10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Early research suggested that “Fragmented distributions and population bottlenecks due to human activities appear to have increased genetic differentiation among populations” (Leberg 1991).

Turkey 201

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 201

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. New moral vegetarianism, however, rests on moral arguments couched in terms of human welfare. It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Cattle 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Pafuri lies in the northernmost part of the Kruger National Park and is described as “some of the most potentially productive birding territory in South Africa” on the SANParks website. It is the heaviest among the rollers in Africa. ” (HBW).

Elephants 147

Elephants Birds Congo Africa 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction.

Endangered Species 187

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 187

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2022

That is an easy trick – capture a bird in a seemingly human pose, just to attract sympathy for the bird. Greater Flamingo (Cape Town, South Africa). Cattle Egret (Nanhui, China). Bela Lugosi is dead and no longer relevant. Another 25 exhibits of the Salon des Refuses in a later post. Great Hornbill (Hongbenghe, China).

China 211

China India South Africa Homelessness 211

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Below legal size for humans is still legal for pelicans. We are entering the mixed colony of 11 species ( Grey , Squacco , Purple and Black-crowned Night Herons ; Great , Little and, recently, Cattle Egrets ; Eurasian Spoonbill (below) and Glossy Ibis ; Pygmy and Great Cormorant ). Then, there was a herd of buffaloes.

Greece 192

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 192

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The way things should be is a very powerful motivating factor in human lives. The tigers keep wandering out of their reserve and taking cattle from nearby villages, taking what little these already poor people have. And therein my quarrel with those that oppose game hunting in Africa. A hungry child should be fed.

Tigers 171

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 171

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Duncan has been in Africa, sweeping all before him like a brush fire. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. South Africa. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 101