10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further.

Wildlife 232

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 232

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

Well, the answer is that the moniker Red-headed Barbet was first given to the South American species that still bears and thus it had precedence to retain the name. Image taken in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. Its nickname of “Fruit-salad” bears witness to its rather random pattern of red, yellow, black and white.

Ethiopia 223

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 223

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2011

Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. This was not a very successful prank, especially since we had just encountered a large cinnamon-colored black bear which was much more interesting, even to a birder.

Rattlesnake 163

Rattlesnake Bald Eagle Mules Mammals 163