10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. One of the established ways to evaluate self-cognition in animals (including humans) is the mirror test. There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. Humanity is not very human. You should try it too.

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Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 193

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. 192) from the timing of seasons to the ferocity of weather to the shape of breeding, wintering, and stopover habitat to even the size of birds themselves. It is often hard to be positive.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 257

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

On a side note, the bird is also kind of ugly, so maybe the chicks never seeing their father has a certain protective function. Contrary to alleged preferences among humans, the golden-headed cisticola has a shorter tail during the breeding season ( source ).

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Australia Birds Koalas Parrots 194

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The HBW even mentions the importance of Ruoergai for this species: “Key sites for migrants include the Ruoergai Plateau (China), which is also an important breeding area” Common Mergansers also seem to use these wetlands as breeding area. Understated elegance is also something the White-browed Tit is rather good at.

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China Mongolia Birds Russia 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2016

For example, years ago, Eiton Tchenrov postulated that the wild progenitor of the domestic dog, some subspecies or another of wolf, could benefit from overlapping its breeding territory with human hunters. The humans tended to keep away a range of predators that might take the pups as a form of interference competition.

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Alligators Protection Leopards Birds 120

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

That every human on the planet ultimately depends on biodiversity and nature for stable weather and climate, food, water and fresh air; that is, life providing and supporting services. Every person has a responsibility to be part of the solution by doing something to protect and encourage the re-establishment of biodiversity.

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Wildlife North America Mammals Breeding 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Their strong presence here at Nanhui in combination with their highly threatened status should be a good argument to protect Nanhui better. Humans, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves. I have to say that the pattern suits the buntings much better than humans, though, and hopefully, it is also more pleasant for them to wear.

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Birds Humane Japan Ducks 243

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One study found that there seems to be some work sharing among the breeding adults – the male had a higher visitation rate of the nest while the female was the only one that brooded. Sadly, according to the HBW, this pitta is also frequently caught and sold in the cage bird trade in Indonesia despite having protected status.

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Ghana Malaysia Indonesia Singapore 130

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2016

The magnificent, adorable, and dangerous breeding season for both shorebirds and seabirds along the Florida Panhandle. I saw the first sign of the impending breeding season on the beach at Deer Lake State Park. Soon, these ropes and signs will be on nearly all the breeding beaches, plus a few bridges and rooftops to boot.

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Florida Eggs Deer Protection 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The adults presumably have already learned that humans are not usually good news even if not named Donald Trump. I once asked my then-girlfriend whether this color was in any way protected for use by the postal service only – as the color yellow is to some extent associated with the German mail service.

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Birds Tigers Humane Ecuador 130

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

Supporting local conservation organizations and participating in citizen science initiatives allows us to contribute to the protection of Shanghai’s bird species and their habitats. Conclusion: Shanghai, with its juxtaposition of urban landscapes and thriving birdlife, is a testament to the harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature.

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China Endangered Species Sanctuary Protection 172

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The rise in drone popularity over the past few years has been meteoric — and in our typical human arrogance, we’ve once again ignored the fact that for the past 150 million years, the sky has belonged to the birds. Over time, it’s these physiological changes that can disrupt animals’ breeding or rearing habits.

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Birds Protection Idaho Bears 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

It also has one of the highest human population densities in the state. Not surprisingly, this brings Burrowing Owls into close contact with humans across the county. Loss of habitat due to development, disturbance at burrows and negative interactions with humans are some of the threats facing this charismatic species.

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Owls Florida Raised Coyotes 241

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Many of these species are declining in number, having to share their limited geographical range with an expanding human population without a doubt impedes their ability to proliferate as needed. Some islands host one or two species, others more than twenty. Vincent Parrot began in the 1980s and have continued into the present.

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Grenada Parrots Trinidad 2010 130

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This is a cruise like no other, full of scientific lectures, over forty guides spread out on deck, bird-themed parties, and a lights-off mandate to protect birds at night. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. It has had very few humans walk its soil and who have had little impact to this otherwise pristine nature.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

The Kerkini Lake National Park is my favourite birding area in the whole of the Balkans and while I’ve been here in April and again (migration), September (migration), October (coffee break), December and January (wintering), this was my first time in the breeding season, in May. Below legal size for humans is still legal for pelicans.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 198

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

There is a total of 235 different bird species in Greenland, most of them are migratory birds with approximately 60 species breeding within the land. Some of the most common breeding birds are White-tailed Eagles , Northern Fulmars , Black Guillemots , Common Eiders , Rock Ptarmigans , and Arctic Terns. Source: Shutterstock ).

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North America Eagles Breeding Fish 179

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

And while you’re bundled up in your warm jacket and roasting next to a fire, it’s important that your pets are just as protected from the cold as you are—especially smaller pets, old/sickly pets, and new puppies/kittens (they are exceptionally vulnerable to cold). Protect Paws. Feed Your Pet More.

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Pets Protection Fur SPCA 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2019

In A Dance of Cranes, dancing, both avian and human, is a leitmotif. (For As one character explains, male whooping cranes don’t wait to get onto their northern breeding grounds before starting their elegant/spasmodic breeding dance – there’s a link between the hormones that inspire the dance and those that drive the migration instinct.

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Humane 2018 Laws Science 139

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The bird “spent five months on Mindoro Island in the Philippines during the non-breeding season and migrated through Taiwan, the Chinese east coast, and the Korean peninsula” and on to the Russian Far East (indicating a certain lack of solidarity with Ukraine). This is not really an option at Nanhui though.

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China Birds Ukraine Killing 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2016

But this breeding and social arrangement has its risks. For humans, you have the drama of sister wives. Maybe monogamy, with just one partner to support and protect, isn’t so bad after all. Having a harem sounds like a pretty sweet deal. After all, variety is the spice of life, no? female birds for every male.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The decrease in numbers has been accompanied by fragmentation of the breeding range and is continuing to affect all populations. Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the non-breeding season, male Baya Weavers sometimes enter the basket-making trade, often with considerable success. Meanwhile, the females seem to have a much more relaxing life, at least in this early stage of the breeding season. The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection.

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Birds Sri Lanka Taiwan Cats 222

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. What about others who work tirelessly to repopulate and protect wildlife, who live in fear this may happen to their colonies?

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Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. Today, there are more than 3,000 birds at this accessible colony and they are protected by fences and stiff fines for human disturbance. It is when they are breeding that African Penguins are at their most endearing.

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Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 222

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. Another advantage to ballistic food transport is that the fruit seeds are protected from damage when they are swallowed whole. Now pairs of hornbills feed outside this correspondent’s window”.

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Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 130

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

.” Another study cited in “Wired” states that “For The Green Wood Hoopoe , Middle-Aged Motherhood Is Best”, providing the rationale that “females that attempt to start breeding early in life have a very high mortality rate.” Thanks for pointing it out though.

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South Africa Niger Birds Mice 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2017

Though they weight less than two ounces, Least Terns migrate from South America to the West, East, and Gulf Coast to breed on dunes or flat gravel roofs (there are also populations in the middle of the United States). Three weeks later and the chicks will hatch, running around barely three days later.

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South America United States Protection Pelicans 103

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

However, in this post, I’d like to lay out the basic numbers as we pretend to know them about overall bird mortality, human related causes of mortality, and somewhere in there I’ll note that the number of birds that are killed by windmills is so small that it says “zero” on my pie chart. So keep that in mind.

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Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

Maybe those should be protected too? Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird.

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Birds Iraq China Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As such, I am delighted to see them receive protection. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter is that federal listing has been an unprecedented success in saving threatened species in a way that localized efforts and appeals to voluntary human restraint simply have not. Naturally, not everyone is equally delighted.

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Nevada Endangered Species Montana Humane 161

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It is also native to Japan, where it is protected and protectively studied to the point where Slaght had trouble getting any information.). There is a survival lesson here to, for both owls and humans, and I’ll leave that vague, so you won’t be ‘spoiled.’ ’ I still have two questions to answer.

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Owls Russia Fish Research 139

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2017

I was on a workshop field trip, learning about marine protected areas as my group snorkeled on one of the area’s famous coral reefs. Their populations have grown about 5% every year since 1966 , and their global breeding population is now larger than 120,000 birds. Still, they are sensitive to human disturbance.

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Pelicans Sharks Florida Groups 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

During the breeding season, adult males split from the flocks they normally live in and begin to advertise their availability to females by calling and performing body contortions. Females end up mating with several males laying eggs in as many nests as partners they can have during a breeding season. Featured Photo: Cody Hinchliff.

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Eggs South America Raised America 153

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This includes current research (up to about 2016, but mostly earlier) on how climate change and human change are affecting the birds’ ecology and behavior. Two sobering chapters on “Conservation” and “Climate Change” end the text section of the book, followed by a 36-page Bibliography and a detailed Index.

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Research Birds Hoarding Sweden 173

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Not sure why they spend time in Shanghai in winter when they could come here though, but then again, I usually do not understand most of the behavior of humans either. They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ).

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 225

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2011

The male bird has the “red cap&# more than the female during the breeding season and is believed to take less interest in the nesting. They both take responsibility protecting their young and remain in a family group for a period of time. You are most likely to come across a nest during July and August.

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Eggs Family Breeding Protection 164