10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This blog was written by Marge Gibson, co-founder of Raptor Education Group, Inc. Lead remains in both fishing and hunting products, with strong lobbies that insist lead poisoning is not real, even as our facilities fill regularly with birds afflicted with it. Is that individual bird vital to the world as a whole?

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2023

Side note: Should anyone involved in discovering new species enjoy reading this blog, please refrain from naming any newly discovered species after me – particularly if these species are of the itchy or vaguely disgusting kind. ” Unfortunately, this makes it much less likely this hunting will stop once people get richer.

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China Hunting Birds illegal 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

The reasons that these ten have been selected is to illustrate some of the myriad reasons that Africa’s birds are being driven to extinction; from commercial overfishing, powerline collisions, illegal trade, poisoning, traditional medicine usage, overgrazing and conversion of specialized habitats into agricultural land.

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Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 183

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Unfortunately, Hen Harriers die disproportionally near British Grouse moors – most likely killed illegally by people hunting grouse for sports ( source ). On the other hand, maybe some female readers of this blog think that this sounds rather exciting.

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Birds Eggs Bangladesh China 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.

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Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147