article thumbnail

A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. The book is organized into ten chapters, framed by a Prologue and Epilogue focused on Weidensaul’s banding experience in Denali National Park.

Cyprus 262
article thumbnail

On The Respectful Emperor

Animal Person

That leaves us with animal welfare, which I do think we are genuinely interested in, mostly because of the myriad videos, documentaries, books and websites that have made it tough to avoid over the past few years. People are talking. And acting. I wrote often about such farmer/authors and found their rationalizations quite creepy.

Chickens 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. Those are the final words of the book. Corwin tells the story of the Maasai of Kenya, whose culture involved disdain for and slaughter of lions. But for now, we have a book that describes how we got here and what we might do.

article thumbnail

The Wryneck: Biology, Behaviour, Conservation and Symbolism of Jynx torquilla: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

It’s a unique bird, even its scientific name is wonderful, so it’s not surprising that Gerard Gorman, Woodpecker Expert Supreme, has written a book all about the species. This is a very easy book to read. The latter is a nonmigratory, African endemic with a scattered, limited distribution. It’s an open question.

article thumbnail

The Best in Vegan Education

Animal Person

if they are "farmed" or slaughtered in a certain way). As you are likely aware, very few people can actually get through the film in one sitting, plus the first third, about "pets," sends the troublesome message that puppy mills are the problem, rather than breeding in general.) I'm not saying it cannot or does not happen (e.g.,

Vegan 100
article thumbnail

On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

However young and healthy, captives judged inappropriate for exhibition or breeding are considered 'excess' and usually are 'unloaded' or killed. By pairing humane with slaughter , legislators have sanctioned horrific cruelty and mass murder. What if slaughter were freed (miraculously) of all terror and pain? Chance is so close!

Animal 100
article thumbnail

The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

10,000 Birds

Three books will have been published about the Passenger Pigeon by the end of 2014: A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction by Joel Greenberg, The Passenger Pigeon by Errol Fuller, and A Message From Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery.

2014 162