Animal, Experience, Protection and Wildlife

The Gas Station Bird

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

When the photo was posted on social media, people immediately began making calls – to the local wildlife rehabilitation center, the state falconry club, and the wildlife division of the state wildlife agency. But since it wasn’t a wild bird and it wasn’t a falconry bird, it wasn’t under anyone’s control.

Wildlife Rehabilitation

Wildlife Rehabilitation Tethering Giraffes Alabama

The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. Summer is high season.

Wildlife

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

Fish

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996).

Wildlife Rehabilitation

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife

“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

Some, according to her, consider it a form of slavery; a 1982 book in my library, The Birdwatcher’s Companion cites “the sentimentalist element of the wildlife protection movement” as deeming falconry to be comparable to cockfighting.). As Montgomery shows, falconry is different from any other human/animal interaction.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Chickens Hunting Falcons

Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The checklist continues with the 11-pages guide where to watch mammals in Madagascar, consisting of a map and the table of 52 protected areas, their dominant habitat type and the list of mammals for which the parks are known. Finally, it ends with a checklist (above) and the alphabetical index of both English and scientific names.

Madagascar

Madagascar Mammals Lemurs Seychelles

Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The voice, which we soon learns belongs to wildlife photographer Richard Moore, exclaims, “Migration is on!” ” So, it is established: this is a film about migrant birds and the people who work to protect them in south Texas and northern Mexico. The experiences of children observing birds, touched on in the U.S.

Advocacy

Advocacy Mexico United States Texas

Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

They were still listed as Endangered, but wildlife management measures taken in this park were clearly working. And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. The moat would protect the islets and allow the birds to start nesting earlier.

Greece

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish

There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

About a quarter of the world’s Brown Bears live in Europe (including the Russian part of it), some 55,000, divided into nine separate and evermore fragmented populations – some of them dangerously tiny, a dozen or two dozen animals only. After all, bears are solitary and elusive animals. and Apennine peninsulas (30 + 50 ind.).

Bears

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia

The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection. Enough History – Back to the Future. Finally – the Seabirds. Now you know.

Russia

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling

IFAW rescuers have mobilized to Japan

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 24, 2011

Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) have mobilized to Japan to conduct an assessment and assist with animal rescue efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. This will allow IFAW and NARSC colleagues to identify long-term animal relief projects in Japan.

IFAW

IFAW Japan International Fund For Animal Welfare Livestock

Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. I new him because we enlisted his Dryfus Lion and one of his tigers to carry out experiments with bones (this is something archaeologists do). This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing.

Feral Cats

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats

Tanzania – Africa at its best

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

A question I am frequently asked by birders and wildlife enthusiasts is: “ if I only visit Africa once, where should I go ?” This country boasts over 1,000 bird species, vast wildernesses, a superb network of protected areas, the greatest concentration of large game and predators on the planet, excellent lodges and friendly people.

Tanzania

Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards

Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

10,000 Birds

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.

New Zealand

New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds

The Geladas of Ethiopia

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

In parts of the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia, from which I have just returned, Geladas have been protected from persecution for some time. These experiences were the highlight of my trip to Ethiopia and one of the most fascinating and enjoyable encounters I have ever had the privilege to experience in many years of wildlife watching.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur

Swimming with dolphins

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

Even people with no other interest in wildlife, who couldn’t tell a sparrow from an ostrich (or even a dolphin from a fish) love dolphins. I had my first swim with Inshore Bottlenose Dolphins in Northland’s Bay of Islands back in 2000, and it was a tripy experience. Which has always mystified me slightly.

Dolphins

Dolphins Sharks New Zealand Albatross

Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man Who Brought It Back from Extinction–A Review

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

She places the cahow’s tale within the larger story of how Bermuda’s endemic plants and wildlife, especially the Bermuda Cedar, were exploited and replaced with invasives that caused more destruction. These are magical experiences. This very personal story might seem out of place in a bird book.

Birds

Birds Rats Breeding 2012

Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

The experience also inspired my column this month at 10,000 Birds, so check that out when you’re done: Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds.) [.] 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 [.] The proposal from U.S.

2011

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds

Animal Rights Zone

The Gas Station Bird

The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

Webinars

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

Webinars

Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

IFAW rescuers have mobilized to Japan

Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

Tanzania – Africa at its best

Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

The Geladas of Ethiopia

Swimming with dolphins

Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man Who Brought It Back from Extinction–A Review

Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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