10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2013
Wildlife rehabilitators are not known for our bling. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. Moral: they’re everywhere. “I As for nice clothing … right!
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 10, 2014
What follows will not be elegant artspeak about how certain photographers can capture not only the beauty but the spirit of wild birds, although my friend Russ Cusick , who took these photos, has certainly produced some of my favorite avian images. I had so many birds. Note the suddenly lopsided bird. I was sooo busy.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
This story comes from Melissa Gillmer, a zookeeper and wildlife rehabilitator at the Bear Mountain Zoo. Melissa accompanied Danielle into the bear den for moral support, and partway into the cleaning session heard a thud. Birds black vultures Ospreys Turkey Vultures wildlife rehabilitators' asked Melissa.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
I’m trying to keep that in mind when I plan my birding forays and is why I drove a few hours to a windy reservoir two weeks ago instead of creeping around some cloud forest. The other up-side is the possibility of making a quick detour to one of Costa Rica’s best (and only) shorebird spots, the salt ponds at Punta Morales.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 12, 2015
Tell me, what happens if we rip away hunting when hunting protects more wildlife land in Africa than national parks? The killing of Cecil was equated with murder, a moral crime rather than a symptom of a ecological problem. There is a reason we talk about wildlife and habitat conservation, not wildlife and habitat preservation.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2019
It ended with little fan fare; in fact I did not even go chasing birds on the last two days of 2018, as I am just plain tired. Not of the birds, but the seemingly endless early mornings, rarely sleeping in my own bed, and the pressure, mostly self imposed, to find yet one more bird. Overall World Ranking as per eBird.com 79th.
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