10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

My high-level impression is that ChatGPT can synthesize lots of information and produce results that initially seem impressive, but that it still makes obvious mistakes and some of its algorithms can lead it astray, particularly for a subject like birding where there is likely a paucity of credible source material on the internet.

United States 162

United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

Wildlife 234

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 234

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

There’s a Sloth Bear in tall, dry grass, barely 50 metres from us, but all we can see is a dark, shape-shifting shadow that eventually becomes all but invisible. Our mobile phones had no signal inside the reserve, yet, the guides were communicating on some local network, informing each other where the tigers are. The Telia Lake.

Tigers 240

Tigers India Killing 2012 240

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. For example, even if nobody visited Aransas NWR in Texas, it would still provide virtually all of the wintering habitat for the endangered Whooping Crane. Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 Billy Frank Jr.

Wildlife 241

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 241

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

And, it is this spirit of acceptance, an embrace of this pristine wilderness and its inhabitants–even when he’s fording a river in icy slush up to his waist or waiting in bitter cold for a fish owl to come into a trap or getting lost in the middle of a snowy nowhere—that informs this book and brings us totally into his world.

Owls 132

Owls Russia Fish Research 132

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. These are the people who would most directly bear the burdens and reap the benefits of a wall, so their views are worthy of consideration.

Texas 185

Texas United States Mexico Campaign 185