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Duck Stamp Conservation 2023

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Membership of the MBCC is set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two Senators, and two Representatives. In 2023, it did so with the following allocations: Cat Island NWR (Louisiana): $1,466,000 to acquire 548 acres. Silvio O.

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Not a Duck?

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” That is the defense of Lloyd “Chip” Badeaux , a city councilman in Thibodaux, Louisiana, for killing 48 whistling-ducks at a friend’s house. State law allows 6 dead ducks per day. Badeaux, who claims to never have violated hunting laws before this incident, faces up to six months in jail and a fine of $15,000.

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USHS Alleges Animal Abuse at the University of Louisiana New Iberia Research Laboratory

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The Humane Society of the United States released the video scenes Wednesday, saying that’s only part of the documentation of what it claimed were 338 violations of federal law and policy at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Laboratory.

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What’s in a Name: Attwater’s Prairie Chicken

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His obituary in The Auk describes him as “without a doubt” responsible for Texas’ laws on bird conservation, “for he was the first in the state to present the real facts concerning the importance of bird life in its relation to human welfare.” And then there’s Attwater’s Prairie Chicken.

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UC Davis Named in Criminal Complaint for Mistreatment of Lab Animals

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The others are the University of Michigan and University of Louisiana/New Iberia. SAEN said UC Davis is responsible for the deaths of at least 14 monkeys over an 11-month period from June of 2008 to April of this year, and that the deaths violated federal law. A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.),

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: “ What’s Next in the Law? Several colleagues and I recently conducted a purely observational study to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in chimpanzees previously used in experimental research and now living in a sanctuary in Louisiana.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Louisiana Waterthrush – Parkesia motacilla. Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. As at June 30 th , it stands at 1796. 10 Apr 2016.

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