10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2017

Strictly speaking, they were always forbidden for driving, but there is a difference between me, driving along the very top of the dyke and collecting scientific data for the first national breeding birds atlas and someone exploring the possibilities of his flashy new 4×4 while driving figures of eight along the embankment slopes.

Rights 130

Rights Serbia Collecting Abandon 130

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

You know the captain’s name already: the Ross’s Gull was named after Ross who collected the type specimen in 1823 on Melville Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic. Right: Robert McCormick, by Stephen Pearce. Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve.

Russia 187

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 187

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

This mass avian exploitation, amazing and repugnant, ultimately met its end through separate campaigns in the United States and Great Britain, each led by women, mostly upper-middle class women. Both campaigns led to the establishment of national, influential conservation organizations–National Audubon Society in the U.S.

Industry 124

Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. I’m extremely grateful to Paul for taking the initiative in raising awareness of this NWR campaign. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

There had been a collective sign of relief at Barack Obama’s election in the U.S., One is Lanny Davis, an influential lobbyist who was a personal lawyer for President Bill Clinton and also campaigned for Hillary. It did not take much imagination to envision the turmoil sweeping through every Latin American capital. 1) DemocracyNow!

Honduras 100

Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100