10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

He published a number of books on birds of India and Burma, making me wonder how hard all these overseas civil servants really worked in their day jobs. Wikipedia reports that he “was an excellent tennis player and an enthusiastic big game hunter.

Burma 189

Burma India Birds Indonesia 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Proposal: Creation of a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp A birder, wildlife watcher, photographer and non-hunter version of the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (aka Federal Duck Stamp). She says, “there’s just a cultural bias against anything related to hunting.”

Wildlife 193

Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

For being a girl that beat a guy in a computer game. For being a feminist with an opinion on comic books, or games. The story with Cecil was something of an exception, but the universe didn’t disappoint and sure enough the latest hunter outrage story today is, predictably, about a woman hunter.

Hunters 167

Hunters Hunting Animal Cruelty Game 167

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The system was intended as a hunter-centric model, both guided by and benefitting consumptive interests. Given that few hunters actually consume coyotes, wolves, cougars, and except for a few individuals, even bears, it is obviously a “waste” of wildlife to shoot or trap these animals just for “fun” 2.

Wildlife 232

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 232

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

Long story short, the only way I could figure out securing a cabin for myself and my husband, Erik, was to book a trip with Rockjumper, a birding tour company based in South Africa and a supporter of Birdlife South Africa. The seal hunters accidentally introduced mice to Marion, as was the case for many islands around the world.

South Africa 261

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 261

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The few bird books I was given as a kid that described it made it sound horrible: birds are kept in closets in complete darkness, they are starved to bond them to their masters, they never know true freedom again. If you are a bad hunting partner and do not flush enough game, the raptor will fly off when released and not return.

Wisconsin 235

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 235

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. A portrait of Mary (ca. 1490) attributed to Tyrolian painter Michael Pacher.

Hunting 113

Hunting France Falcons Horses 113