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. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. One may say so.

Elephants 184

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 184

Animal Ethics

JUNE 18, 2014

Our elected officials must recognize that beating elephants with bullhooks—heavy batons with a sharp metal hook on the end that can tear elephants’ skin—and whipping tigers until they cringe and cower, are ethically indefensible. June 16, 2014' Why is the United States lagging so far behind?

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Bullhook Paraguay 40

Animal Ethics

JUNE 20, 2014

and Barnum & Bailey are dedicated to providing the very best of care for all our animals, especially the Asian elephant. June 19, 2014 The writer is vice president, corporate communications, for Feld Entertainment, parent company of Ringling Bros. Despite the claims made in the letter, circuses like Ringling Bros.

Ringling Bros 40

Ringling Bros New York Times New York United States 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

There are five species of seal that have been recorded in the Ross Sea – Crabeater , Weddell , Leopard , Ross (first described during the James Clark Ross’s expedition) and Southern Elephant Seal. In October 2014, during a meeting in Hobart, Australia, the protection of this important region was once again blocked by China and Russia.

Russia 171

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 171

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A slightly more surprising threat for the vultures comes from elephants. Elephants destroy the trees the vultures live and nest in. Vultures, therefore, tend not to nest in areas with high elephant populations ( source ). Maybe the bird thinks this will drive the elephants away?

Elephants 147

Elephants Birds Congo Africa 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

2014), presents an authoritative framework for our understanding of and future work on bird phylogeny. Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). See Dr. In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. Open Jarvis et al.’s

Family 279

Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2019

Since Craig Robson’s “Birds of Thailand” (2002) is taxonomically outdated, the choice was Robson’s “Birds of South-East Asia” (the updated second, 2014 edition of the 2001 classic). Now, which field guide to pack? No one is visiting the first and it will remain so for a while at least.

Thailand 188

Thailand Zambia Birds Asia 188