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The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges

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Hunters and groups like the NRA consistently leverage the power of Duck Stamp funding to promote hunter-friendly agendas (such as expansion of hunting rights on refuges) sometimes overriding the voices of non-hunters whose wildlife considerations are often different yet equally valid. Fish and Wildlife Service 6 counted 71.1 million hunters.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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By Julie • March 14, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway?

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

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There are sudden extraordinary movements across the continent, or sudden larger than expected populations and in 2011 we encountered our first Painted Snipe ever and it was right near home and even better was the fact I found it on Grant’s birthday! … Extinction is forever.

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