Word: waterfowl
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...acre land mass, two-thirds of which is open space and which will remain so. A significant part of this, 2,500 acres, and one of the most extraordinary assets of the properties for sale, is the 1,000-acre Trustom Pond Wildlife Refuge (a waterfowl sanctuary). It is but a five-minute walk from the properties for sale to the entrance to the Refuge...
...unspoiled shoreline and is the perfect place to rent paddleboats for an afternoon row. Those with a more adventurous spirit might try one of Alpine Adventures' rafting trips, on Upper Skagit River in North Cascades National Park. The 14-mile white-water trip features plenty of mountain scenery and waterfowl, not to mention some fairly challenging rapids...
...picturesque, sparkles on postcards. The Chamber of Commerce runs a trolley to the viewing stand and gift shop that it operates high over the waters. "Biggest tourist draw in southwest Montana," a chamber official crows. But even as visitors stream in, authorities must take elaborate steps to scare away waterfowl with loudspeakers, firecrackers and a boat. Such precautions weren't in place three years ago, when migrating Canadian snow geese had the misfortune to touch down on the waters for a drink. In the following days, officials counted 342 carcasses floating and washed ashore, their insides scoured with burns...
LEON: Dead Ducks The odor of death hangs over the artificial lake near this Mexican industrial city where 25,000 migrating waterfowl have died since mid- December. Water samples from the Silva Reservoir show high concentrations of the pesticide endosulfan, though local farmers and tanneries in the area deny using the chemical. As officials search for clues, the National Water Commission patrols the reservoir in a boat equipped with a siren, and volunteers set off fireworks to scare waterfowl away. Though the water has been declared dangerous for use in homes and in some kinds of agriculture, farmers continue...
...federal law as the hunting of protected animals or wildlife for a payment of more than $350, has some glamour in its past. Back in Sherwood Forest, taking the King's deer was a capital offense. Today illegal hunters come from all walks: studies identified many of the waterfowl poachers in Wisconsin as white-collar executives, while Missouri's deer poachers are largely unemployed workers. Some claim to be modern-day Robin Hoods, engaged in libertarian protest against Big Government. This amuses the rangers. The poachers' major motivation, says Grosz, is "ego and greed...