Editing Hunting (section)

====Federal Duck Stamp program====
On 16 March 1934, [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|President Franklin D. Roosevelt]] signed the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, which requires an annual stamp purchase by all hunters over the age of sixteen. The stamps are created on behalf of the program by the [[US Postal Service]] and depict wildlife artwork chosen through an annual contest. They play an important role in [[habitat conservation]] because ninety-eight per cent of all funds generated by their sale go directly toward the purchase or lease of [[wetland]] habitat for protection in the [[National Wildlife Refuge|National Wildlife Refuge System]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Migratory Bird Hunting & Conservation Stamp Act |url=https://www.fws.gov/birds/policies-and-regulations/laws-legislations/migratory-bird-hunting-and-conservation-stamp-act.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928213256/https://www.fws.gov/birds/policies-and-regulations/laws-legislations/migratory-bird-hunting-and-conservation-stamp-act.php |archive-date=28 September 2019 |access-date=15 August 2019 |website=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service}}</ref> In addition to waterfowl, it is estimated that one third of the nation's endangered species seek food and shelter in areas protected using Duck Stamp funds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=H.R. 4315 Wetlands Loan Act and Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act {{!}} U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |url=https://www.fws.gov/testimony/hr-4315-wetlands-loan-act-and-migratory-bird-hunting-and-conservation-stamp-act |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=FWS.gov |language=en |archive-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226143527/https://www.fws.gov/testimony/hr-4315-wetlands-loan-act-and-migratory-bird-hunting-and-conservation-stamp-act |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since 1934, the sale of Federal Duck Stamps has generated $670&nbsp;million, and helped to purchase or lease {{convert|5200000|acres|sqmi km2}} of habitat. The stamps serve as a license to hunt migratory birds, an entrance pass for all National Wildlife Refuge areas, and are also considered collectors items often purchased for [[aesthetic]] reasons outside of the hunting and birding communities. Although non-hunters buy a significant number of Duck Stamps, eighty-seven per cent of their sales are contributed by hunters. Distribution of funds is managed by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fws.gov/realty/mbcc.html|title=Migratory Bird Conservation Commission|publisher=United States Fish and Wildlife Service|access-date=31 May 2007|archive-date=8 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608230532/http://www.fws.gov/realty/mbcc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>