10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2021

We have to understand, though, that this was a natural predator and not one of our introduced feral cats or foxes. The Pied Oystercatchers moved around the vegetation and collected food for the chick. The moist Pied Oystercatcher nest site after the thieving. It was not a good result at all and not what we had hoped to find.

Eggs 263

Eggs Feral Cats Feral Fox 263

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Australia is a vast country with a very small human population, which mostly clings to the edge of the continent. Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! Preface,p.xxiv.

Species 176

Species Australia Birds Parrots 176

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2014

But when you meet one in the field or as you read our exceptional collection of essays discussing different aspects of invasive species all over the world, have some sympathy and some taste. This is probably too much to think about every time you encounter what we consider an invasive species.

Species 160

Species Feral Cats Feral Miami 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2011

We keep our observations to a minimum to avoid disturbance and usually only visit the nest site once to get GPS coordinates to report to Birds Australia’s Nest record Scheme. With the data we have collected over the years we are hoping to address the predation of eggs by feral cats in the Broome area.

Breeding 176

Breeding Feral Cats Eggs Feral 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

We collected information on National Parks and there were several that we had not previously heard of. There was also evidence of the damage that feral pigs can do all along the trail and along the water’s edge and we soon came across a small group of them. Feral pigs. Turtle shell.

Feral 150

Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

As most people know cats, both feral and domestic, have a pretty big impact on wild birds and other wildlife, and the effect of mammals is particularly profound in New Zealand. He isn’t arguing that the state should impose this, he’s arguing that we should act collectively.

New Zealand 124

New Zealand Possums SPCA Cats 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

The elimination of vultures had its own knock on effects, such as the increase in feral dogs (now that there was more meat available for them) and corresponding increase in rabies. The internet is great at collecting information, but it is at best so-so at working out what’s actually important. (It’s

Lions 150

Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150