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Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles

On July 1, 2009 By

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dubs the plan an “eradication program”.

The plan to kill pelicans by shooting or covering their eggs with oil to protect Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Blackfoot Reservoir has been rejected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to the requirements of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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Pelicans in Idaho versus Yellowstone Cutthroat — rare bird versus rare fish?

On May 16, 2009 By

No. That’s a story line intended for the media. The reality is more prosaic-

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has just made a controversial decision to make a big reduction in pelicans at Idaho’s two pelican nesting colonies. They are at Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge on the Snake River and Blackfoot River Reservoir in […]

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