Alaska To Protect Steller’s Eider
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services has proposed rules for subsistence hunting to protect Steller's eiders.
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From the _Associated Press:
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_Inupiat Eskimos on Alaska’s northern coast for centuries have welcomed the spring return of waterfowl as a source of fresh meat after eight months of winter. They have been free to take almost whatever they want, whenever they want, without bag limits.
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That could change this year. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services has proposed rules for subsistence hunting to protect Steller’s eiders, a threatened species whose breeding numbers in the United States have dropped to an estimated 500 birds.