Proposed eastern sandhill cranes hunt in breeding states stirs controversy
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This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo. By Nicholas Simon, Great Lakes Echo Efforts by politicians to create a hunting season for eastern sandhill cranes in both Wisconsin and Michigan are stirring debates among hunters, farmers and birders. A Michigan legislative resolution to encourage the Natural Resources Commission to explore the possibilities of issuing tags for cranes was introduced but […]
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Alabama almost lost its sandhill cranes. Now, hunters will again target them.
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Breeding expansion of sandhill cranes in Quebec - Casabona I Amat - 2022 - The Journal of Wildlife Management - Wiley Online Library
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Hunting Great Lakes Echo
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Michigan Audubon Opposes SR30 and HR61 — Proposals to Designate the Sandhill Cranes as a Game Species in Michigan - Michigan Audubon
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WSO opposes state hunt of Sandhill Cranes - Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
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Hunting Could Hurt Genetic Diversity of Sandhill Cranes, UW Research Suggests
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Alabama almost lost its sandhill cranes. Now, hunters will again target them.