10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

Normally students on spring break wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from the bright tropical sun in some place like Cancun. She wore sunglasses to protect herself from going snow blind. Three steps later my right foot broke through and I was up to my thigh in snow. The crust held her so I, dummy that I am, followed.

Oregon 162

Oregon Birds 2007 Protection 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . million hectares in 2007. What makes Ghana so special?

Ghana 189

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

On the contrary, if you are a traveling birder, you might just find your next birding destination right here on 10,000 Birds. PIP is situated right on a beautiful lake -- the place to be when its hot! Wicked, right? So, just because I’m being lazy, this does not mean that these posts will be of no use to you!

Portugal 169

Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 169

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

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

I spotted a Eurasian Wigeon amongst the American Wigeon right out of the gate, but that wasn’t the best sighting of the day. Larry wanted to share his passion for birds and conservation and hatched The Birders Report in September of 2007. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S. Hat-tip to Stella.

Wildlife 155

Wildlife 2011 Sacramento Jordan 155

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Cuban Black Hawk, split in 2007 from Common Black Hawk! Rather than painting all bird images to face the same direction, as is customary in many field guides, the Navarro combines images of the bird looking left, right, up, even right at you, the sums of the images creating compositions of diagonal lines, circles, and mirror images.

Cuba 225

Cuba Birds United States 2000 225

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. Safari participants also used two other field guides: Robert’s Bird Guide by Hugh Chittendon (John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 2007) and Newman’s Birds of South Africa by Kenneth Newman and Vanessa Newman, commemorative 10th ed.

South Africa 252

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 252

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

Rueppell’s (facing left) and White-backed (three birds facing right) Vultures have worryingly leapt two categories from Near-Threatened to Endangered. An adult (left) and subadult (right) White-backed Vulture with full crops after feeding on the remains of a Lion kill, Ndutu, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 184

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 184

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Dominican Republic 181

Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 181

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 20, 2007

12): While this is a step in the right direction toward reducing the animal abuse inherent in all factory farming (from the chicken’s point of view), it’s still a long way from what nature intended. To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. Jean Bettanny Port Townsend, Wash.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Battery Cages Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Panama 200

Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

With the arrival of twins to add to his existing two kids in 2007 he grabbed the opportunity to bring some life changes. Wicked, right? About the Author Alan With a high flying career in business management Alan Tilmouth was once described as an irruptive birder. Business sold, he is now a full-time dad, birder, and blogger.

2011 150

2011 Deer Fish New York 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Some ornithologists strive for synthesis (see, for example, Gerald Mayr’s 2007 paper Avian higher-level phylogeny: well-supported clades and what we can learn from a phylogenetic analysis of 2954 morphological characters ), and I believe it’s in this approach that the future lies. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S.

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view. 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. Cohen, The Animal Rights Debate , p.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40