10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2020

For starters, the official national animal is the unicorn, a fairy-tale beast chosen by Scottish royalty in the Middle Ages for its reputation as the natural enemy of the lion, the adopted mascot of English kings.

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Eagles Lions Hunting Lamb 159

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These big cats are a species under constant threat from poachers and farmers who fear that the leopards are attacking their livestock. With GPS to track the big cats’ location and WCS camera traps already in place, if successful, the expedition will offer a deeper understanding of the rare and beautiful species.

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Snow Leopard 2012 Cats Afghanistan 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Pronghorn Antelope populations once exceeded 30 million animals, but by the turn of the century, was down to just a few small bands. The combination of over hunting, and the native animals susceptibility to diseases carried by domestic livestock that were allowed to graze there, completely eliminated these Bighorns by 1915.

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Sheep Oregon Mules Livestock 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2017

A consistent source of water is always a great attraction, drawing birds and animals alike. For many of these species, this is a time when they are at their most precarious, out in the wide open getting a drink. At this end of the waters edge, quite a bit of livestock had had been in and out, leaving large footprints in the mud.

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Livestock California Sparrows Birds 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

From WildEarth Guardians: WildEarth Guardians’ research reveals this agency is: • Biologically Unsound - Wildlife Services uses a “sledgehammer approach” to wildlife management, meaning over one million animals are killed each year using non-selective killing controls such as poisons, traps, and aerial gunning.

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Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2010

Mosquitoes bite humans and animals with no regard to species, and they bring along a number of illnesses. For animals, the bugs can cause harmful disease and life threatening conditions. Causing similar symptoms as EEE, this illness attacks the nervous system of animals and humans.

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Protection Pets Horses Humane 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa). The Hamar women are immediately identifiable by their brick red hair braids, beautiful beaded jewelry and animal skin clothes designed to imitate gazelles.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 240

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

This was the local name meaning “ugly” used for these primates by the people of the Gonder area in northern Ethiopia when the German naturalist Rüppell “discovered” this species for science in the 1830’s. Competition with domestic livestock has restricted some Gelada bands to poorer foraging on steep slopes. Photo by Adam Riley.

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Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Interestingly enough, a similar situation with the same animal would unfold many years later – with a crushingly similar outcome for me. The sandy forest yielded half-decent looks at several uncommon forest species such as this White-shouldered Tanager. Little did I know that it was much closer than I had assumed! Never saw it.

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Trinidad Livestock 2015 Groups 172