Critter News

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

HUGE article in the Smithsonian Magazine about wildlife trafficking out of Ecuador. Tags: wildlife trafficking ecuador latin america.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

According to this article, the current funds are not sufficient for the work involved. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking. Not surprising.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

However, the question of whether cheetahs are friendly remains a subject of curiosity and debate among wildlife enthusiasts. In this article, we'll explore the behaviors of cheetahs in the wild, debunk common misconceptions, and delve into their interactions with humans.

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Critter News

JUNE 8, 2010

Here's an article in the Times Union about the wildlife trade in Baghdad. It's unregulated and there are many exotic pets being sold, like primates and lions.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. Our certified tour guides are local professionals who specialize in wildlife and are eager to share their passion for birdwatching and the wonders of their home countries’ natural heritage with you.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

An impressive combination of research and artwork, combined with a pragmatic organization aimed towards quick identification, and education, Baby Bird Identification extends the frontiers of bird identification guides and is an important contribution to wildlife rehabilitation literature. It is not an identification guide for everybody.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Do you consider yourself a wildlife conservationist? Do you contribute to wildlife conservation organizations? Maybe a worldwide organization like the Wildlife Conservation Network , BirdLife International or the Peregrine Fund ? Are you kidding me? It’s about putting the Federal Government back into the confines of the law.”.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In 2018, I read an article in Birding magazine by Jeff R. That article left an impression and I have wondered what became of Manker’s effort to create a high school ornithology curriculum. I checked in with Manker three years after his article for an update. What was the response to your Birding article in 2018?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. On tours, I share my knowledge about natural history and behavior of birds and other wildlife as well as perspectives on local culture and Costa Rican identity. JEHUDY CARBALLO.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. I am a wildlife artist based in the UK, I have never had a real job! Other than paint, the only other thing I do is organize and joint-lead wildlife tours, mostly in Africa and India.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Interesting article about the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) in the UK. Consequences of wildlife crime are far reaching, with the profits from the illegal trade of plants and animals used to fund other criminal activities such as drug smuggling and people trafficking. Tags: wildlife crime UK.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2020

They are certainly not good enough to get me close to the world of professional wildlife photographers, but each is special to me in its own way. At the top of this article, a Red-headed Tanager had the good taste to land on an equally orange Coral Tree (Erythrina) in bloom. But you have to love that attitude!

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MARCH 29, 2024

Research by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust has shown that predation by Foxes (of both eggs and chicks) is one of the most serious factors limiting the success of nesting Curlews. It is surrounded by a Fox-proof fence No one seems quite sure how many pairs there are today, but my guess would be between 20 and 30.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

An article has been published recently describing the current breeding distributions and predicted range shifts due to climate change in the two subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit in Asia. We can all enjoy and appreciate our surrounding wildlife and encourage others to do the same.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. The Moustached Kingfisher was known by only three samples– one female “collected” in the 1920’s, the other two females “collected” in the 1950’s, according to an Audubon Magazine article.

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APRIL 7, 2022

He is the author and illustrator of many other books and articles on the wildlife of the region, a founder member of the Egyptian Ornithological Rarities Committee, a long-time member of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME) and is currently a member of the faculty of The American University in Cairo.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2021

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. We want to help the birding tourism industry come back strong from the COVID pandemic. Please consider using the services described in this post or any of the other posts we are sharing this February.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2018

Under fire for the last 30 years at varying degrees of effectiveness, the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is threatened again by salivating oil company execs and their political cronies. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. So I sign petitions and write articles like this one. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge PETITION.

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JULY 15, 2020

I have already written about my love of the Paso Ancho site, though you would have to scroll back to my very first pieces with 10,000 Birds to read those articles. And while I definitely consider myself more of a writer than a wildlife photographer, for once I have enough good photos to let my pictures do most of the talking.

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APRIL 2, 2024

The extensive footnotes (36 pages, small print) are impeccably written and include scientific journal articles, government reports, websites, natural histories, and occasionally addenda to the text. There is also a very detailed, well-constructed index.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Preserving its habitat through sustainable practices and encouraging responsible wildlife tourism are crucial steps in ensuring the continued existence of this charismatic species. Recognizing its value for eco-tourism and biogeographical research, it is essential to conserve this magnificent bird.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

This indicates that the country is home to an exceptional number of endemic plants and wildlife species facing serious threats and exploitation. The Philippines is renowned as one of the world’s hottest biodiversity hotspots. This ongoing battle for Sibuyan Island has already resulted in tragedy.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. This also makes the Arenal Observatory Lodge an ideal location for wildlife observation in Costa Rica. We want to help the birding tourism industry come back strong from the COVID pandemic.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

There is a long list of articles and books on how to feed birds in your yard. I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.”

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. We want to help the birding tourism industry come back strong from the COVID pandemic. Please consider using the services described in this post or any of the other posts we are sharing this February.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

” are the big questions at the heart of Vagrancy in Birds by Alexander Lees and James Gilroy, an impressive, fascinating book about what ornithologists and wildlife biologists have found out about avian vagrancy so far and their theories explaining this phenomenon. ” and its companion question, “Why is this bird here?”

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MAY 2, 2023

Cochran followed thrushes for 34 years and is now considered one of the founders of wildlife telemetry (instead of patenting his radio transmitters, he gave away his knowledge), but was a scientific outsider for much of his life. Those can be found in the lengthier list of “Notes” that follows but locating them requires work.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2022

Fish and Wildlife service estimates that there are 16 million “active birders” in the United States, though that figure is likely orders of magnitude too high. I have long been an ABA member and I have contributed several articles to Birding and other ABA publications, including the one above. That is essentially my view.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

There are a pair of this year’s seedlings at the top of this article.). I keep my eyes on the prize: a small patch of forest with lots of diversity for wildlife. It is now in its third year, has survived only one minor brush fire, and this year has grown taller than my 5-year oaks. Alas, this is what I must trim.

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JUNE 21, 2019

A recent journal article by researchers affiliated with the PEF states that the country has the laws, but law enforcement officials don’t fully pursue or prosecute offenders. ³). A PEC biologist expresses extreme frustration as he investigates a site where a dead eagle has been found.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2010

Seems like every other month I post an article about some SE Asian country being a " hub" for wildlife trafficking (eg. Tags: singapore wildlife crime wildlife trafficking asia. Vietnam, Malaysia.) How many more are there?

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Critter News

DECEMBER 8, 2009

This article describes the devastation being inflicted on Montana's wildlife by serial poachers. I would have thought serial poaching and serial killing were essentially the same, with the difference being the species, but this article says there is a difference. It's also an insight into how serial poachers think.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

(Be warned there's a horrific picture of a cooked monkey head in this article.) The United States is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products. Tags: wildlife trafficking us endangered species. From Alternet.org. Since the demand continues, so does the trafficking.".

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

And it’s the subject of a new article in National Geographic by author and birder Jonathan Franzen. There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. Fish and Wildlife Service). **And Photo of the Nihoa Millerbird by S.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2016

Since then, mosquitoes have flourished and begun to pose a serious danger to wildlife, including birds. If conducted, this would be, as an article in MIT Technology Review says, “the first ‘landscape-scale’ use of gene-modified insects.” island chain was mosquito-free until 1826. i’iwi image above by the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

By Corey • March 13, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share It is not every day that a local newspaper covers birding at all, so the fact that The Chapel Hill News ran an article on Nate ‘s Triangle Big Year is pretty cool. Wes Mar 14th, 2011 at 3:25 pm Neat article. Get yours today! 4 Responses to “Nate Makes the News!&#

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

According to a December 1970 article in the New York Times , there was a flock of 9 to 12 birds in Fort Tilden. One article states that by the end of the 1960′s, over 16,000 Monk Parakeets a year were being imported into the U.S.**. Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. and Sam Logue.

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