10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. This is big, global-level stuff with amazing findings but worrisome data. Weidensaul, master nature writer, understands that the best way to communicate “big stuff” (my words, not his!) birding tour company.

Cyprus 246

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics. The proposal from U.S.

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2020

This boldness isn’t restricted to exchanges with other grouse, either: in some locales, members of this circumpolar family are astonishingly foolhardy around humans. But there’s at least one night on the Scottish calendar when the grouse enjoys a reprieve, at least from human appetites.

Sheep 191

Sheep Branding Ireland Fowl 191

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. This plain used to be little affected by humans, being grazed by just a few cattle, goats and camels.

Endangered Species 184

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 184

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

annually) was detected in the Baltic Sea, with counts in 2007-2009 putting the wintering population at c. The Common Pochard is not just a scarce breeding bird, but the second most numerous wintering duck in Serbia and it will be a hard battle to protect it against the strong hunting lobby. 373,000 individuals, down from c.

Serbia 199

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 199

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

For example, Carl Cohen, who has argued at length that animals don’t have rights, admits: If animals feel pain (and certainly mammals do,), we humans surely ought cause no pain to them that cannot be justified. The study was published in the December 2007 issue of the Public Library of Science’s journal PLOS Medicine.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

There is also a third element, only hinted at in the opening–the environmental and scientific necessity of gathering this data to document the importance of keeping the Pacific Northwest waters healthy and uncontaminated by human elements. Fox does an excellent job balancing these three elements, keeping the emphasis on the birds.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

According to Wikipedia : Alligators are capable of killing humans, but are generally wary enough not to see them as a potential prey. Alligators are often less aggressive towards humans than large crocodile species, a few of which (mainly the Nile and Saltwater Crocodiles) may prey on humans with some regularity.

Alligators 166

Alligators Reptiles New York City Florida 166

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

The school is best known for producing Latin American officers who have committed major human rights abuses, including military coups. (5) 3) George W. Romeo Vasquez, who led it, is an alumnus of the United States' School of the Americas (renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation).

Honduras 100

Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100