Animal Person
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Black Bear. It’s the kind of place that helps you get past the human notion that we’re outside of nature—that there’s this divine, glorious thing called nature, and then there’s us, you know, way above it all and in charge. I had developed the arrogant attitude that my existential plight was unique among humans.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
With luck, there has been enough negative feedback to stop this kind of insanity in its tracks, although it bears monitoring because there are no guarantees. So: what do you do if your six-year-old finds a baby bunny, and she can’t bear to part with him? Today is the final commentary day. That is, until … you get the picture.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
This non-technical book is a development from a series of lectures, tried and tested in numerous adult education courses given to non-specialists. At some stage, a salmon-hunting bear at a shingle beach came too close, mere 9 steps. Those bears live in the wild and are not used to humans.
10,000 Birds
MAY 31, 2013
The great thing about raising an education bird,” says Lisa, “is that you can do everything you’re never allowed to do with the wild ones.” Rehabbers have to grin and bear it during baby season; we raise incredibly cute wild birds behind masks, give them no human attention, and make sure they bond with each other and not us.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
Other wildlife-dependent recreation on national wildlife refuges includes wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2015
Eurasian Griffon Vultures are flying towards the restaurant (occasionally visited by Brown Bear , too). The adult Griffons are used to humans and are not stressed by the visitors, but some nests are really low – the lowest being a mere 5 metres above water and chicks sometimes get scared enough to fall into the lake.
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
In the majority of cases, it is humans who are to blame for the plunging numbers of animals, and Corwin is very clear about the extent to which we have destroyed the world around us. We can stop using animals and "allocate resources" to educate Homo sapiens worldwide to change their relationship to the animals around them.
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