10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2015

The Common Buzzards , for example, who usually hunt by circling high above the landscape, will hover in kestrel fashion much more frequently. The kestrels , on the other hand, will more frequently hunt from low perches. But of course the mammalian meat eaters will be happy too and reproducing like there’s no tomorrow.

Fox 164

Fox Rodents Gophers Germany 164

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

They are also hunted. Wolf Lichen is rich in toxic vulpinic acid and in the old days was boiled up with meat and used to poison wolves. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. Owls are in danger from the usual threats–habitat destruction, climate change, human intrusion.

Owls 220

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 220

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

To the Editor: In “ Hunting Deer With My Flintlock ” (Op-Ed, Dec. He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. He says meat tastes more precious when you’ve watched it die. Who wiped out the wolves and mountain lions? 26, 2011

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Mountain Lions Deer 40