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JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 143

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JULY 6, 2017

Then, there were Eurasian Otters , which I’ve seen twice. The first time I spotted some movement on the water, focused my binos to see a Common Moorhen , but, hey, there’s something deep behind it, focusing further and seeing two otters diving and surfacing, swirling and playing. And how about Black Storks, otters and eagles?

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Eagles Campaign Otters Serbia 165

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2013

But she was beautiful – a deep, almost-black brown (called “otter”) with a palomino-colored belly, and jaw-droppingly soft fur. Wildlife rehabilitators all have their own cuteness appreciation levels, and black vultures send me over the top. Birds black vultures rabbits wildlife rehabilitators' Except Skye.

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Rabbits Wildlife Rehabilitation Rabbit Rescue Rescue 231

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NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Pantanal is about the size of Florida and is the largest fresh water swamp in the world; it is full of birds and other wildlife making it one the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. Although there are no endemic birds in this area of Brazil, there are soooo many birds (650 residents) and lots of them are restricted range birds.

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Brazil Otters Reptiles Cattle 115

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OCTOBER 25, 2015

Targets acquired, we piled into cars and headed south to Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges, the jewel of the Outer Banks, where we were likely to cross paths with the vast majority of our species for the day. Though our focus was birds, there’s plenty of other wildlife on the islands. Photo by Nate Swick.

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North Carolina Rattlesnake Sparrows Otters 150

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JANUARY 17, 2020

For a land that can lay claim to an abundance of such wonderful native wildlife, it’s peculiar that the national symbolism of Scotland is so populated by mythological creatures. Swans swim on a small pond on the distillery grounds and deer and otters can be found by a trail that runs beside the burn.

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Lions Eagles Hunting Lamb 159

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JULY 22, 2014

You can make a similar map for the small carnivores, the Mustelids, such as minks, ermines, otters, etc. An abstract from a recent paper in Nature : Anthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man-made structures, vehicles, poisoning and predation by domestic pets, combine to kill billions of wildlife annually. billion birds and 6.9–20.7

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 254

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APRIL 18, 2011

On Saturday I met up with Seth and we headed out to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where we nearly froze to death and I refused to wear gloves because it is April and gloves aren’t necessary. Not much of a vignette but I have a nice picture of the sparrow so I feel that I had to mention it. Besides, suffering brings birds, right?

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New York City New York Walruses Sparrows 163

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APRIL 2, 2012

Birding has been an all-consuming interest for Patrick Cardwell since boyhood days spent in a wildlife-rich environment.

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Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whaling 180