In 1934, America created a $1 conservation stamp for duck hunters; it has since helped protect more than 6 million acres of wetlands
The Duck Stamp. Image Credit: BirdNote In 1934, the United States introduced a small annual stamp that linked waterfowl hunting directly to wetland conservation. The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 16 March that year, required waterfowl hunters aged 16 and over to buy a stamp. The first one … Read more