10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

It takes a lot of nerve—or something that can’t be printed here—to name your rat poison after the animals that so effectively and efficiently control rodents but that are also being poisoned—as “non target” animals—by your product. I’ll leave today’s blog in her capable hands. And their pest control services are free.

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Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2016

That did not stop a New Jersey animal shelter from publishing this rabble-rousing flyer on Facebook, all written in alarming red capital letters: PARK RANGERS AND VET OFFICES ARE PUTTING OUT WARNINGS. All birds of prey are protected by state and federal law,” says Eileen Wicker. “If If you have a cat, keep it inside.

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Pets Barn Owls Kentucky Bald Eagle 240

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves! Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger! Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low.

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Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 235

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2019

Costa Rica is well known for national parks and other protected areas than offer access to tropical ecosystems dripping with biodiversity. These are the plants and animals that strive to persist in the realm of Homo sapiens. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. An owl by day? Lots of birds, a lot of really cool birds! Hummingbirds.

Costa Rica 193

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Sparrows 193

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

” 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. And, it shows us the birds in brief, non-captioned close-ups of songbirds and owls and soaring overhead pans of migrating hawks and waders.

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Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 267

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

One might think that thanks to the Internet, all those ridiculous old wild animal myths handed down for generations would finally die a deserved death. Songbirds eat bugs, and raptors eat whole birds/animals. If you see an owl,” wrote Mikal Deese, “someone in your family is going to die. Feel free to vent!”.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 176

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2013

This park protects the largest remaining tract of dry deciduous forest in the west of India, offering visitors 37 species of reptiles, 38 species of mammals and, not to be forgotten – almost 300 bird species. A longish drive – long enough to forget that he has actually promised us two owls. Manoj really knows his owls.

Lions 223

Lions India Mammals Boars 223

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2018

Then I’ll have the chance to see a Caribbean Short-eared Owl , Golden and Hooded Warblers , a White-tailed Tropicbird , and maybe even a Red-footed Booby. Featured image – Photo in “Bird-lore” by the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals).

Florida 132

Florida Marine Life Turtles Humane 132

Critter News

MARCH 28, 2010

It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. The Christian Science Monitor rightly points out that citizens and consumers need to get involved in endangered species protection, because at the CITES level, it's all about money and international politics.

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Endangered Species Science Species Japan 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2013

I wondered, last August, how animals endure it — the tiny ever-pumping lungs of hummingbirds, the lungs of bighorn sheep shouldering their way up mountains, they must get filled with smoke too, right? They receive no protection, and are often destroyed by salvage logging as quickly as possible.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species South Dakota Woodpeckers Sheep 160

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

He said the federal government’s and Alaska’s state rules were, for the most part, okay; they were consistent and generally made sense for the safety of both humans and wildlife, and in many respects, coincided with his own views of protecting the native environment. The relationship between this bird and other animals and plants?

Collecting 240

Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Texas Solomon Islands 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Thanks to fortunate foresight, a lot of land was set aside in Costa Rica as national parks and protected areas (and some of these are easily accessed) but the best forest still happens to be at the terminus of the road and en route, you will be treated to species deficit birding in plenty of pastures.

Costa Rica 243

Costa Rica Sharks San Jose Monkeys 243

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The next time you see a Bay-breasted Warbler in May, know that it might be singing its heart out because it was able to use habitat at Selva Bananito and other protected areas in Costa Rica. Scope looks were had at the pygmy-owl just before we saw the jacamar. Some were feeding on the ground. I wonder what else is back there?

Costa Rica 156

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Farming 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

The Numbat is the animal emblem. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. 3 Responses to “What is the National Bird of Denmark?&#

Denmark 162

Denmark 2011 Deer Honduras 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. Searching for kiwi is unlike spotlighting that I’ve done while looking for nocturnal animals in the past. In addition to this kiwi are nocturnal. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

New Zealand 144

New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 144

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

Ducks 151

Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 151

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Later, there were magic summers on the island with their children, friends, and friends’ children (and the various animals Wingate was always taking in), and the terrible accident that resulted in Anita’s early death. This very personal story might seem out of place in a bird book.

Rats 166

Rats Birds Breeding 2012 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. To that end, the principals have created a terrific site called Conserving the Future: Refuges and the Next Generation to elicit votes and comments. Wicked, right?

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Deer Birds 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region. Many of the fruits, seeds and flowers that make up a significant part of a macaw’s diet in this part of the Amazon basin have evolved with naturally occurring toxins designed for the plant’s self-protection.

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. In Queens, I periodically read local news articles describing how Con Edison is trying gentle means of persuasion to get the birds to move—spikes, sprays, sound machines, mechanical owls. Con Ed does not appear to want to confirm these stories.)

Chicago 198

Chicago New York City New York Illinois 198

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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 [.] david Mar 13th, 2011 at 1:17 am Three non-sighted people stood around an elephant. One, feeling the creature’s tail, said, “Ah, it’s a rope!&# The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

2011 152

2011 Pelicans Birds Papua New Guinea 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2013

Dimmy, whose name has been changed to protect the guilty, was driving down the Saw Mill Parkway, north of New York City, when she hit a large bird. She stopped the car, got out, looked at the front of her Hyundai SUV, and found a live Barred Owl stuck in the grill. Leaving the injured owl in her car’s grill. I kid you not.

Owls 226

Owls New York City Rescue Wildlife 226

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! I have always supported our wildlife management organizations for the hard work they do and for their dedication to wildlife protection.

2011 241

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Of the Central Flyway states, Nebraska alone holds out in protecting the cranes, having proven by its longstanding Festival of the Cranes in Kearney that a crane is worth infinitely more alive and purring in the sky with its family than thudding, broken and bleeding, into a cornfield. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009?

2011 243

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 243

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

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. A question I am frequently asked by birders and wildlife enthusiasts is: “ if I only visit Africa once, where should I go ?”

Tanzania 214

Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) Dawn and Sharon are neighbours, but the males move freely through and between the two areas. Journal of Ornithology 137 (1): 35-51 N. Davies et al. Wicked, right?

2011 208

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 208

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2012

You’re a mammal, so you might be tempted to use yourself as an example mammal, but humans are actually kind of bad examples of mammals, so perhaps we’ll use a well studied hoofed animal instead. Thus, the two types of animals have very different courtship patterns. All the nurturing has to come from mom.

Mammals 163

Mammals Eggs Abandon Abandoning 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

Maybe those should be protected too? Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird.

Birds 130

Birds Iraq China Research 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . All these forests are in “protected” forest reserves, however at some, logging permits are reportedly being issued for harvesting of these forests. What makes Ghana so special?

Ghana 190

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. Whilst working on Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica , I had the pleasure of having Katherine Herbourn assist with some of the field work we were doing. The proposal from U.S.

Cats 147

Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

One of the established ways to evaluate self-cognition in animals (including humans) is the mirror test. In the classic test, an animal is anesthetized and then marked on an area of the body the animal cannot normally see. When the animal recovers from the anesthetic, it is given access to a mirror. ” ( source ).

Birds 183

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 183