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Show Audubon Society Advocates Pass To Wildlife Areas National Audubon Society, according to its president, Carl W. Buchheister, is advocating a $2 annual admittance pass to the National Wildlife Refuges as the "refuge program needs additional addi-tional funds." The proposed "wildlife conservation con-servation stamp" for refuge visitors would supplement the present $3 duck stamp that is sold as a license to hunters. Mr. Buchheister spoke at a conference confer-ence of conservation leaders in Washington sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. He listed two other reasons behind the recommendation: "1. This kind of fee system can be useful tool in preventing too much public use of a refuge when too many trampling feet or too many autos would damage the habitat. "2. A certain number of citizens citi-zens make special recreational use of the refuges because the refuges make wild animals accessible, ac-cessible, available and visible It seems only fair that these citizens make an extra contribution contri-bution to the establishment and maintenance of the refuge system." He said the proposed stamp would be sold through the post offices, as is the duck stamp, as an annual pass for adults wishing wish-ing to enter the refuges for bird watching, photography, fishing or other , recreation. Holders of duck stamps would be entitled to the same privileges so no person per-son would be required to buy both stamps. "At this stage of our study, we suggest the new stamp be issued at a fee of $2; that it be required of all persons 17 years of age or older; that the stamp itself be similar in design to the duck stamp except depicting each year a non-game species of migratory wildlife, and otherwise other-wise colored or shaped in such a way as to be distinguishable at a glance from the duck stamp. The plan was first announced Oct. 30 at the National Audubon Society convention in Atlantic City, N.J. Since then Mr. Buchheister Buch-heister said, "We have received a great deal of favorable mail and practically no opposition. We have yet to hear the first objection from a bird watcher. I am convinced that sports fishermen fish-ermen will be as willing to help for the additional fishing opportunities oppor-tunities provided on some of the refuges as the duck hunters are to take care of the ducks." |
