Critter News

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Read the rest of the article in the Courthouse News Service. They sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for excluding captive killer whales from listing under the Endangered Species Act. Animal-rights activists claim an orca is being held in an "inadequate tank" in the Miami Seaquarium.

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Critter News

JULY 20, 2009

Organized crime is also heavily involved in trafficking of rhino products and other endangered species'. This statement in the USA Today article says it all. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime Traditional Chinese Medicine poaching rhino endangered species.

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Critter News

MAY 18, 2010

Very upsetting article. Tags: ivory wildlife trafficking extinction poaching elephants endangered species.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. .” And within these chapters are three marvelous stories told by Sophie A.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Ted Koch, the Nevada state supervisor for the USFWS, says it best in the linked article: “”It’s not the 11th hour for sage grouse here, but it is maybe the 10th hour… And that’s good news. Conservation Endangered Species Act Greater Sage Grouse sage-grouse'

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Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

Good long article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the mountain gorillas in Virunga. Tags: virunga congo gorillas endangered species.

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Critter News

AUGUST 8, 2009

Here's the article from the Globe and Mail. Tags: canada blood sport polar bear hunting trophy hunting endangered species. Supposedly, environmentalists and animal rights activists have "unfairly made the polar bear into 'the panda bear of North America.'" insert crying baby picture here.)

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

For the rest of the article, go to this TRAFFIC link. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species. I wish I could say something inspiring or hopeful, but it's hard to feel that way when you read these kinds of stories.

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Critter News

AUGUST 23, 2009

This article talks about the specific situation in Kenya. Tags: africa Kenya lion endangered species. I've been reading a lot about threatened elephants and primate populations in Africa and wondered about lions. One rarely hears about how they are doing. But, unfortunately, they are in trouble too.

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Critter News

APRIL 8, 2010

I came across this British article from 2008. Tags: norway iceland whales Japan whaling endangered species. Very disturbing and sad hypotheses, especially in light of the unconscionable actions (or lack of) by CITES recently. From the Daily Mail.

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Critter News

MAY 4, 2009

Here is an article about it. Tags: wildlife crime smuggling trafficking congo gorillas endangered species. She is thought to be about two years old, was hidden at the bottom of a bag and covered with clothes when Congolese Wildlife Authority officers arrested the suspected trafficker at Goma airport.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf One may say so.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. These chapters read more like self-contained articles than the first section, though in the end it all ties together. The warbler is on the road to being delisted from the Endangered Species List. Get ready to contribute to the Kirtland Warbler’s Trust Fund.

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APRIL 6, 2016

The reason Alan had come was to film another endemic, a critically endangered species, the Orange-fronted Parakeet. Actually, even if no other species has that name the New Zealand species loses too (the IOC have no other King Shag but call it the New Zealand King Shag, because f**k New Zealand, that’s why).

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

The authors outline the basic problems of New England’s ecosystem, with attention given to endangered species such as the New England Blazing-star (a late-summer wildflower whose habitat is disappearing) and the dangers of invasive species (beware of Garlic Mustard!).

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

To the Editor: In his past comments about protecting animals and nature, Pope Benedict XVI is building upon the Roman Catholic Church’s tradition of promoting faithful stewardship of all creatures (“ A Cat Lover in the Vatican Strikes a Chord With Cat Lovers Around the World ,” news article, April 20).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

For endangered species, red and gray tabs at the top of the page indicate level of threatened status from the IUCN and the Libro Rogo de los Vertebrados Cubanos (Red Data Book for Cuban Vertebrates). This New York Times article summarizes the current status of travel to Cuba. We still can’t just buy a plane ticket and go.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

The content of Birding was daunting, with detailed articles distinguishing seemingly identical birds. Virtually all of the identification articles are geared towards world-class ID experts. Such articles are fine, of course, but not at the expense of all content for beginning and intermediate birders.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2019

These hurricanes prompted a personal interest in the impact of hurricanes on birds, so I did some research, which ultimately led to an article in the April 2018 issue of Birding magazine. Species with small ranges ( e.g. , single island endemics) or tiny populations ( e.g. , endangered species) are especially vulnerable.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In addition to my monthly posts here, I have also written short pieces and feature articles that rely on bird-related scientific literature. Other papers are locked behind paywalls.) That research ultimately led to an article about the conservation efforts regarding the Laysan Duck in the June 2017 issue of Birding.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Birds and Booze News: Night Lizard Brewery in Santa Barbara, California is making news with its commitment to environmental activism, as related in this article in the Antioch University Odyssey.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. An out-of-range Kölsch from the Pacific Northwest.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2011

Consider the title of a 1981 article in the New Zealand ornithological journal Notornis, “ The orange-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi) is a colour morph of the yellow-crowned parakeet (C. auriceps) “ As journal article titles go that is pretty forthright. But it does matter.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

The deadline for this article is the day I start a three week trip in Borneo. Montana’s Baikal Teal by suneko. Duncan decided to delight in picking a bird that I would love to see… This year it really isn’t fair. The bird in question is one of the world’s most beautiful, rarest and least known seabirds, Barau’s Petrel.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I have done a couple of Q&A posts with authors of articles I have found interesting: “ eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds? ” And I dipped a toe into academic ornithology, reading a journal article and (virtually) attending a conference. and “ eBird and Urban Planning: City Green Spaces.”

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I have done a couple of Q&A posts with authors of articles I have found interesting: “ eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds? ” And I dipped a toe into academic ornithology, reading a journal article and (virtually) attending a conference. and “ eBird and Urban Planning: City Green Spaces.”

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I returned home with very mixed feelings, which have spurred this article. Despite birding in shattered forests with the constant background whine of chainsaws, the birding is phenomenal, with an incredible diversity and volume of rare and endangered species. Ghana’s people are just as friendly as before.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It would also consider cost, design, location, and other variables, such as the impact on the environment, including endangered species. This article by the Border Patrol identifies some of the technologies used in Arizona and this New York Times article looks at technology used in Texas.).

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2017

One might assume that construction of a border wall through a sensitive national wildlife refuge would be prevented, or at least slowed, by a thicket of lawsuits under statutes such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The cases are listed below.) Two appeals to the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2024

” As I did not want to do the editing myself, I asked ChatGPT: Could you rephrase and shorten this passage so that it sounds like an article in a sensationalist newspaper? We inferred that the infanticide sequence was done as food resource competition and/or sexually selected infanticide.” In others, more like a sock puppet.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2017

According to the article , “As one of the top birding destinations in the United States, the refuge attracts more than 165,000 visitors each year and generates an estimated $462 million to the local economy. Home to over 400 species of birds, 450 types of native plants, half of the U.S. What affect would that have on wildlife?

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