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    Lolo Elk Population

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    Wolves are Killing Our Wildlife The cause of the local big game population dropping isn’t because animals are not reproducing. It is because wolves are killing too many big game animals and killing the ecosystem of the North Western United States. The population of Mule Deer in SouthEastern Idaho was cut in half in only 8 years, from 1995 to 2003 (IFG, 2006). What caused this sudden decline? Wolves did. Deer are not the only species suffering. Elk populations are seriously struggling to keep

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    California Resources Corporation (CRC). They are an oil and natural gas exploration and production company operating properties exclusively in the state of California. They works closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, universities and non-profit organizations like the Wildlife Habitat Council to promote habitat conservation and biodiversity. (Corporation, 2016). The main link to this organization is http://www.crc

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    non-governmental organization and specifically, non-profit environmental organizations, the government and governmental organizations, and the public. Non-profit organizations often rely on the public as a workforce source. For Friends of the Alameda Wildlife Reserve, the public plays a key role in monitoring. Monitoring is an essential aspect of habitat mitigation. During the breeding season, it is important to know what risks California least terns are experiencing, such as predators, neurological difficulties

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    Hunting In America

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    help preserve wildlife resource for general public, through that need and the efforts of hunter to preserve that access to everyone several legislative actions have been taken to generate money to fund these efforts. On the national level the first legislation aimed towards collection of taxes from hunting to fuel conservation and wild life management was the The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937. States have the most important stake in funding conservation and wildlife management through

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    PROTECTION PROGRAMS FOR RED WOLVES The red wolf is one of the world’s most endangered creatures. The red wolf used to be very abundant in the southeastern part of the United States, now only about 200 red wolves exist in the United States according to the Wolf Conservation Center. In 1973 the red wolves were declared endangered in the wild. Are the protective programs for the red wolves actually benefiting the red wolf population and helping it grow? Red wolves have become endangered because of

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    Statement: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found and deals with the perseveration of wildlife which is threatened with extinction. The U.S Fish and Wildlife services is the government agency entrusted with the enforcement of it provision. Also ensure that actions they authorize, fund, or carry out are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any listed species

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    the environment if they are not properly managed. In a study done by The Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, The United States Forest Service, and The

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    BACKGROUND The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) service territory is in the Pacific Northwest. In 1937, BPA was established to construct facilities required to market and transmit electric power from the Bonneville Dam located on the Columbia River and to construct facilities necessary to transmit that power. BPAs mandate has been expanded to be the marketing agent for power from all of the federally owned hydroelectric projects in the Pacific Northwest, as one of four regional Federal power

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    off as a trophy at their residence. Big Hunting is a new trend in sports today that has support from the conservationists as well as the hunters; however, the sport also sparks an ethical debate from the opponents of the Animal Rights and Fish and Wild Life Services. According to Norimitsu Onishi, the big hunting game is associated with the haunting of Africa “Big Five” trophy animals. The “Big Five” animals hunted for the trophies are the Lion, the African Elephant, the White Rhinoceros, the Leopard

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    Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has a mission to preserve, conserve, manage, protect, and enhance the fish and wildlife of the state along with their habitats for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the citizens of Tennessee and its visitors. This is a daunting task considering the varied interests of Tennessee’s sportsmen and women and the limited amount of funding available to support important programs and initiatives. The TWRA was established in 1949 and was called the Game and Fish Commission

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