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PASSAGE SEVEN

The Federal Duck Stamp Program

1.When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife.

2.Native Americans have taken care of these precious natural resourses wisely. 3.Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources.

4.Millions of waterfowl were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen.

5.Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat.

6.In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.

7.Under this Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp.

8.The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. “Ding” Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, lowa, who at that time was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey.

9.Hunters willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our natural resources.

10.About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge System—a fact that ensures this land will be protected and available for all generations to come.

11.Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat.

12.Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated.

第七篇

联邦鸭子邮票计划

1.当探险家们第一次踏上北美大陆时，天空和陆地上充满了各种各样的野生动物。

2.印第安人明智地保护着这些珍贵的自然资源。

3.不幸的是，探险者和随之而来的定居者只花了几十年的时间就摧毁了这些资源的大部分。

4.数以百万计的水禽被市场猎人和少数过于雄心勃勃的运动员杀死。

5.数百万英亩的湿地被干涸，以养活和容纳不断增长的人口，大大减少了水禽的栖息地。

6.1934年，随着《候鸟狩猎邮票法案》的通过，一个日益关注的国家采取了坚决行动，制止对迁徙水禽和对它们生存至关重要的湿地的破坏。

7.根据该法案，所有16岁及以上的水禽猎人必须每年购买并携带联邦鸭子印章。

8.第一枚联邦鸭子邮票是由J.N.“丁”达林，来自爱荷华州得梅因的政治漫画家，当时被富兰克林·罗斯福总统任命为生物调查局局长。

9.为了确保自然资源的生存，猎人心甘情愿地付出邮票的代价。

10.每一美元的鸭子邮票中约有98美分直接进入候鸟保护基金，用于购买湿地和野生动物栖息地，以纳入国家野生动物保护区系统，这一事实确保了这片土地将受到保护，并为子孙后代所用。

11.自1934年以来，已有超过5亿美元投入该基金，用于购买500多万英亩的栖息地。

12.难怪联邦鸭子邮票计划被称为有史以来最成功的保护计划之一。