10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2013

Name-calling and charges of agenda-promoting ensued. Raising money? The possibilities are endless, but the most inspired one I’ve seen is the Muddy Puddles Mess Fest , which took place for the first time this month, drew 1,500 people, and raised $50,000 in memory of Ty Campbell, who died of pediatric cancer last October at age five.

Wildlife 253

Wildlife Agenda North Carolina Raised 253

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting.

2011 245

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 245

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

The lack of people does not mean we have any less extinct or threatened bird species than other countries. European settlement in Australia has been the cause of the decline of a variety of bird species and if not directly, then indirectly by the introduction of other species that have been the cause of their decline.

Species 174

Species Australia Birds Parrots 174