10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf How much time did you need to read this blog?

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

This is an interesting piece from the Scientific American blog. Once an animal has been carved up, meat looks like meat and leather looks like leather. One of the major challenges in combating the bushmeat trade is identifying the source species for the meat and products.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

” But of course, with this slight adaptation, it also works for blog posts and their writers, and allows me to plug another nice song by this underrated artist, before switching to birds. ” is not what The Reds, Pinks & Purples ask in one of their songs – rather, it is “Did you put up your song today?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2016

Today’s blog was written by Kathy Hershey, co-founder of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators in Hope, Indiana. Animal control authorities had been on his trail for weeks. Local animal control, the police, and our rehabilitation center were all called, but he proved uncatchable. Animal control officers began taking it personally.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This blog was written by Marge Gibson, co-founder of Raptor Education Group, Inc. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species. Will all rescued animals survive to have a happy ending? Veterinarians were taught animals did not “feel” like we did.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Here is a New York Times story about poaching, which is a matter of illegality rather than immorality, but I thought it would be of interest to this blog's readers.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 31, 2007

“How Dog Fighting Works” is a look into the illegal sport of dog fighting and gives readers information on the issues and its effects. I think it would be great if you could link this website on your blog so that your readers can get more information on this topic. You can find the article here.

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