4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 30, 2013

Ducks and geese may not be a particularly unusual sight in the wild, but have you ever thought about keeping them as pets? Ducks and geese make excellent pets because it is interesting to watch them as they go about their activities and engage with their environment. guest post wildlife'

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AUGUST 8, 2012

I get one called The Wildlife Professional for the Wildlife Society, that’s put out for wildlife technicians who work in the field. And can I point out how weird it is to see the word “weapon” applied to wildlife sciences. So, I was excited to go through my new job’s trade publications.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Peregrine Falcon at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge. Flying in excess of 200 mph in a stoop, the Peregrine Falcon is considered to be the world’s fastest animal. Obviously, our National Wildlife Refuge System is one of our most cherished environmental treasures. Do you enjoy the National Wildlife Refuges in your area?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Described in the “Territoriality and aggression” chapter, this is a sublime example of behaviour from the “Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman, an Emeritus Chair in Behavioural and Environmental Biology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. “Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman.

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APRIL 9, 2019

A while back, I wrote about an under-appreciated part of the National Wildlife Refuge System : Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). Although little-known, WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland species.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

I am a wildlife artist based in the UK, I have never had a real job! Other than paint, the only other thing I do is organize and joint-lead wildlife tours, mostly in Africa and India. It teems with wildlife of every kind and is justifiably known as “The Jewel of the Kalahari”. My name is Ashley Boon.

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APRIL 9, 2019

A while back, I wrote about an under-appreciated part of the National Wildlife Refuge System : Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). Although little-known, WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland species.

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Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. And a dead end. There's never a shortage of creatures who need our help.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Driving slowly along the track towards the levee separating this area from the Danube backwaters, a largish marten-like animal once ran across the track. There was a panel discussion too, where I gave the opening lecture on Reva’s wildlife and the value of this area for the polluted city with 2M people.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. When I reached the levee earlier that morning, I met an elderly hunter from whom I learned that there was an ongoing duck and pheasant hunt, but no one was shooting from, nor towards the embankment, hence I should be safe there.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

While drones have the potential be a great tool in the world of wildlife conservation, they can also pose a serious problem for the animals they’re trying to protect. Over time, it’s these physiological changes that can disrupt animals’ breeding or rearing habits.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

An expanse of habitat as vast as Murchison Falls NP in Uganda, as excessively generous in beauty and biodiversity, permits endless ways to experience both its birds and animals. We are incredibly grateful to the Uganda Tourism Board for so generously sharing the splendor of birding and wildlife watching in the Pearl of Africa.

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MAY 29, 2012

So I packed my binoculars thinking that, even if the trip wouldn’t be as bird-rich as my last trip to the Sunshine State (for the mighty, mighty Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival ), at least a few crackers would wing my way. If you’re looking for birds, try Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Not Sea World.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Many of these islands are part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge and one of the most important areas is Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants to eradicate all of the mice on Midway. Invasive species , particularly rodents, have long been a problem on the Hawaiian archipelago.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service desperately needs your feedback as they craft a new vision for our National Wildlife Refuge System. The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

who can be found regularly at the bird and wildlife blog Birdland West. I didn’t know much about Flickers until I started volunteering at a wildlife rehabilitation center a couple of years ago. “They always seem to be flying into things.&# (Like cartoon animals always do). I dare you not to duck when that happens!

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Woodpeckers Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Seattle 225

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APRIL 13, 2024

Late summer 2023 the lakes and ponds had been empty, presumably because the ducks and geese were moulting. Empty no more, the ponds were now brimming with ducks of all creeds and persuasions – it was spectacular. If there were such a thing as a Periodic Table of Ducks we went from hydrogen to uranium: every duck imaginable was there.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 16, 2009

Disneynature’s first film, Earth , which comes out on Earth Day (April 22,2009), follows three animal families across the globe. My question is, what was your favorite animal to film? Then, of course, I’m a sucker for things that make me laugh, so I loved the jumping mandarin ducks, the mandarin ducks flinching and flying.

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JANUARY 11, 2014

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. And, as appears to be the case in most cities in Finland, wildlife and nature is only steps away! One of many signs in the park aimed at educating about wildlife. White Wagtail in Helsinki.

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MAY 4, 2012

Also ferrets are curious animals, explorers, willing to take risks; they’ve had to be. She looks at us, then ducks down, then back up, as we draw closer. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. The ferret raises her head again — up periscope — and hesitates. At the hole’s edge, we watch for a minute.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Clicking on the map will take you to an explanation of this important biome, including its climate and its plant and animal species. More than 1 million birds, including tundra swans, snow geese and countless ducks, stop to rest and gather strength in these undisturbed wetlands each autumn. National Wildlife Federation.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

To that end please enjoy this quick guide of where to go birding and wildlife watching when based at any of the many World Cup locations. Don’t forget you can also see some wildlife on the road as you go ! North of Dunedin is Orokonui , a wildlife Sanctuary modeled on Karori with a fence to keep introduced mammals out.

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MARCH 4, 2011

First published in November of 1843 the tale of a baby swan, or cygnet, being raised among ducks strikes a chord with many people, but in Denmark the works of Hans Christian Andersen bring feelings of national pride. The Numbat is the animal emblem. It is no wonder that the ugly duckling grew up to be the national bird of Denmark.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

After lazing in the heat I decided to visit the forest pools one last time, hoping for another sighting of Hartlaub’s Duck or White-bellied Kingfisher. On a totally ordinary Toledo afternoon when I was visiting my favorite Metropark, there he was: a spectacular indigo minding his own business at one of the wildlife center’s birdfeeders.

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JULY 19, 2011

I’m not sure what the collective noun for a group of petrels is, but the vets and wildlife carers of New Zealand might be forgiven for thinking that it might be a wreck after this week. Then, after a well deserved cup of tea we boxed up all the guys that were able to be released and sent them on their way.

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JULY 9, 2014

The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. Regular readers of this site might be able to think of a much discussed example, that of birding on National Wildlife Refuges versus hunting. she’s Texan.

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Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 168

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JULY 13, 2011

Digiscoping has prompted me take up photography and it has reignited a more conscious interest and appreciation for wildlife in me, in particular towards birds. It is much easier to get up closer to a bird, point the scope past a branch or to duck down low to get a head shot which is isolated against the background.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Searching for kiwi is unlike spotlighting that I’ve done while looking for nocturnal animals in the past. I ducked down excitedly and switched on the read torch, shining the weak light under a large bush, and sure enough there was a North Island Brown Kiwi. But we didn’t just hear it, we heard it very close.

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JULY 25, 2022

Birdlife Australia does not try to hide being puzzled over the naming of the Pacific Black Duck : “Despite being predominantly brown, the Pacific Black Duck has always been known as the ‘black duck’. m, individuals feeding on bread were only 0.25

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MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Another, hands against the animal’s vast side, said… March On Into Spring – I and The Bird #146 Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:37 am [.]

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service. On the short list of wins for wildlife during the Bush II era, Short-tailed Albatross were officially listed as Endangered in 2000. But within a couple of decades, it’s effects on both wildlife and humanity became apparent. A curious Laysan Duck takes a stroll at Midway Atoll.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 205

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MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too.

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MAY 3, 2011

The haunting call of the West Indian Whistling Duck has long been a sound synonymous with the ever-shrinking wetlands of the Caribbean. The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. They are also the rarest. Until recently.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Several Ferruginous Duck and one surprising male Goosander , four Glossy Ibises , Common Kingfishers , Eurasian Hopooes , a high note of a Penduline Tit somewhere from the willows along the canal, Eurasian Spoonbills , European Turtle Doves gently purrring …. Out of some 4000 buffaloes still being kept in Greece, about 3000 are at this lake.

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MARCH 20, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. Now, it’s time to go to the top. Street, N.W. Mail Stop 7060 Washington, D.C.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2014

It is an excellent place to find a huge variety of ducks and many of these ducks we would not see in Broome during the year, so a real incentive to spend as much time as possible walking and birding around the lake. There were also plentiful numbers of Pink-eared Ducks , Grey Teal, Pacific Black Ducks and Hardheads.

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MARCH 1, 2011

Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Humans can probably just find their own little place to thrive.

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