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The Ivorybills are being found on land set aside years ago with this funding. =20 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Julian Sellers Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:02 PM To: MOU-NET Subject: [mou] Duck Stamps =20 >From the Web site of the National Wildlife Refuge System (http://www.fws.gov/refuges/): =20 Since 1934, sales of Federal Duck Stamps to hunters, stamp collectors and other conservationists have raised more than $700 million that has been used to acquire more than 5.2 million acres of habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System. =20 >From the Web site of The Nature Conservancy (http://www.nature.org/aboutus/): =20 The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of river around the world. =20 That's a ratio of greater than 22:1 in favor of The Nature Conservancy (founded in 1951), and those 117 million acres were selected because they contain rare and endangered species and ecosystems, not because they provide hunting opportunities. =20 I'm not anti-hunting, but I think we should be getting this message out (and increasing our contributions to TNC, Audubon, etc.) instead of engaging in all of this hand-wringing and giving hunters all of the credit. =20 Julian ------_=_NextPart_001_01C60187.ACEF5C7C Content-Type: text/html; 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font-family:Arial; color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body bgcolor=3Dwhite lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dblue> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Ivorybills are being found on = land set aside years ago with this funding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font = size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1> </span></font></div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font = size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Julian Sellers<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December = 14, 2005 10:02 PM<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> MOU-NET<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [mou] Duck = Stamps</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>From the Web site of the National Wildlife Refuge System (<a href=3D"http://www.fws.gov/refuges/";>http://www.fws.gov/refuges/</a>):<o:= p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <blockquote = style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>Since 1934, sales of Federal Duck Stamps to hunters, stamp = collectors and other conservationists have raised more than $700 million that has = been used to acquire more than 5.2 million acres of habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </blockquote> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>From the Web site of The Nature Conservancy (<a href=3D"http://www.nature.org/aboutus/";>http://www.nature.org/aboutus/</a= >):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <blockquote = style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 117 million acres = of land and 5,000 miles of river around the = world.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </blockquote> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>That's a ratio of greater than 22:1 in favor of The Nature = Conservancy (founded in 1951), and those 117 million acres were selected because = they contain rare and endangered species and ecosystems, = not because they provide hunting opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>I'm not anti-hunting, but I think we should be getting this message out (and increasing our contributions to TNC, Audubon, = <em><i><font face=3D"Times New Roman">etc.</font></i></em>) instead of engaging in = all of this hand-wringing and giving hunters all of the = credit.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>Julian<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </body> </html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C60187.ACEF5C7C--
