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Hawking for Nighthawks

10,000 Birds

Scores of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks circled overhead, these vocal ducks are often hunted illegally here so it was refreshing to see so many. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also. Both are direct results of the pet trade. Arriving before sunrise, we could already see the thick clouds on the horizon.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. The aerial gunning program has killed at least 10 agents and injured 28 more. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and killed his dog.

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