10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. Annex II of the Bern Convention lists 45 of Beljarica’s bird species, with a further 91 species in Annex III. Finally, 24 species in Annex I of the EU Bird Directive were recorded in this area.

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Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 246

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

Its mood is not helped by the ambiguous review on eBird: “Although not actually pale, this brownish songbird is one of the plainer thrushes in its range” The Latin species name of the Dusky Thrush is eunomos (I guess that is Greek, but whatever) – meaning well-ordered. One page is dedicated to the Long-tailed Shrike. (yes,

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Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 217

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

We want to help the birding tourism industry come back strong from the COVID pandemic. The birdlife here is wonderful, a ten-night safari should give you over 200 species, (2018 & 2019 both gave us 242!). While we look for animal tracks, you’ll see so much else as we go.

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Botswana Africa Elephants Angola 189

10,000 Birds

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. From the Boreal Forest Fact Sheet : 325 bird species – that’s almost half of all the bird species in North America! depend on the Boreal Forest.

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Obama 2008 United States Industry 257

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

And I really would have like to know what happens to that land when the industry goes. Although lip service was paid to the fact that lions are endangered and a lion was poached, the language of anger was the language of animals rights. Animal rights is concerned with individual animals, and their suffering and welfare.

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Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 223

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced species, which are so varied in their type and origin that you get the feeling you’ve arrived at the aftermath of a small zoo that escaped. People have moved useful plants and animals around with them as long as they had the wit to do so.

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New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2020

There are more than 1100 plant species, the most valuable being the 76 endemics. Also, there are 58 mammal species represented in the park, which is home to the largest Brown Bear (50+ animals; bear watching can be arranged through the NP authorities, find the link below) and Chamois populations in Serbia.

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Serbia Bears Birds Mammals 264

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2010

I finally read SPECIESISM , by Joan Dunayer, which was published a couple of years after ANIMAL EQUALITY , which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. Whenever the media report that someone has killed "an endangered animal" or "an endangered species," they too confuse an individual with a species.

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Speciesism Endangered Species Vivisection Killing 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Casualties surrounding migration were limited to natural events such as weather – not wind generators, poisoned food and water from industry, farm run-off, or loss of traditional stopover areas due to habitat destruction. A personal encounter with a wild species changes one’s perspective.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

While it makes a passing attempt to say not all scientists are like these monstrous fiends (or truly arrogant, as she dubs them) it mostly focuses on these monstrous fiends simply to prove that scientists in wildlife conservation can be monstrous fiends, particularly compared to the environment-loving oil industry of Alaska.

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Collecting Papua New Guinea Science Birds 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2012

On the first day, before the sun was even properly up, I already had one of my target species under my belt: the storied and spectacular White Stork. But I saw some really cool things, and now I am going to tell you all about them! My journey started off in the city of Leon. My life White Stork. And overall, areas where good stork P.R.

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Spain Europe Industry Rodents 179

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences?

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2013

Bird feeding is a major industry. This past winter was very good for the chance to see boreal owl species in the United States. This past winter was very good for the chance to see boreal owl species in the United States. Lots of people do it, birders and non birders alike. It angered a lot bird birders.

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Owls Birds United States Tennessee 230

Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

The EU's executive Commission last year proposed a range of measures to improve the welfare of the 12 million vertebrate animals used in experiments each year, mostly mice and rats. Drug industry group EFPIA said the parliament had managed to balance the protection of animals, the reality of biomedical research, and the needs of patients.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

In fact, it’s hard to think of a wildlife watching activity I’m more conflicted about, other than perhaps alomost industrial levels of diving in fragile reefs (or the remains thereof). We found some more sleeping birds, lots of frogs, and a Lesser Mousedeer – a new species for me!

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Badgers Wildlife Reptiles Monkeys 154

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2018

It’s also the first drink featuring a non-North American species (I’ll admit there’s a bias in my selections that’s largely dictated by geography). I must admit that Jack’s Abby is one of my favorite breweries for its devotion to cool-fermented lager brewing in a craft beer industry dominated by warm-fermented ale production.

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New Zealand India Massachusetts United States 100

Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Travers said, “We created this competition to boost fashion careers and honor independent designers who have compassion for animals and for the ethical and green fashion movement. Our hope is that these talented participants will help pave the way for a more ethical fashion industry in the future.”

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Fur Animal Welfare Ethics Primates 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2008

For more information about the effect of sonar on marine mammals, see the NRDC's extremely comprehensive report: “ Sounding the Depths II: The Rising Toll of Sonar, Shipping and Industrial Ocean Noise on Marine Life.” Whoever thought President Bush was a pro-animal environmentalist?

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Whales Whaling Los Angeles Mammals 40

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Then there are the myriad entry points to thinking about how we use animals and the impact that has on the animals, the planet, our bodies and our consciences. Who needs to eat animals when you can have delicious, low fat, high fiber, nutritious meals that are light on carbon footprint and don't involve killing anybody?

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Vegan Factory Farm Factory Farming Slaughter 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2012

Another effect of the bounty of lemmings is other prey species enjoyed a bit of a respite from their position at the bottom of the food chain. Some times the boxing erupts in conflict while the animals are feeding. In the evenings as we take our drives, we often find small groups all along our route. Foraging, napping, fighting.

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Rabbits Breeding Litter Raised 225

Reddit Animals

DECEMBER 15, 2023

forest buffalo goes into first ​ hyena: The spotted hyena is a highly successful animal, being the most common large carnivore in Africa. Its success is due in part to its adaptability and opportionism it is primarily a hunter but may also scavenge, with the capacity to eat and digest skin, bone and other animal waste.

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Africa Buffalo Ostriches Animal 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Not from an environmental perspective but from a “don’t you like animals?”

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 268

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sometimes I just want to hug eBird, or more specifically, whoever writes the short species descriptions (even though I am not the typical hugging kind of person, trust me on this). There are about 50 different species of flowerpeckers globally. If these are taken off, the species looks just like Clark Kent. “Dull, me?

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 206

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2021

But I felt that photos of Mexican species wouldn’t make much sense to west-coast Americans, so I added some descriptions of the birds and how I saw them. But most of our forest has a combination of both pines and oaks, with dozens of species from each family growing in the state of Michoacán. It’s all about the avocados.

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Costa Rica Birds Mexico illegal 150

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Add 315 bird species, 42 species of mammals – including Vulnerable Irrawaddy and Endangered Ganges River Dolphins , 61 amphibians and reptiles – including Estuarine Crocodile , at least 150 species of commercially important fish and 334 plant species to the picture. And tell me now – don’t you share my dream?

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Bangladesh Dolphins Cambodia Cooking 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The section South Georgia Wildlife describes 65 species of birds, 20 species of sea mammals, nearly 60 species of insects, and more than 40 species of flowering and nonflowering plants. Thirty-six Tubenose species are covered to varying degrees, depending on their status.

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Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2014

There was a smaller open field on one side and an industrial building of some sort on the other, and a four foot fence in front of me. The male and female of the species are nearly identical, the female being a bit larger than the male. Note how this Emu blends in with the surrounding grassland. References: 1 Emu.

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San Diego Ostriches Australia Zoos 142

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Most of the people debating this issue are for conservation, they are against wild areas being destroyed and wild species being threatened with extinction. In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare.

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Tigers Hunting Game Protection 180

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

In an ever-changing industry obsessed with trends, “sour is the new hoppy” has been the new maxim. I suspect this will be the first and last time we’ll see a beer featuring this species, an introduced Old-World songbird best known in North America from its St. Louis, Missouri population. That is, unless some St.

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Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2018

Vultures constituted the natural animal disposal system, processing carcasses and nearly 15,000 vultures have been observed at the carcass depositories in capital New Delhi.” ( Wikipedia ). The first suspects of pesticide poisoning, industrial pollutants or bacteria proved negative.

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India Stray Dog Cows Rats 144

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

At the same time connections between the food industry and government agencies like the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration have become so incestuous that we should expect little from them. What we do to animals shows how we feel about other species. Even “factory” agriculture has its limits.

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New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. We also knew we had discovered Africa’s next hot birding destination.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 202

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

They belong to the canine species Nyctereutes procyonoides. HSUS also reports find fur garments falsely labeled "faux" at Loehmann's, revealing an industry-wide problem when it comes to fur labeling. One of the questions on the survey is: "Is it morally permissible to kill animals for fur coats?"

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Fur Fur Industry HSUS Raccoons 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Having earned both a Master’s Degree in Engineering and in Law, Germain works as a manager for the construction industry. Birds of different species gather in bird waves to improve foraging efficiency (the insect escaping one bird will most likely be caught by another bird of the wave) and increase protection against predators.

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Birds China Emotional Vietnam 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

For example, without this blog, would you know that the Barn Swallows of Nanhui are now having their own housing boom, ignorant of the overinvestment that has characterized China’s construction industry? Chestnut-winged Cuckoo: This could be your host species! So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. It looks nice 2.

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Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 202

Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2008

Global warming is an animal ethics issue. As the planet warms, fragile habitats that countless animal species depend on for survival will be destroyed. We have already witnessed radical changes in the polar icecap, changes that threaten numerous arctic species. Matthews and Caldeira's findings suggest that the U.N.

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Washington Obama Animal Ethics Research 40