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Duck Numbers And Duck Stamp Sales No Longer Correlate

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The number of people who hunt waterfowl in the US has declined since the mid 1990s. From the abstract of the study: Current waterfowl populations provide liberal hunting seasons, but waterfowl hunter numbers have declined since the mid–1990s. allowing access for duck hunting with a reduced bag limit, another ($30?)

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The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?

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Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp (Duck Stamp) sales were at their peak in the 1970′s with 2.1 With the trend of increasing numbers of wildlife enthusiasts and decreasing numbers of hunters , the National Wildlife Refuge System needs the support of more non-hunters. Let’s look at some facts. A 2011 survey by the U.S.

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Woodpeckers and Woodcreepers of Tobago

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While this post isn’t entirely following that trend, it loosely is. This Cocoa Woodcreeper was hunting for a meal around a fallen tree and thankfully was eye level long enough for me to get a decent photo showing off its enchanting facial patterns. It’s taken a life of its own to be honest.

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Playing with the Pros

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The various national versions of Ducks Unlimited are mostly an outgrowth of sports hunting. I’m hoping it may become a trend. This is more than clear from the data they wish to collect, which emphasizes waterfowl over shorebirds, and seems to completely ignore the other birds that occur around bodies of water. (It

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The Whistle Blowers

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The combined effects of hunting, habitat loss and predation by introduced animals like rats and mongoose have extirpated the species from some islands and reduced numbers significantly on others. Let’s briefly look at some of the conservation efforts that have helped in reversing the downward trend.

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Predators Paid to Pester Problematic Pest Birds

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If this Red-tailed Hawk was wearing a T-shirt, it might say, “I’d rather be hunting nuisance birds.” The touted benefits of this trend include an environmentally safe and sustainable way to discourage visits from pest-birds. ” Garrulous gulls and stealing starlings, beware: the falcons are coming. (No,

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Increasing Intervals

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A pair of Greater Ani hunted tirelessly to feed two voracious nestlings. Would my next lifer follow this trend, and be so far into the future that this much celebrated wood-rail would take considerable effort to relocate within the vast chasms of bird-related memories? You can view the full eBird list here.

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