Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Boone Pickens said {November 18} that she would create a refuge for wild horses, after the federal agency that manages them said it might have to kill some to control the herds and protect the Western range. Horses that are too old or not adoptable by the public are sent to long-term holding facilities.

Horses 100

Horses Euthanasia Texas Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

In spite of this New Zealand does have an iconic family of birds that has served as an emblem for the country for over a century, the kiwi. The name became applied to the people of New Zealand during the First World War (until then they had been called En Zeds, Maorilanders or Fernleaves!). Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

New Zealand 165

New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 165

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Bosnian birders often bitterly joke that the only truly protected reserves in the country are minefields. A few days after my trip, a news item in the local media attracted my attention: near Sarajevo, a father and a son got killed while cutting firewood in a minefield. Hence, I had to adopt a new one.

Bosnia 178

Bosnia Croatia Herzegovina Slovenia 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Jochen: I like that name and I might just have to adopt it. Share Your Thoughts « Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. So I switched to “Rubbery&#.

Ducks 148

Ducks 2011 New York New York City 148

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. • Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or

2011 217

2011 Deer India New York 217

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

” This illustration from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (July 1875), drawn by Smith Bennett, is included in both The Passenger Pigeon and A Message From Martha. ” (I love that term, and may adopt it for future use.) Or the absence of legal protection. It is the vision that counts!(To

2014 166

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Of the Central Flyway states, Nebraska alone holds out in protecting the cranes, having proven by its longstanding Festival of the Cranes in Kearney that a crane is worth infinitely more alive and purring in the sky with its family than thudding, broken and bleeding, into a cornfield. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

2011 263

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 263

Critter News

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

These laws would make a dramatic difference in keeping offenders away from potential new victims by allowing animal shelters and humane societies to more thoroughly screen potential adopters-and by alerting the public to their whereabouts.

ALDF 100

ALDF Animal Abuse Animal Legal Defense Fund Legislation 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. • Explore These Related Posts World Wetlands Day on the Highveld Bush Stone Curlews.Or The proposal from U.S.

2011 191

2011 Deer Africa Peru 191

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

After two years of heated debate on how to protect animal welfare without scuppering scientific research, the new limits, updating regulations from 1986, were adopted by the European Parliament despite objections from Green MEPs.

Apes 100

Apes Animal Research Research Primates 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

By building nests out over the swamp, the birds benefit from the protection offered by the alligators in deterring predators such as raccoons and snakes. The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

2011 122

2011 Alligators Florida Deer 122