10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2021

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 presents information on all species reported to breed in the study period (2013 to 2017) and some with more uncertain breeding status. Clearly, European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 is primarily intended for scientists and policy makers to protect and save these species, but how about an ordinary birder?

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Europe Breeding Denmark Birds 264

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AUGUST 13, 2014

An unknown number of adult tricolors is shot each fall due to their similarity in appearance to red-wings, as red-wings are exempted from protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and are legally shot each fall as they feed on ripening rice.” See Birdchick’s post here.

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Blackbirds California 2014 2013 190

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection. Finally – the Seabirds. In the End – Where am I in This Story?

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 179

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Together with Cedar Point and West Sister Island, which are both managed by the staff at Ottaway, a total of over 9,000 acres of prime habitat on the south shore of Lake Erie are protected. Thanks to the folks at the symposium for having me and I’ll see you all in 2013! … a.

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Wildlife Ohio 2013 Boston 207

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

When I was first learning to bird in the summer of 2013, I spent a summer living with my fiance in Virginia Beach. Little seemed to have changed, other than a brand new LEED-certified environmental center that had been built near the terminus of the protected area. A view of low-tide.

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Virginia Branding 2013 Blackbirds 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Out of these 136 bird species, 108 are strictly protected and further 28 protected by Serbian legislation. Considering the number of species, but also habitats of international conservation concern, protection of this area and its biodiversity is clearly an issue of wider European and not merely local significance.

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Serbia Protection Eagles Ducks 175

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2019

For example, a developer could set aside land for protection within the project (“on-site mitigation”). Or it might opt to offset habitat losses by purchasing and protecting habitat elsewhere (“off-site mitigation”). That would theoretically result in “no net loss” of habitat.

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San Antonio Endangered Species Texas Austin 124

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

India, February 2013. Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low. Only in protected areas in southern and central India (e.g. I am camping in the dry-deciduous jungle in eastern Maharashtra, near the geographic heart of India. It is February and evenings are cold. Against snakes,” he said.

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Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 244

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2014

I participated on the first edition of this event in 2013 as a support member for the South African team. During the 2013 World Birding Rally Challenge in Northern Peru, local communities embraced the idea in ways that exceeded expectations. This time however, I am a lead member of a participating team. Ochre-fronted Antpitta.

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Peru United Kingdom 2013 South Africa 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. 212) who trap, follow, and analyze the migration paths of Snowy Owls, a project founded in 2013, the magic year of the Snowy Owl irruption. Author Scott Weidensaul and a Snow Owl.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 258

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2020

A Mangrove Rail called continuously for about twenty minutes from within the protective cover of the mangrove. More relaxed than I had ever witnessed – and this patch is one of my fondest, I’ve birded there numerous times since I was introduced to the area in 2013.

Trinidad 240

Trinidad Pelicans Humane Fish 240

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. And it gave me a hope.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 192

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2019

An errant Cuckoo that spent the summer near my home in 2013 helped reignite my passion for birding, before, presumably, it returned to warmer climes. We all want to introduce more birders to our areas, in the hope of producing positive pressure towards ecotourism and habitat protection.

Squirrels 113

Squirrels Birds Mexico 2013 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2014

By both Serbian legislation and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected species. In December 2013, we already had 2200 birds. Since the roosts of Pygmy Cormorants should receive official protection, how bright is the future? Four fifths were gone!

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Serbia Protection Legislation Europe 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Fortunately, naturalists can still observe this species quite readily at the Linhares Reserve (it harbors the largest wild population by far) in northern Espirito Santo, a 22,000 hectacre preserve that protects a piece of secondary lowland forest.

Brazil 222

Brazil California Condor Parrots Texas 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

A hero of the Rip Van Winkle Rod & Gun Club is – no doubt – Bob Aronsohn, who lives in Kansas and in December 2013 celebrated killing his 150,000th crow. What I want to know is: a hundred feet away, how can these people tell the difference between a crow and a raven, which is a protected species?”

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Killing Slaughter Slaughtered Animal Abuse 272

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Eventually everyone made it to their computer, and created the Summer of 2013 Rehabber’s Wish List: Money. Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? No one wished for diamonds, fast cars, or penthouse apartments. I’d wish for respect for what we do.”.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 251

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2013

Fortunately, forward-thinkers prevailed, the site is now protected as a Ramsar Wetland , and the hunting of Scarlet Ibis has become a social taboo. Hunting of Scarlet Ibis for their feathers as well as drainage of portions of the swamp for rice harvesting was, at one time, putting what is now a major tourist destination in jeopardy.

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Trinidad Spain Cooking Hunting 194

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

… This post was written in my capacity as an “Official Blogger” at the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium which is like being President of the United States except without Secret Service protection and the ability to drop bombs on people you don’t like. Thanks to the folks at the symposium for having me and I’ll see you all in 2013! …

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Ohio Birds 2013 Massachusetts 182

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2020

Even though a 2013 petition by the Royal Society of Protection of Birds failed to convince the Scottish parliament to make it official, the campaign to make the Golden Eagle Scotland’s national bird continues.

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Eagles Lions Hunting Lamb 163

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The three Chengdu Pambassadors will participate in the “Global Panda Conservation Tour” in 2013, where the Pambassadors will travel the globe visiting pandas in 11 countries and initiate local activities to raise awareness for endangered animal protection.

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Pandas Animal Protection 2013 Bears 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The three authors have brought diverse talents to this project, which, they tell us, started in 2013. The book itself is nicely sized, a little too big for all but the largest pocket but perfect for a daypack. It’s a book perfectly made for breeding bird surveying. Interestingly, two of them work in the field of professional tracking.

Eggs 241

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 241

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2013

Since 1776 it has been protected land and the biodiversity there speaks volumes to what nearly 250 years of conservation can do. But I think that UNESCO explains things better than I can : The Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve is on record as the oldest legally protected forest reserve geared specifically towards a conservation purpose.

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Trinidad Birds Venezuela Protection 198

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Even among the protected areas of Serbia, the Iron Gates National Park (in Serbian: Djerdap) stands out as better preserved. Keep in mind that the special nature reserves (dark green on the park map) enjoy the highest level of protection and are off limits to visitors (possible only with research permits issued by the park authorities).

Serbia 195

Serbia Turtles Birds Eagles 195

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2012

A UK government department had announced funding for a research project into the ‘Management of Buzzards to Protect Pheasant poults’ (poults are young Pheasants being reared specifically to be released for shooting). In the 21st century this is truly outrageous. … a.

Industry 199

Industry Research Raised Killing 199

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2014

Surveys during the summer of 2013 found that many of the beaches of Breezy Point and the northeastern shore of Staten Island had many small plants scattered along the beach. The Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA) is working with managers of the beaches to make sure that the plants are controlled and the threat is reduced.

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New Jersey New York New York City Japan 170

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

February 2013. The tropical dry deciduous jungle, or “jungle”, however you see it, covers almost 90% of 600 km2 (230 mi2) of this protected area. In front of us, in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve one wild Grey Junglefowl runs across the road. It is one of the ancestors of domestic fowl. Good to know.

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Tigers Boars India Chickens 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” An organization that used to have staff willing to face armed opposition is now afraid of keyboard commandos writing mean things on a Facebook wall.

Feral Cats 272

Feral Cats Trap Neuter Return Tnr Extremist 272

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

Here are three excellent but very different children’s books I enjoyed this year (two were published in 2013, one in 2011). Meanwhile, forts were built to protect the island from invaders, war broke out between Spain and the United States, and the island became a U.S. Lee & Low Books, October 2013.

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Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 240

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

This equates to a loss of US$126 million in gross revenue and from 42,500 to 80,900 fewer hectares of wetland and upland hectares protected. Andy Raedeke, one of the paper’s co-authors has suggested having a stamp with a base price (say $20) for National Wildlife Refuge and Wildlife Protection Area efforts, another ($25?) Vrtiska, M.,

Ducks 221

Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2014

It preserves habitat, protects wildlife. According to the latest (2013) report by the U.S. The National Wildlife Refuge system is one of America’s greatest treasures. and provides diverse nature experiences for visitors from around the world.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunting Fish 228

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2019

Since this was written in 2013, “the Forest Owlet population was in 2015 estimated by Birdlife International at less than 250. A survey in 2011 in non-protected areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh confirmed the presence of the species at two locations. It is thought that this owl has always been rare.

India 185

India Owls Tigers Cows 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2014

They were protecting the last three pairs that were left in West Germany from egg thieves! There still is a remnant population of a little more than 100 pairs (110-117 in 2013, essentially restricted to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) in the North-East of the country which is connected to the large and rather healthy Polish population.

Eagles 169

Eagles Germany Breeding Hunting 169

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Although it looked promising in 2013 there were once again no Pied Oystercatchers that survived from these sixteen pairs. Pied Oystercatcher shading and protecting its chick. There was only one that survived to fledge in 2010, two in 2011 and two in 2012.

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Breeding Eggs 2011 2008 134

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Vegetation is a key ingredient, and Klem cites a 2013 study that found “bird strikes were correlated positively to window area and negatively to development. The more glass, the more bird kills. A greater number of buildings in a concentrated area without intervening green space results in fewer birds and fewer killed.”

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 260

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Attention is also paid in several chapters to cowbird parasitism, which species have protective measures against the egg dumping and which species are susceptible. Brown-headed Cowbird itself gets its own section in the Blackbirds and Orioles chapter. Northern Flicker eggs in nest and nestlings.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2013

I heard some sounds coming from a mangrove bush and we discovered a Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo that appeared to have been raised by a protective Dusky Gerygone. Due to the fact we currently have Cyclone Christine battering our coast I am hoping something may get blown off course that is not already on my 2013 list !

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Ducks Birds Parrots 2013 154