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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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” Most shrugged and said very few US falconers fly owls because they’re slow and some species you can only hunt at night, that wouldn’t be much fun to watch. If anything, falconry birds like the above red-tailed hawk are a hunting partner, especially wild caught birds. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry.

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Accessibility Matters

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Public accommodations include government buildings, stores, hotels, transportation hubs, hospitals, schools, restaurants, etc. Hunting is also prohibited in this area of the refuge. Although I surely missed some things and do not have any training or experience to make a proper evaluation, my impression is that it is pretty good.

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"The Cove" Continues to Disturb

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The affecting cloak-and-dagger documentary “The Cove,” which documents a brutal dolphin hunt off the Japanese town of Taiji, is putting would-be amusement park visitors in an ethical bind and park owners on the defensive. The rest are killed with spears, knives and clubs in an orgy of cruelty.

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

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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. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.