Wildlife Service to conduct a study of hunting-season framework extensions on migratory waterfowl populations. This report is intended to fulfill that directive, and to supplement information prepared last year in response to a similar directive. Based on past experience in Iowa and Mississippi, extensions of duck-hunting seasons beyond the traditional framework dates of October 1 to January 20...

The island of Tenerife covers 203,000 hectares and has a resident population of 685,582. Approximately 12,500 hunting licenses are issued each year. There are 158,351 hectares currently available for hunting once security zones and protected areas have been excluded, resulting in a theoretical density of nearly 13 hectares per hunter. This excessive pressure has an impact on the following speci...