10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Simply put, wilderness areas are the most protected public lands in America. At more than 15 million acres, California is the only other state with more than 5 million acres of wilderness. But the true reward will be some of America’s most remote, spectacular, and pristine natural areas. The longer answer is below.

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Puerto Rico Alaska Protection Research 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. Sophie Osborn’s stories are personal and inspiring, but this is more than a personal memoir.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

Cliff Swallows migrate to North America from their wintering grounds in South America to nest in large colonies, sometimes numbering in the thousands. It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Authors: T.

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San Diego illegal California South America 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. California Quail are familiar birds to West Coast birders of North America, and Kiwis too now. To understand the impulse, we need to go back to New Zealand in the Victorian era, in the early days of European settlement.

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New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2019

But boxed wines do have certain advantages over bottled: the packaging is cheaper, lighter, easier to transport, and – because the spout dispenses with little intake of air – the wine inside is only very slow exposed to outside oxygen and therefore stays fresh much longer than an uncorked bottled wine. Good birding and happy drinking!

Goats 122

Goats Seals 2003 South America 122