10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

John Bachmann headed west to gather material for Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. Somewhere around the Platte River one of the Audubon boys received a black-footed hide from a fur trader. When the South Dakota ferret numbers began dropping, they captured nine animals in hopes of starting a captive breeding population.

Ferrets 186

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 186

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Aleutian Cackling Geese are another bird very familiar with the Pacific; they are the only species of goose that nest on Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands. In the mid 1700s, fur-traders began introducing foxes up and down the Aleutian chain, in order to generate some more raw material work with. Santa Cruz Island, CA.

Albatross 206

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 206

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” In 1850, the Passenger Pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world. 12 Rare Animals that are Teetering on the Brink of Extinction.

Hunting 111

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 111