10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further. Smith and Donald A.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The number of people who hunt waterfowl in the US has declined since the mid 1990s. From the abstract of the study: Current waterfowl populations provide liberal hunting seasons, but waterfowl hunter numbers have declined since the mid–1990s. allowing access for duck hunting with a reduced bag limit, another ($30?)

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2012

The Sandhill Crane hunt in Kentucky is over for the season and only fifty birds were killed. While fifty dead birds is still fifty too many, it is better than the 400 that could have been killed under the rules of the hunting season.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources unanimously passed its sandhill crane hunting proposal. The public comment period on the Kentucky sandhill crane hunting proposal ends AUGUST 1 2011. Here are six top reasons to protest this hunt. The proposal now goes to the U.S. Please act now.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. Regular readers of this site might be able to think of a much discussed example, that of birding on National Wildlife Refuges versus hunting. she’s Texan.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Created by Congress in 1965, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was a bipartisan commitment to safeguard natural areas, water resources and our cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans. Photographs represent LWCF funded locations (click for large views). Future generations deserve nothing less.”

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2011

A panel of the Iowa legislature decided to ignore common sense, wildlife professionals, and Iowa’s own Natural Resources Commission and allow lead shot to be used for the new Mourning Dove hunting season. This decision is just plain dumb. Hat-tip to John.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

For example, hunting is not permitted in most NPS wilderness areas, but it is often allowed in wilderness areas managed by the other agencies. Wilderness areas are managed by one of four federal agencies: the Forest Service (FS); the National Park Service (NPS); the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Proposal: Creation of a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp A birder, wildlife watcher, photographer and non-hunter version of the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (aka Federal Duck Stamp). She says, “there’s just a cultural bias against anything related to hunting.”

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

The sighting suggests that for all its struggles with habitat loss and hunting, the species is still managing to reproduce. Fortunately, scientists now have proof that the bird, which lives only on two Samoan islands and is distantly related to the Dodo , isn’t yet extinct. Image of newly discovered juvenile Manumea by Moe Ulli).

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Man has to be thrifty with limited resources, which in my case are decent bird photos. Might have something to do with the fact that they were hunted here until quite recently). And indeed, birds are much more visible even in big Indian cities such as Delhi than they are in Shanghai.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

It's a documentary about an annual Japanese dolphin hunt that occurs in the village of Taiji. Here is a glowing review from Joel Reynolds with the Natural Resources Defense Council. Tags: oceans dolphin hunt Japan hunting. It's gruesome, bloody and disturbing. It has just been screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ). The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. of its hunts are successful. Back to birds.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 12, 2008

You can find his recent post on the current state of whale hunting here. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and the web of life. Andrew Revkin writes the Dot Earth blog for the New York Times.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2020

As it learns to hunt and live on its own, the young bird has taken up residence in a tree right in front of the farm. It’s such a great resource, I can go over woodcreeper songs, test myself to see which vocalizations I still remember from the ridiculously diverse rainforests of Tambopata, Peru. And it also has a cool name.

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MARCH 15, 2016

Accordingly, FWS manages with conservation as its primary priority and compatible wildlife-dependent recreation (hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, environmental education and interpretation) as a secondary priority. And more than 200 n on-profits support individual refuges with additional private resources.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Even so, despite the pressures on land and resources that stem from two million plus people, green space perseveres. Ranging across a large swath of the northern evergreen zone, they spend their summers hunting small birds from Canada to Scandinavia and on east to the shores of the Bering Sea.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2017

I had never seen this species of kite before, but Guhin explained that they often hunted in the natural acres of the reserve. Peering through my binoculars, I saw a white bird with black spots on the undersides of the wings. Guhin knew without binoculars, “ White-tailed Kite ,” she identified. Life-bird for me!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. It’s constructed in three acts: Home, Festival, Hunting. Aisholpan will not be considered a true Eagle Hunter till she successfully hunts.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2012

This will be an all-out effort, drawing in any other conservationists and field-workers active in the area, to widen the search using all available resources. Aviculturalists may provide another way to help bring Edwards’s Pheasant back from the brink; birds they already hold in captive collections could serve a vital role.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

I suspect they also want to prove the superiority of their favorite park (which they emphasize is a natural park, not a designed one like Central and Prospect), and perhaps lay the groundwork for more resources and attract more birders. This is a project that clearly spanned decades. It’s a very mixed chapter.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2012

The very first multi-media resource for leaning birds were birds. I’ll do a fuller review of iPad based birding resources some time over the next few weeks. We are seeing the beginnings of a mass extinction in birder’s resources and at the same time the rise of new species. They are not all created equal.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

These Blasts From The Past American Seabirds Thrown a Lifeline Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere Breeding Site of Large-billed Reed-Warbler Found Queens Christmas Bird Count IATB #137 Deadline About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat. The very least that one could do is opt to have only one child, which will minimize the pressures and demands on the natural resource base. In the Far East they keep birds of prey which they use to capture other animals such as foxes and rabbits. It is quite simple.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Frigatebirds are known for their piracy, but they actually get most of their food from hunting flying fish far out to sea, a fact determined by studies utilizing GPS trackers, heart-rate monitors, and accelerometers, all attached to the bird. Instead, the studies Brooke summarizes and other resources are listed in an extensive Notes section.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2021

There is a mushroom hunting expedition in Anna Karenina, Tolstoy’s use of a popular Russian pastime. The Introduction also reviews what a mushroom is, the basics of mushroom identification, mushroom naming issues, geographic distribution, additional resources, the importance of mushrooms to our ecology, and edibility.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2012

It’s an amazing resource and relatively easy for me, particularly as eBird reviewer for the state, to enter these sightings one by one into eBird where they’ll live in the internet for ever and ever. The last couple years have certainly been a fun time to be birding around here.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

The 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , p.36, And, then there will be the days when I will be happy to know I’m part of a community and a part of a very specific history. ——————– *U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The survey is done every five years.

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Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

But if you're on the outside, and you're hostile to the idea of respecting the natural lives of sentient nonhumans and you see them only as resources to be managed, might you have a similar idea? Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animal rights is.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Its currency is ideas, and though it is those who act—those who write letters, circulate petitions, demonstrate, lobby, disrupt a fox hunt, refuse to dissect an animal or to use one in "practice surgery," or are active in other ways—though these are the persons who make a mark on a day-to-day basis, history shows that ideas do make a difference.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birders who embark on a big year often dedicate a significant amount of time, effort, and resources to travel to different habitats, explore various locations, and encounter a wide range of bird species. Additionally, many birding apps and online resources also provide valuable information and digital field guides for bird identification.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. The concluding chapter offers a mix of resource materials and finding aids.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network. 12 Responses to “Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?&# Nonizamboni Mar 3rd, 2011 at 4:06 pm Amazing capture! Really nice!

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