10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

According to the British Trust for Ornithology’s BirdFacts website, “Although a small number of vagrant Red-breasted Geese from the declining arctic Siberian breeding population winter in Britain each year, the species is popular in wildfowl collections and many birds are of captive origin.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

His collection was impressive and overwhelmingly illegal so he will remain unnamed too. The antwren had been elevated to species level and Hilton is just a sucker for anything Paulista, and besides, who needs a reason to go birding? We were introduced to a local specialist, but this gentleman turned out to be interested in caged birds.

Birds 241

Birds Mozambique Zimbabwe Mammals 241

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

It’s a very mixed chapter. The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience.

New York City 164

New York City New York Birds Breeding 164

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

He roots the theft in the history of collecting bird skins, in the brief life history of Edwin Rist, in the secretive world of classic fly tying, and in his own efforts to follow up on a police investigation that got the man but not all of the loot. That’s pretty much the reaction of anybody hearing this for the first time.

Collecting 106

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 106

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. The only answer I can come up with is that they collect fees from those users and view them as their only source of revenue. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.

Fish 146

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 146

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2007

Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., Illinoisans breathed a collective sigh of relief. We relax and let out a sigh of relief, and just as we let our guard down, the wicked monster suddenly reemerges (from the flames or the lake or the bathtub or the earth itself) to kill again and again.

Horse Slaughter 40

Horse Slaughter Slaughter Slaughtered Horses 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

When not climbing, he collected species, and thus a number of birds are named after him. John Whitehead (1860-1899) was a British explorer who once a year starting in 1885 tried to climb Mount Kinabalu and finally succeeded in 1888, the first person to do so. Leave the bad jokes to me, please.

Birds 241

Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 241

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. Cases of illegal shooting are still reported (…in 2009 in the Danube Delta) and hunting is considered one of the main threats for the east Asian population.

Serbia 203

Serbia Montenegro Greece Bulgaria 203

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

He has smartly expanded on his article, giving us more about Lendrum’s boyhood and history with conservationists in southern Africa; falcon hunting and racing in the Middle East; the life of Detective Andy McWilliam, the British wildlife officer who investigated Lendrum; and a brief history of oology, the obsessive hobby of egg collecting.

Falcons 236

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 236

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Even collecting one piece after another, I didn’t manage to see the whole picture, but after a lot of effort, I collected enough pieces to ID the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler , only the first of a dozen that will be chock chock chocking from fruiting mulberries.

Greece 202

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 202

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

But every photo is clearly here for a reason, whether to show juvenile plumage or large egg clutches or illegal trapping (many of the images in the Challenges and Conservation chapter are from CABS, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter). Merriam-Webster, [link].

Woodpeckers 255

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

The reasons that these ten have been selected is to illustrate some of the myriad reasons that Africa’s birds are being driven to extinction; from commercial overfishing, powerline collisions, illegal trade, poisoning, traditional medicine usage, overgrazing and conversion of specialized habitats into agricultural land.

Endangered Species 209

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 209

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

By collecting all the material used in their books in their database HBW Alive– starting with Handbook of the Birds of the World and continuing with bird guides like this one–they are essentially creating a database of avian illustration which they can draw on for future publications. Lynx is taking a different approach.

Indonesia 142

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

” The website www.jwcpheasants.com seems to endorse polygamy for this species despite this being illegal in the USA for other animals such as humans. malayana had been collected. The site states that in captivity, “two hens can be paired with one male.” hardwickii and C.

Burma 217

Burma Birds Vietnam Laos 217

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2015

During this year’s competition, each team raised money for – and awareness of – the illegal trapping of migratory birds in Cyprus , a fitting cause for a race that celebrates the miracle of migration. Since 1974 it has been illegal to harvest birds there with mist-nets and limesticks.

Cyprus 259

Cyprus illegal Birds 259

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects uses stuff, redefined as ‘objects’, a term that gives an archival sheen to everyday items, to tell our collective history. I expected a picture book; I got a collection of essays! 32, 1887) and Egg collection (no. More seriously, entries on the Winchester shotgun (no.

Collecting 173

Collecting Mauritius Egypt Cyprus 173

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2020

Although there has been a split in the courts , “incidental take” has generally been considered within the scope of the MBTA, so harming or killing migratory birds has been illegal regardless of intent. During that time period approximately $105 million in fines and penalties were collected, mostly from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Industry 328

Industry Birds Laws Maryland 328

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2020

And especially when the event can be leveraged to promote conservation, birds, and help with the fight against the illegal bird trade? Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo is always tough and unreliable, we got collectively lucky when a local birder found one at Rincon de la Vieja , one of the better sites for this shy species in Costa Rica!

Costa Rica 232

Costa Rica 2020 Birds Morals 232

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2021

Although there has been a split in the courts , “incidental take” has generally been considered within the scope of the MBTA, so harming or killing migratory birds has been illegal regardless of intent. During that time period approximately $105 million in fines and penalties were collected, mostly from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Maryland 238

Maryland New York Birds New Jersey 238

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Its goal was to limit the greedy collecting of birds killed for the plume trade, the bird meat trade (as in the wholesale slaughter of the Passenger Pigeon), and for sport (again, the Passenger Pigeon and declining numbers of waterfowl).

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147