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Delta Waterfowl has gone on record in opposition to two proposals by Environment Canada (EC) that would potentially end the Canadian duck stamp program.
Environment Canada - which is similar to the U.S. Department of Interior - recently posted a "consultation document" proposing three possible outcomes for Canada's duck stamp.
The first, which is supported by Delta, is to leave the program in the hands of Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC), an independent, non-profit organization that has managed duck stamp dollars since 1984.
Under the other two proposals, resident and non-resident waterfowl hunters would continue to pay a fee, but the stamp would be eliminated and WHC would likely cease operations.
Under the first of those options, fees collected from hunters would be given to a non-government organization for delivery. The second option calls for the fees to be directed to EC's "protected areas" system, many of which are bird sanctuaries where hunting is banned.
Read the full press release
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The duck factory got wet and the waterfowl breeding population soared. So why the long faces?
Most duck hunters are no doubt chomping at the bit after seeing the results of the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey, released in July by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service.
In case you missed it, here's a re-cap: The fourth highest Canadian pond count on record propelled the breeding populations of three duck species; northern shovelers, redheads and canvasbacks, to all-time highs and pushed the green-winged teal population to its second-highest level on record. Blue-winged teal took advantage of improved water conditions on both sides of the border to achieve their third highest breeding population ever.
Read more from the fall issue of the Delta Magazine
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