10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

So, here we go… Fighting in Iraq has been affecting starlings. But in Iraq, and more exactly, Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan, they are supposed to be there (and are regularly hunted and eaten) and the fighting is not supposed to be there. One of the birds most affected by this is Cassin’s Auklets.

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Science Iraq Research Birds 151

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 2, 2010

If humans were as varied as dogs we would range in height up to 22 feet tall and in weight more than 1,000 pounds. A Veteran’s Best Friend ” – Meet an incredible therapy dog named Tuesday who helps an Iraq veteran to overcome his debilitating PTSD. And Man Created Dog originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 2, 2010.

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Dogs Iraq Goats 2010 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. Here's the good news: This is a very readable explanation of how animals in the Hundred Heartbeat Club (there are 100 or fewer individuals in the wild today) got to be in the club. This is all very unveganly, but I went for it nevertheless.

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Polar Bears California Condor Bald Eagle Lions 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

I am not sure about the security situation in Iraq these days but at least some people do ornithological research there – resulting in papers such as one titled “Breeding observations of the Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines , 1789) in Iraq” Impressive.

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