Sunrise at Modoc National Wildlife Refuge (Click on photo for full sized image)
Do you love National Wildlife Refuges? America’s National Wildlife Refuge System is the world’s largest network of protected areas dedicated to wildlife conservation. For more than a century, the refuge system has been integral to bringing species such as the whooping crane back from the brink of extinction. Each year, tens of millions of people visit and enjoy national wildlife refuges in every U.S. state and territory, infusing nearly $1.74 billion into local economies and creating more than 32,500 U.S. jobs1.
Would you like to be part of creating an additional income stream for our National Wildlife Refuge System? If you haven’t heard of our proposal for a Wildlife Conservation Stamp we don’t know where you’ve been! We have been promoting a plan to get an alternative stamp issued to increase revenue for our refuges and our proposal is gaining traction.
We are looking for bird enthusiasts, photographers, bloggers, biologists, hikers, conservationists, wildlife rehabilitators, scientists, teachers, artists and anyone else with a common passion and concern for our nation’s wildlife and wild habitats to join us in encouraging our legislators to create an alternative to the Duck Stamp for non-consumptive users of the wildlife refuges.
If this sounds like a great idea to you, providing a consistent source of income for our refuges, separate but parallel to the current Federal Duck Stamp program, please fill out our short submission form to be included as a supporter on our “About Us” page. If you represent an organization, we have a separate submission form to be included on our “Organizations in Support” page. We will keep you updated on our progress in this endeavor and entertain suggestions on the best way to implement our proposal.
In the meantime, head on over and check out our latest blog entry on “Modoc National Wildlife Refuge Is Nesting Habitat for Greater Sandhill Cranes.”
References: 1Defenders of Wildlife
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Lets all encourage the passion in protecting wild plant and animal species and their habitats to ensure that nature will be around for future generations to enjoy and to recognize the importance of wildlife and wilderness lands to humans and other species alike. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Wildlife is something that we can never take for granted and must always be protected. As the Indians professed – Its only when we have poisoned the last river, and killed the last bird that we will realize that you can’t eat money!