10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2018

in the USA, a 2013 article states , the number reaches 3.7 Cats hunt most actively in the hours around dawn and dusk, so please keep them in at these times. Please remember also that the darker months, when food is harder to come by and birds must spend more of their waking hours foraging for vital fuel, is a good time for hunting.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2017

It’s Christmas Bird Count season, and if you know Christmas Bird Counts you have probably heard the tale of how Frank Chapman invented this winter tradition to replace the older and considerably less optimal for birds tradition of the Christmas side hunt. Or specific members thereof. And I’m not even talking about dinner.

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Ireland New Zealand Hunting Cooking 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2012

For example, how many lies can you find in the quote below from this article ? Birds are a long way down a cat’s food chain so well-fed cats tend not to hunt at all, he says. And cats, regardless of the amount of food provided for them, hunt instinctually. Of course, the deluded folks just spin and lie and make stuff up.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sadly, the HBW states that the species is “almost extinct in some areas in China owing to hunting and trapping for the cagebird trade and taxidermy” The Maroon Oriole looks much more interesting, though my photos do not really do it full justice.

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Nepal Birds Owls Fish 155

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. That means passing over the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, where you’re liable to get shot, trapped, or otherwise hunted. And it’s the subject of a new article in National Geographic by author and birder Jonathan Franzen.

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Critter News

MARCH 22, 2009

From the article, animal activist group Equanimal is working on it from the European end. I won't even bother asking the Canadians to stop this barbaric practice. The only way it will end is if the market for this product in Europe dries up. The US already has such a ban in place.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

A recent article by Richard Foster from Counter Punch titled “ The Fracking of Conservation: State Wildlife Agencies Invite Oil and Gas Industry to Fund Wildlife Management ” explains how insidious the purveyors of these wildlife conservation myths have become.

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Wildlife Extremist Hunters Legislation 107

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

The best moments are when the film simply lets the images do the work and we watch the eagles soar, hunt, and take care of their nest and their totally adorable eaglet, composer David Majzlin’s original music echoing our emotions of wonder. Preventing Philippine Eagle hunting: what are we missing? Tampos, G., & Salvador, D.

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Eagles Philippines Eggs Birds 203

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates. The species is classified as Near Threatened for all the usual depressing reasons – pollution, drainage, hunting, and the collection of eggs and nestlings ( source ).

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Critter News

MARCH 27, 2012

For the full article, go to The Globe and Mail here. The market for Canadian seal pelts has gone dry but the federal government will still allow sealers to kill 400,000 of the marine mammals when the annual hunt opens next Monday. This despite a dry market for seal products and a warming climate that is hurting the species?

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Seals Canada Mammals Hunting 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

While preparing an article this week for a local newspaper on the nighttime denizens of Tobago, it crossed my mind that I never considered owls as a group, far less target species for any particular outing (except for a select few, upon which I shall expound here).

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Trinidad Owls Barn Owls Abandon 268

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. It’s a huge scope for a 338-page book.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 208

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

If this Red-tailed Hawk was wearing a T-shirt, it might say, “I’d rather be hunting nuisance birds.” The benefits to the falconers, according to the article, include generous fees.) ” Garrulous gulls and stealing starlings, beware: the falcons are coming. (No, No, not those Falcons from Atlanta.

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Ethical Treatment Atlanta Falcons Chicago 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. of its hunts are successful. Back to birds. Humankind, you did it again, congratulations. The Latin species name melanogaster highlights the black belly of the bird ( melanos = black, gastros = belly).

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Critter News

DECEMBER 8, 2009

This article describes the devastation being inflicted on Montana's wildlife by serial poachers. I would have thought serial poaching and serial killing were essentially the same, with the difference being the species, but this article says there is a difference. It's also an insight into how serial poachers think.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Eventually, the name came to be attached to another kind of game hunting device with which we’re more familiar today: life-sized wooden carvings of waterfowl floated on water to fool birds into landing within range of nearby hunters lying in wait. The playful name admits the ruse, of course, and Decoy might be commended for their honesty.

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2016 Ducks California Hunters 104

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2015

This may not sound like much, but it is really good compared to just a few decades ago, when hunting had significantly reduced its range and overall population. This leaves us with two options. Way back in 1995, on my first trip to Spain, it was almost an outrageous event to see Purple Swamphens in the far north-east of the country.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2016

There were five issues and recommendations of the group: Issue 1: The conservation benefits of the Duck Stamp are poorly understood among the wildlife viewing community and the public, as well as among much of the hunting community. a) Recommendation : Identify new (non-hunting/recreational) uses for the Duck Stamp.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Here's an article in the Nunatsiaq News that talks about polar bear conservation from the Inuit point of view. The Inuit harvest, or hunt, polar bears in Canada. "In Tags: indigenous hunting canada inuit polar bear. In the past, Inuit always considered the WWF Canada as our friend," {Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.'s

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Polar Bears Bears Animal Rights Movement Canada 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2015

It can’t have escaped your notice lately that the blog has been overrun with articles about North America’s pseudo-warblers (or wood warblers, as some people, apparently unaware the name is taken by a proper European species, call them), and, even worse, no small amount of poetry.

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Africa Feral Ethiopia Tanzania 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. It’s constructed in three acts: Home, Festival, Hunting. Aisholpan will not be considered a true Eagle Hunter till she successfully hunts.

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Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 101

Critter News

APRIL 8, 2010

I came across this British article from 2008. The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species. Very disturbing and sad hypotheses, especially in light of the unconscionable actions (or lack of) by CITES recently.

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Whales Whaling Norway Psychology 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 5, 2008

Here is a good article about trying to link religion with animal welfare. But, taken as a whole, they will vote for a gun-toting, moose hunting, tax cheating, serial liar just so long as she opposes abortion. As far as Christianity, I still don't see how at least American Christianity can be coupled with helping animals.

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Animal Welfare Welfare Animal Hunting 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

There is a long list of articles and books on how to feed birds in your yard. I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.”

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The white eagle makes its appearance in Polish myth at the very beginning of the nation, when – according to the origin story recounted in the 14 th -century Wielkopolska Chronicle – Lech, the legendary founder of Poland, was out hunting and came upon a white eagle on its nest. Przepraszam! Grand River Brewery: 313 Polish Lager.

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Poland Detroit New York City Eagles 137

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The first was Lewis Binford, who noted, correctly, that if you look at actual animal bones from actual archaeological sites, you could not objectively see clear evidence that would distinguish hunting from scavenging, and if you compared these “food remains” to hyena food remains, they looked roughly the same.

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Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2015

Soon after carnivores that could hunt on land evolved, things like ancestral centipedes. Clearly, you can see that this review article is looking at all the birdish features and their evolutionary interrelationships. The story is probably too clean.

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Rodents Primates Bats Science 183

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 4, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ Working to Keep a Heritage Relevant ” (news article, Sept. 26): The “heritage” of hunting will continue its decline into irrelevance and will eventually disappear. First, there is no “heritage” of hunting as it is practiced today. In the early days trappers and others hunted for survival. 29, 2010

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New York Times New York Hunters Hunting 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

I have read canoeing articles from Africa and knew that the Nile Crocodile ( Crocodilus niloticus ) pays no attention to the boat and, in theory, as long as I’m inside I’m safe. nubicoides ) using them as a high viewpoint to hunt dragonflies. There could be bilharzia in the water but I have paddled here quite often and never got it.

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Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 180

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. It includes stunning photographs by Tipling of eagle hunters (as in Kazakhs who hunt with eagles), Stellar Sea Eagles in Hokkaido, Japan, and Black Kites at the dump near New Delhi, India. As they say, the relationship is complicated.

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Hannah's Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Each account contains a range map created by Weidensaul, utilizing diverse sources–breeding bird atlases, banding data, research articles. (It It does not seem that eBird data was used; Weidensaul praises its value but notes problems when it comes to giving a complete picture of owl distribution.)

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North America Owls America Dominican Republic 213

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Their names echo musically in my brain (and challenge my typing skills) as I look at photos fuzzy and sharp, and read tales of habitat encroachment, avian disease, and hunting. The story of the Mamo is particularly poignant. ——————————-.

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 263

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

A Spanish version of the following article appeared in the 9/4/11 edition of the Honduran publication, La Tribuna. The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat. Robert Gallardo is well-known to many readers of 10,000 Birds as an outstanding Neotropical nature guide, author, and manager of La Chorcha Lodge.

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Honduras illegal Parrots Birds 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Frigatebirds are known for their piracy, but they actually get most of their food from hunting flying fish far out to sea, a fact determined by studies utilizing GPS trackers, heart-rate monitors, and accelerometers, all attached to the bird. A little disappointing–no parties, no shopping, no love affairs. The penguin fanatics.

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. wrote a lengthy article in Outside magazine (Jan. 2019), and now this book. Author Joshua Hammer.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 198

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

To the Editor: In “ Hunting Deer With My Flintlock ” (Op-Ed, Dec. He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. 26), Seamus McGraw says he has a responsibility to kill deer because there are too many. May I recommend a trip to a slaughterhouse?

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