10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2013

Setting aside the feasibility of extracting DNA from specimens and fossils, and finding a suitable similar species to donate an egg, there is much debate on whether we should bring back those species we’ve lost. The wren’s existence as known to humans was all too brief. Is extinction forever? Should it be?

Feral Cats 202

Feral Cats Eggs Cats Feral 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

Gisela Kaplan has written a book about the species, and how they seem unperturbed by humans: “It’s one of their most successful defense strategies. When these birds breed, this can lead to highly cringeworthy announcements, for example from Adelaide Zoo : “We have egg-citing news!”

Birds 237

Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 237

Critter News

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices. The fatality is one in a string of animal deaths in recent years. Incidents include a hippo who died in transport from Denver and a Turkmenian markhor, a species of wild goat, hung itself at the zoo after becoming trapped by a rope.

Zoos 100

Zoos Animal Welfare Welfare Elephants 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2014

(Indeed, some reports take the term ‘noxious’ quite literally, stating that knapweeds exude natural herbicides to discourage competition and can cause irritation to the skin of humans trying to pull them; one rumor gives them the power to induce ‘hand cancer’ if not handled with gloves.) And yet it persists.

Montana 164

Montana Goats Sheep Species 164