10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2014

An unknown number of adult tricolors is shot each fall due to their similarity in appearance to red-wings, as red-wings are exempted from protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and are legally shot each fall as they feed on ripening rice.” See Birdchick’s post here. Click on photos for full sized images. v=3rwi0SF8r8o.

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Blackbirds California 2014 2013 191

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2014

By both Serbian legislation and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected species. Since the roosts of Pygmy Cormorants should receive official protection, how bright is the future?

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Serbia Protection Legislation Europe 200

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

November 12, 2008) – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhinoceros on Wednesday, Nov. Their second calf, Dakari, was born in August 2006, and their third, Crash, was born in May 2008. TAMPA, Fla. Since its inception, the Fund has granted $5 million to more than 350 projects in the U.S. and around the world.

White Rhinos 100

White Rhinos Rhinos Tampa 2008 100

Critter News

MARCH 29, 2009

This conclusion is drawn by Cleve Hicks, based on observations made during his 2007-2008 survey of towns, villages and forests in the Buta-Aketi region of the DRC. Sadly, there is evidence that the bushmeat trade is spreading rapidly into the Bili and Rubi-Tele protected areas, both of which have been recently invaded by illegal miners.

Congo 100

Congo Endangered Species Apes 2008 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Say Hello to the Recurve-billed Bushbird Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline Birds of the Solstice: December 2008 About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. These Blasts From The Past New Bird Blog What’s In a Scientific Name?

Deer 140

Deer 2011 Birds New York 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too.

2011 254

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Africa’s only rainforest canopy walkway in Kakum National Park. million hectares in 2007.

Ghana 199

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 199

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

People, they argue, are more important than bugs, and besides, the money will help pay to protect other conservation land. I’m not a fan of some of the cuts to science, but National came in in 2008. They want to do this because of jobs and to extract economic benefit out of environmental areas. Sustainable hunting doesn’t.

Rhinos 171

Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 171

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

While Alaska is increasingly devastated by global warming—melting glaciers, permafrost and sea ice, as well as the severe impacts on wildlife, ecosystems and people—she seems to be working not to protect the polar bear or ultimately the citizens of her state, but to make sure nothing gets in the way of energy company plans for expansion.

New York Times 40

New York Times Polar Bears New York Bears 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

The Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will soon be winging their way north, so he spent some quality time with them, his best birds of the weekend. Make It to the Midwest Birding Symposium Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of September 2008? Enjoy the details and proof here. What was your best bird of the weekend?

2011 133

2011 Deer Birds Owls 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

Corey: I’m shooting for the numbers of species and number of lists I had in 2008! Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

2011 145

2011 Los Angeles Deer Birds 145

Animal Ethics

MAY 11, 2008

It tends to be the Jersey natives who drive too fast and refuse to build fences in their backyards who view wildlife as the enemy. May 5, 2008 People who move out here from the city generally feel the same way. The lack of maintenance and patrol is staggering under the stewardship of Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., the county executive.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York New Jersey Deer 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Probably the closest guide in comprehensiveness to Britain’s Birds is the Collins Bird Guide, 2nd edition by Lars Svensson (HarperCollins, 2008), published in the U.S. and population estimate above the map and the bird’s most likely habitats below the map. .” as Birds of Europe, 2nd edition (PUP, 2011).

Ireland 150

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 150

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2008

Carter Roberts President and Chief Executive World Wildlife Fund Washington, Jan. Indeed, the fate of the polar bear, whose Arctic habitat is literally melting away, may depend on them. Secretary Kempthorne needs to do the right thing by following the model of Senator Kempthorne.

New York Times 40

New York Times Polar Bears New York Endangered Species 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

And, proceeds from sales of Duck Stamps have secured and protected over 6 million acres of wetland and grassland habitat.** (Though, Duck Stamp sales are decreasing, a major cause for concern.) As of January 2017, Ducks Unlimited has conserved 13,902,792 acres in North America, including 5,509,855 in the United States.*

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 124