10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2012

The objective wasn’t even birds, it was fur seals. My brother is in town for a few days so I decided to take him to Red Rocks on Wellington’s South Coast to look at the seal haul out. The day was sunny and calm (a novelty), and the time of year is right for seals. Which brings us to yesterday.

Seals 161

Seals New Zealand Fur Marine Life 161

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

But most important, they are beginning to starve, because the sea ice they depend on for hunting seals, their main food, is melting at a very rapid rate because of global warming. 7, 2008 The writer is director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Eric Chivian Boston, Jan. Storm Chester, Vt.,

New York Times 40

New York Times Polar Bears New York Bears 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. There is still a lot of work to be done in this area. There is also a lot of work that needs to be done for the conservation of frogs.

Reptiles 190

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 190

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. Today, there are more than 3,000 birds at this accessible colony and they are protected by fences and stiff fines for human disturbance. Sharks, Cape Fur Seals and even Killer Whales will prey on them in the ocean.

Penguins 226

Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 226