bears Hunting Culling

Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

I get that you’re really angry, I mean, he was a popular lion and yes, his cute widdle cubs will probably die to, but I can’t help feeling you’ve kind of missed the point a bit, and well, ending all hunting in Africa will not solve much and maybe make things worse and… No, no, I’m not a hunter. I’m sorry.

Lions

Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo

A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2016

We also knew at the start that a significant percentage of our effort would be devoted to simply convincing people that a new funding tool is not just an imperative, but also something that would have the support of thousands and millions of non-hunting Refuge visitors. You’ll note the separate words “wild” and “life.”

Wildlife

Wildlife San Francisco Legislation Ducks

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Duck Numbers And Duck Stamp Sales No Longer Correlate

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The number of people who hunt waterfowl in the US has declined since the mid 1990s. From the abstract of the study: Current waterfowl populations provide liberal hunting seasons, but waterfowl hunter numbers have declined since the mid–1990s. allowing access for duck hunting with a reduced bag limit, another ($30?)

Ducks

Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife

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

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further. Smith and Donald A.

Wildlife

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves

Use it or lose it?

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. People, they argue, are more important than bugs, and besides, the money will help pay to protect other conservation land. Unsustainable hunting leads to extinction.

Rhinos

Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science

The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp (Duck Stamp) sales were at their peak in the 1970′s with 2.1 Since its inception that $800 million has helped to protect over 6 million acres of habitat for wildlife and future generations. Eighty years of Duck Stamp sales, $800 million and 6 million acres protected? A 2011 survey by the U.S.

Ducks

Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting

Tell Congress To Fully Fund The Land And Water Conservation Fund

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The money is intended to create and protect national parks, areas around rivers and lakes, national forests, and national wildlife refuges from development, and to provide matching grants for state and local parks and recreation projects.

Legislation

Legislation Montana America Wyoming

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

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners. She says, “there’s just a cultural bias against anything related to hunting.”

Wildlife

Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting

Essentials For Packing When Birding Anywhere In The World

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

They have great arch support and toe protection and are great for hiking. When looking for gloves, hand warmers, any kind of out door gear for an unexpected weather issue, look for the big box store that has a hunting section–like a Fleet Farm. Hats are a must. They might be in camo colors but they will do the trick.

Birds

Birds North Dakota Florida Soreing

Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

But prejudices die hard, all the more so when, as in the present case, they are insulated by widespread secular customs and religious beliefs, sustained by large and powerful economic interests, and protected by the common law. To overcome the collective entropy of these forces-against-change will not be easy.

Animal Rights Movement

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Los Angeles

Should is not a Solution

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

My post last week where I defended game hunting as a conservation tool has, unaccountably, encountered a certain amount of push back. Who would have thought that a post defending hunting game in general would have not been universally acclaimed? I will address two of them in the new year, namely, “Is hunting moral at all?”

Tigers

Tigers Hunting Game Protection

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A mid-book extension of the introductory section on Aging and Sexing Waterfowl, this is a unique tool that advanced birders will love. Hunting: You may have noticed that the Written Species Accounts include a section on hunting. So–not a fan of hunting. I only wish that it did not use such a dark background.

Ducks

Ducks North America Geese Hunters

A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.

Connecticut

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting

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New Jersey Bear Hunt to Continue as Planned

Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

Webinars

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A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

Webinars

Duck Numbers And Duck Stamp Sales No Longer Correlate

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

Use it or lose it?

The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?

Tell Congress To Fully Fund The Land And Water Conservation Fund

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

Essentials For Packing When Birding Anywhere In The World

Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Should is not a Solution

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl–A Book Review

A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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