10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2013

A mockup of what a Wildlife Conservation Stamp might look like. If this all sounds like a great idea to you, check out the Wildlife Conservation Stamp’s website to learn more. Duck hunting is big business in the United States. But what about those of us who’d rather just look at ducks than shoot them?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Sales of duck stamps have funded the preservation of wetlands and other wildlife habitat, which in turn has supported an increase in waterfowl populations. Eventually, the pigeons, as it were, may come home to roost and the waterfowl and other wildlife, as well as hunters and bird watchers, will be sitting ducks.

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MARCH 20, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. Now, it’s time to go to the top. Street, N.W. Mail Stop 7060 Washington, D.C.

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JULY 18, 2013

White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds. Roseate Spoonbills at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds. Anyone with a passing interest in Egyptian mythology has seen the man with the ibis head, the god Thoth. Glossy Ibis , photo by Valerie Gebert.

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