Commentary: Duck stamp program helps protect wildlife, wetlands. We should expand it
by Kerry Luft, Chicago Tribune
Feb 26, 2020
3 minutes
One of the greatest conservation programs in U.S. history unquestionably is the federal duck stamp, which is worthless for postage but invaluable for migratory birds, other wildlife and people. Since its inception in 1934,the program has financed the creation or protection of 6 million acres of habitat for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife, including the establishment or expansion of more than 300 national wildlife refuges - at least one in most states.
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