10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2020
It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret. 2019), and now this book.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2023
Shockingly, the Ashy-throated Parrotbill apparently is a species heavily hunted for bird fighting in Guizhou Province, China ( source ). If being hunted by evil humans was not enough, Ashy-throated Parrotbills are also hosts of the parasitic Common Cuckoo. Shame on the researchers. The Latin name scouleri is derived from Prof.
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Critter News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
While I'm not a fan of using animal hearts for transplants, I'm far more sympathetic to that than to simply using their parts for human vanity consumption. But the seal industry doesn't care. They'll exploit anything to try to save their barbaric trade and, if they can use guilt, even better. Excerpted from the Chronicle-Herald.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2022
Apologies – I have not taken my anti-cynicism medication for a while now, and it starts to show). .” This sparrow does not want to hear it has a beautiful soul. It would love to be called beautiful, sexy and glamorous though. The photo shows a male – the female has some chestnut parts as well.
10,000 Birds
JULY 27, 2012
She was tired, thin, and had several medical issues. She taught them how to hunt, and when they were released in the fall she stayed on her perch, dozing in the sun. The naturalist got out of his car, picked her up, took the tape off her legs, and took her to a local zoo. to find out her actual age.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 20, 2011
The medical field has expanded use of dogs from assisting the hard of hearing and the physically challenged to predicting blood sugar crashes, detecting oncoming seizures and sniffing out disease. Premieres Monday, February 21 at 8PM ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2017
Most arguments for conserving a species focus on things that we can measure in dollar amounts, such as ecotourism, medical benefits, etc. Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. 1999, Holt et al.
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