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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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“Tiny transmitters that wouldn’t hurt or irritate my releases, so I know what happens to them,” wrote Michele in Pennsylvania and Elle in Oklahoma. “As Change in Law. I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. “I I wish time were totally under my control,” wrote Kim in Oklahoma.

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Hagerman NWR: Birding Amidst Oil Wells

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According to eBird , 340 species have been observed at the “ Hagerman NWR ” hotspot, which ranks as No. The overall refuge , which includes all of its hotspots, has 344 species. Under federal and state law, mineral owners have legals right to access and extract their mineral rights. 31 in the United States.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. Even with today’s environmental laws, we are losing species at an alarming rate, and with Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary it’s no wonder. A newly created U.S.

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