10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ). The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. of its hunts are successful. Back to birds.

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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.”

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2012

The very first multi-media resource for leaning birds were birds. In the early days of the “modern” world (meaning since some time after the Enlightenment, or later, depending on what you call “modern”) we did get bird books, but the bird books were all words, no pictures.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute. They are also hunted.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

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.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2020

Which leads to a topic I’ve wanted to write about for a while–books that guide us in an exploration of nature. Her children’s books–which include the charming Mama Build a Little Nest , other picture books, and chapter books–evince an easy familiarity with birds, their science and birding ethics.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2012

It’s an amazing resource and relatively easy for me, particularly as eBird reviewer for the state, to enter these sightings one by one into eBird where they’ll live in the internet for ever and ever. But then, they were like me (or, at least the me of the not too distant past).

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Its currency is ideas, and though it is those who act—those who write letters, circulate petitions, demonstrate, lobby, disrupt a fox hunt, refuse to dissect an animal or to use one in "practice surgery," or are active in other ways—though these are the persons who make a mark on a day-to-day basis, history shows that ideas do make a difference.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The Nature of The Meadowlands , a photographic book by Jim Wright, presents the tale, and though you may be thinking that you live in Ohio, so this book is not for you, it is worth paying attention. Fortunately, the book starts with an introduction to the places that comprise the 30.4 square mile area along the Hackensack River.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Thankfully, as the authors note, this focus on animals to hunt has given way to visitors’ fascination with a range of creatures.). I was surprised that while the recommended sources for information on birds was limited to Barnes’ forthcoming book, Birds of Kruger National Park, co-authored with Ken Behrens.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birders who embark on a big year often dedicate a significant amount of time, effort, and resources to travel to different habitats, explore various locations, and encounter a wide range of bird species. Analysis : This is a fine summary and it even cites the book and the movie.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

It should cover all of the obvious topics, such as selecting binoculars, how to look at a bird, how to use a field guide, where to go birding, birding ethics, birding terminology, birding books, eBird, etc. Neither of these two suggestions would require a substantial investment of resources.

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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.

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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, possibly, a waste of resources to try to extend near-extinct species into the future.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Back home I meticulously planned the perfect birding route based on our explorations, made the bookings and confirmed the first commercial birding tour to Ghana. The timber industry-led assault on this resource is building towards ecological catastrophe.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl , by Richard Crossley, Paul Baicich, and Jessie Barry is the fourth book in the Crossley ID Guide series, and I think it is the best one yet. Answers are given at the back of the book, thank goodness. It also contains a unique feature that may not be accepted by some birders. But, more on that later. .

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 117