10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
But they don’t live in North America. I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. Unless we put them there. Which would be even worse.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 29, 2024
Even the review has some interesting information – for example, a major predator of eagle nests is the Brown Bear. It is even more specific, stating that brown bears depredate 20 % of offspring on Sakhalin Island (but not on the mainland).
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
It notes that there are around 1,000 people who have had birds named after them, but no fewer than three of them – Frank Linsly James, Eugenio Prince Ruspoli and Johan August Wahlberg – were killed by elephants, not a common form of death. Collecting birds was clearly a dangerous pastime.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
For those of us in North America other than the Gulf coast, the only time we might see a Magnificent Frigatebird is after a storm. There are excellent resources available, both in print and online ( Birds of North America is an indispensable online resource for the wild bird caregiver). I’m glad we lived.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 28, 2018
The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” One is defined as catching or killing and the other as keeping from injury. Why would any human being think that killing a Giraffe ( Giraffa ) is a good idea?
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. Those whose actions result in additional costs should bear them. The exploiter/developer pays.
10,000 Birds
MAY 16, 2018
Shakespeare was, supposedly , the reason starlings, house sparrows, and other non-native birds were introduced to North America. Now, there are still 10 million of them there but, due in part to a population dip after 1970, it is, in the reign of the second Elizabeth, illegal to kill them intentionally. What’s magic about 1970?
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