10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2022

In a nationwide survey in 2005, the Australian public rated the common myna as the most significant pest, beating contenders such as the cane toad, the European rabbit, and feral cat ( source ).

Australia 194

Australia Birds Feral Cats Kangaroos 194

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

It was advisable to remove them at night, to keep them calm, to establish immediately a feeding board on which they would be fed chopped beef and egg to start, then fresh birds, rabbit or squirrel. Between 1974 and 2005, more than 7000 young Peregrines were hacked in the United States and Canada. And grow they did.

Falcons 178

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 178

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

In December 2005 a 50-foot, 50-ton, female humpback whale got tangled in crab lines and was in danger of drowning. He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited. Over the years Jethro approached rabbits as if they should be his friends, but they usually fled. A Grateful Whale. Jethro the dog.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Once you start down such a rabbit-hole it is difficult to stop the plunge into full on data-nerd mode. Who has seen the most Green Herons at one time? Painted Buntings ? Gyrfalcons ? What is the most of any one species that has ever been reported at one time? And how reliable is this data? The most Green Herons ever reported is 3,000.

Birds 166

Birds Louisiana Nicaragua Blackbirds 166