10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
They are also popular in the pet trade and as an adornment for ladies hats, the millinery trade being pretty devastating to many of North America’s flashiest birds. But pets and hats couldn’t have devastated an entire population of millions of birds in such a short time over such a vast area, could they?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2016
pets) that roam out-of-doors; At least 500 milllion birds are killed by cats each year (but the number is probably higher, maybe twice that or more); Cat feces, via which a dangerous parasite is distributed, amount to 1.2 million metric tons per year in the United States alone; and.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2022
If you are afraid of spiders, you might want to get a pet Streaked Spiderhunter. The birds forage in flocks and members are believed to stay on nearby if one is killed, according to the Lothas, they will wait to be killed and the hunter would soon see people around him die in quick succession one after another.” I am only joking!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2015
I spent a lot of time with Efe Pygmy hunters in the deep forest, and I spent a certain amount of time either entirely alone or with only one other researcher, this or that American. But in the absence of Efe Pygmy hunters, we ran into ground mammals much more frequently, and not because we were doing a better job of sneaking around.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2015
There was a time when our domestic pets were treated like objects. Wild birds are biologic organisms just as we and our domestic pets are. It is hard to be apathetic when you see for yourself a majestic eagle dying of lead poisoning from the fragments of a lead bullet or lead sinker, both still in use today.
10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2022
If you live in Australia, do not even think of getting this bird as a pet, as “99.99% of these Galahs sold in Australian markets are trapped from the wild” (source). On the other hand, the Black Kite is a raptor not known for integrity – Black Kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge ( source ).
Critter News
DECEMBER 9, 2009
Our members are pet owners, dog and cat clubs, obedience clubs and rescue groups as well as breeders, trainers, veterinarians, research scientists, farmers, fishermen, hunters and wildlife biologists. The membership roster of NAIA includes some of America's most respected animal professionals, advocates and enthusiasts.
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