Duck stamp: Art, or performance art?
This error’s going to ruffle lots of feathers.
Callers trying to order duck stamps from the federal government at 1-800-STAMP24 are being greeted by a phone-sex operator because two numbers were transposed in literature about the stamps.
So hunters are getting tramps instead of stamps. And the government insists the error would be too costly to fix.
Duck stamps, which are $15 each, are necessary for migratory waterfowl hunters. Non-hunters who enjoy wildlife art also buy the stamps, and revenue goes to the National Wildlife Refuge System, including Erie National Wildlife Refuge in Crawford County.
Fish and Wildlife Service spokesperson Rachel Levin told the Associated Press the cost of reprinting the fliers this year would be $300,000.
“That’s a lot of money we can be using for wildlife conservation. With all of the needs for conservation, it doesn’t make sense to divert money away from an important cause,” she said.
The AP reported that contractor Ashton Potter Security Printers of Williamsville, N.Y., said it was provided with the wrong telephone number.
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