10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. Volunteers with the Committee Against Bird Slaughter sneak into a grove where a farmer has just placed lime sticks to snag unwary birds. The population of Millerbirds on Laysan has doubled , and breeding seems to be going well.

Cambodia 142

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 142

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

But every photo is clearly here for a reason, whether to show juvenile plumage or large egg clutches or illegal trapping (many of the images in the Challenges and Conservation chapter are from CABS, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter). My Wryneck, Fang, Thailand, February 2019; copyright © Donna L.

Woodpeckers 224

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 224

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

There seem to be so many that some days the negative stories just seem to pile up in my reader, species lost here, habitat destroyed there, poisoning, illegal persecution, the list can seem endless. It can be difficult not to feel impotent and under attack from all sides.

Morocco 171

Morocco Turtles Protest Protesting 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147