10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2011

European Storks are majestic, they’re graceful and stately and all of the positively connotated adjectives that are applied to birds to which humans have a long and pleasant history rooted deep in our western cultural heritage. In fact, there’s hardly a bird in the world that has such a venerated relationship with us.

North America 170

North America Pedigree South Carolina Brazil 170

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Early starts are the rule when monitoring endagered species in Mkuze Game Reserve, in South Africa, but there’s a particular urgency to this morning’s start. The day before, the day I arrived, was a transport day, and that meant the pack hadn’t been seen in the afternoon.

Wolves 191

Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 191

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

A housecat in Buenos Aires got its start in Africa, a sheep in Australia to the Middle East, a chicken in Ireland can trace its origin to the jungles of Asia. Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. Secondly, New Zealand had already experienced on wave of extinction due to the introduction or rats and human hunting.

New Zealand 162

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

How far is the closest human settlement? Well yes, but all of the planet’s tall mountains are relatively close to some form of human habitation. Some rain-forests could rightfully be termed remote but again, human habitation is actually relatively closer than what one might think. Eaton’s Pintail by N.

Birds 211

Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 211

Animal Person

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Human slavery, of course. For example, Oprah (or Kristof) said: "At the peak of the transatlantic slave trade, 80,000 slaves were transported from Africa to the new world. Here's a video she showed, produced by the Nike Foundation: The message is clear and necessary and indisputable. But the cow part? Sex slavery.

Cows 100

Cows Vegan Trafficking Transported 100