10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

A lot of this material is in her earlier book, Condors in Canyon Country, published by the Grand Canyon Association in 2007, now out-of-print (though available used). 49-50) She is also adept at writing about conservation’s larger context in terms of its history, public policy struggles, and the science behind species re-introduction.

California Condor 172

California Condor Falcons California Birds 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

In 2007 I was working in a university building that was just begging for bird feeders. Dead birds are a part of the life of a birder, a feeder of birds, and of bird science. But I think the title says it all and will warn away anyone who gets upset by descriptions or images of dead or injured birds. Did the model work?

New York City 250

New York City Birds Illinois Science 250

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman. He received a B.A. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and a Ph.D.

Birds 114

Birds North America Breeding America 114

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s very hard to organize the many ways in which human beings relate to avian beings into comprehensible text. He started working on Birds and People in January 2007, according to the book’s web site, and the project ultimately took six years. A few words about the back of the book material.

Birds 208

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 208

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

More than 150 bird species are known to have become extinct over the past 500 years, and many more are estimated to have been driven to extinction before they became known to science. This plain used to be little affected by humans, being grazed by just a few cattle, goats and camels.

Endangered Species 185

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 185

Critter News

JULY 7, 2009

Welfare groups are calling for an urgent public debate on animal testing amid claims millions of creatures are being killed or maimed every year in Australia in the name of science.

Medical Research 100

Medical Research Animal Research Medical Animal 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human. Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. Some are cute, some are dignified (and royal!).

Penguins 194

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 194