10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

With the proposed hunting seasons on sandhill cranes being discussed in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin, we must not forget the whooping crane, which travels and winters in the big sandhill crane flocks. More states will doubtless join the queue of those proposing hunts. Another thing to consider. Now, it’s time to go to the top.

2011 240

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 240

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2012

Skimming through the myriad of posts in my blog reader yesterday I came across a post from the ever-watchful guys at the Raptor Persecution Scotland blog that left me cold with anger. of nearly 500 radio-tagged releases).

Industry 190

Industry Research Raised Killing 190

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. And, as we find out in a blogged coda to the episode , they can’t even take care of their eggs. On the WCS web page, Ms.

Mauritius 101

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

More than 150 bird species are known to have become extinct over the past 500 years, and many more are estimated to have been driven to extinction before they became known to science. Habitat destruction, hunting and disturbance are further factors affecting the population.

Endangered Species 185

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 185

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Many, many things happened in the area of bird science this year, so this review can not be comprehensive. I’ve organized them by date (month/day) of the approximate reporting or blogging time of the item of interest, which does not necessarily reflect the actual date of occurrence.

Science 185

Science 2013 Elephants Birds 185

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

Don’t you love it when blog post writers split topics that do not interest you in the first place into two separate parts? ” Blue-bearded Bee-eaters seem to have a pretty clever hunting strategy. Which sounds like a species name taken from a science fiction novel for children. Welcome to Birding Tongbiguan, part 1.

Squirrels 136

Squirrels Birds China Bears 136

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

He discovered numerous new species for science including this barbet and was the first person to confirm the existence of both Gorillas and Pygmies. Yellow-spotted Barbet is a beautiful, rainforest barbet and is the only member of its genus. Image from Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Image from Budongo Forest, Uganda.

Ethiopia 225

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 225

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 ). But then, maybe not – it seems to be the nature of science that the more you know, the more you want to know. So much for this post’s pseudo-philosophical thought.

Birds 200

Birds Eggs Bangladesh China 200