10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

inhabitants per km², mainly livestock farmers. Draped in dense forests of black pine, beech, fir, spruce and Scot’s pine, this is one of the least populated areas of Greece, with merely 0.47 At the edge of the forest, above the road, a Roe Deer swiftly disappears between trees.

Bears 267

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 267

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

The island was first a Maori fortress to be retreated to from the mainland, then a camp for internees during the war and a quarantine station for people and livestock. In 2009 the island as returned to the local iwi (tribe), but it is still managed by the Department of Conservation.

Penguins 165

Penguins Parrots New Zealand Seals 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

They’re all named for livestock. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of May 2009? It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2008?

Cows 141

Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 141

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization's own report entitled Livestock's Long Shadow : "The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global.

Lacto-Ovo 40

Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Vegan Veal 40