Bruce MacDonald9h ago

“We really don’t have a mechanism to fund the need for conservation of our rare species or those species that aren’t hunted and fished,” said Kristin Hall, supervisor for the Nongame Wildlife Program. “Things like a tax checkoff or direct donation are the one way that we can generate revenue for this important work.”

Fewer Minnesota taxpayers opting to donate money to help threatened species
By Erica Wacker
For the Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/tax-checkoff-for-minnesota-wildlife-losing-support/601630787?utm_source=gift

#Minnesota #outdoors #wildlife

Show threadBruce MacDonald

It's a great story if you haven't heard it, or even if you have.

Honk it up.

Visions of Swans
The story of this magnificent bird's return to Minnesota is more fascinating than a fairy tale.
by Carrol Henderson
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/issues/2017/mar-apr/trumpeter-swan-history.html

#Minnesota #TrumpeterSwans #eggs

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Show threadMark8h ago

@rationaldoge

Fascinating account. I attended a lecture of Henderson’s a couple years ago, hosted by the Izaak Walton League in Brooklyn Park. He’s a first rate conservation biologist and public speaker.

I marvel at the recovery of Trumpeter Swans. My grandpa (a nature and travel filmmaker) spotted one in Yellowstone during a 1975 trip I took with him; he couldn’t contain his excitement even though the bird was ~half mile away. Was truly a rarity. Now, they’re everywhere.