10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

It takes a lot of nerve—or something that can’t be printed here—to name your rat poison after the animals that so effectively and efficiently control rodents but that are also being poisoned—as “non target” animals—by your product. I’ll leave today’s blog in her capable hands.

Mountain Lions 255

Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Their justification was that the animals don’t necessarily approach the very few reinforced areas and must be tracked down and baited so further studies can be made, despite the fact that this disrupted the animals’ natural cycles (thus rendering observations invalid) and caused irreversible damage to the delicate environment.

Collecting 240

Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The others follow, some dozen animals in all. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air. From 2020 to 2022, that figure was lower, about 500 animals per year, but is it because of better safety measures or fewer and consequently harder to locate quarries? Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam!

South Africa 208

South Africa Africa Game Elephants 208

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

.” Writing about owls means writing about roughly 250 species (I counted 245 on the 2022 Clements spreadsheet, but I might have missed a few, and we all know that each classification system is different). They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. This is a great summer read.

Owls 200

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

Soon calls about injured birds poured in from animal hospitals, the police and fire departments, and various government agencies. Nadeem and Mohammed have received numerous honors, including a Special Award for Humane Enforcement at the India for Animals Conference this year in Jaipur.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 260

Wildlife Rehabilitation India Rescue Wounded 260

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

The others follow, some dozen animals in all. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air. If such a trend continues, we will lose these animals for good! The total surviving population is estimated to be 3000 to 5500 animals, out of which only six populations reach the 100 individuals threshold, enough to prevent inbreeding.

Africa 185

Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 185