10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2023

This particular nest site is the furthest back from the beach during this time period and the individually marked male Pied Oystercatcher “A1” has been attempting to breed here since 2008. This rocky area high up beyond the beach sand offers great camouflage and protection. I suppose they know me!

Eggs 130

Eggs Australia Protection Breeding 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World states that “disturbance by local people, tourists, and egg and zoo collectors has similarly reduced the colonies, and more protection is vital”. The individual I am pictured holding ( above ) was a friendly bird that (rather like a dog) seemed happy to be handled.

Morocco 230

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 230

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. The early threats of guano harvesting and egg collecting have been replaced by the more ominous threats of oil pollution and overfishing of their favorite food source – pilchards. Cape Gulls are the single most devastating avian predator of young penguins and eggs.

Penguins 220

Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 220

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

People who study pigs say they are as intelligent as a 3-year-old child, smarter even than the dogs we share our homes with. Would anyone in this day and age dare to say that we cannot presume to know a dog’s mind, that a dog cannot tell us if it is happy or sad, frustrated, lonely or bored? BOBBIE MULLINS Norfolk, Va.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Gestation Crates Gestation 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The Achiever’s survey voyages took place from 2005 to 2008; the goal was to collect baseline data on sea mammals and marine birds. She’s described conservation successes in detail–the Bald Eagle, the Short-tailed Albatross, now protected in Japan. ” There are amazing stories here.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100