10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%. Even worse is the situation with Forest Elephants Loxodonta cyclotis of jungles of Central and West Africa. One may say so. I say they were butchered, face-off.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2011
It is not an encyclopedia, though it does summarize research, explain basic concepts, and ends with a section on bird statistics. It is a fascinating book that teaches while it entertains, that offers research-informed arguments for bird protection and conservation in the guise of vibrant design. Princeton University Press, 2011.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
By Julie • March 14, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Not sure what that is.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2021
I am particularly happy to see that the bird communication section includes recent research on singing female birds. Bald Eagle, for example, is still said to be “formerly more widespread” though the range map shows expansion. Press, 2011, cited as “RTP to Paul Brooks, March 6, 1945, Peterson Institute.”
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 13, 2012
Development, conservation, and climate change have affected bird distribution in good ways (a record 282 Bald Eagles found on the January 2009 official count!) Of course, these are stories of over 460 species, condensed and informed by research gleaned from ornithological literature dating back to 1869. Should you buy this book?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
Many robins, eagles and finches later, he ended up at university studying various biology things and wrote a thesis on vertebrate biogeography in southern African forests. While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.
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