10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

A few dead birds were collected by authorities and sent to a laboratory for investigation. The Blackbird die-off that was observed in north-west Baden-Württemberg, neighbouring parts of Rheinland-Pfalz and southern Hessen in 2011 was caused by the Usutu Virus. The Usutu Virus’ origins are in Africa south of the Sahara.

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 161

Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

July 8, 2011 – In a groundbreaking move that should result in the greatest advancement for farmed animals in U.S. history, the United Egg Producers (UEP) has agreed to support national legislation that will, upon enactment, improve the welfare of all laying hens in the nation.

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Welfare Farm Sanctuary Battery Cages Factory Farm 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The second edition, with the slightly different title Birds of Trinidad & Tobago , was published in London in 2011. The 2011 edition of the Kenefick book, the one with the green-bordered cover, can also be purchased through Buteo Books, the Book Depository and a couple of other online booksellers. by Martyn Kenefick, Robin L.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 207

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. In 2012, the Hindustani Times claimed that from January 2011 to June 2012, a further 9 tigers were killed in the Tadoba buffer zone. Finally, the shores of the Telia lie in front of us.

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Tigers India Killing 2012 253

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

All of them were on the route of the Triathlon Hawks, our Swarovski Optik-sponsored team competing in the Carbon Footprint category of the 2011 World Series of Birding. Any birder who has ever visited Cape May and many who have not will recognize these place names that are iconic in the birding world.

New Jersey 162

New Jersey Bald Eagle Birds United States 162

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. In a manner that’s Malcolm Gladwell meets Freakonomics, which is the fascinating part, Herzog investigates our beliefs and actions regarding nonhuman animals (anthrozoology).

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Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

The good news is that Kirtland’s Warbler numbers are up, 1,828 singing males counted in the 2011 census. Less than 200 singing males were found in the 1987 census, and this was 20 years after it had been placed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 241

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Their current population stands at more than 150 birds (I have no recent population estimate, but there were 129 in 2012, up from 100 in 2011), and they are spreading slowly but consistently. Their ecology in Germany is being investigated, but the results have so far been inconclusive. It seems they’ve come to stay.

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Germany Birds 2000 South America 255

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

It is, rather, determined by its correct learning of the song as it is sung locally by members of its species, plus other non-genetic factors we will not investigate today. Published online before print March 21, 2011, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1012941108 1012941108 PNAS March 21, 2011. Proc Biol Sci.

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Zebras Birds Humane Raised 261

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Over the course of nearly 15 years, James Paruk of the Biodiversity Research Institute and his colleagues used a combination of methods to investigate winter site fidelity at four locations across North America and found that birds had an 85% chance of returning to a site in subsequent years. Here’s one of the maps from that paper: *FIGURE 1.

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Humane Eagles Investigation Research 217

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2020

So, “glen” is easy enough, but unless you’re well versed in Scots Gaelic toponyms, decoding the names of the many “Glen-” whiskies out there in full requires a bit more investigation.

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Geese Ireland Branding 2016 159