10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2017

You can probably understand the disappointment of a herpetologist friend of mine when he discovered that his very research transect was now paved. There’s enough scientific data collected already ( eBird illustrated checklist ), it is not as if we really need more. I’d rather not discuss my disappointment.

Rights 113

Rights Serbia Collecting Abandon 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2011

It is not an encyclopedia, though it does summarize research, explain basic concepts, and ends with a section on bird statistics. The Atlas of Birds: Diversity, Behavior, and Conservation by Mike Unwin is a collection of data about birds and their environments presented through words, graphics, and photographs.

Albatross 192

Albatross Birds Campaign Protection 192

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 118

Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 118

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The Guan had never been seen in the wild after Polish Naturalist Wladyslaw Taczanowski collected one individual in 1876. Nineteenth and early twentieth century naturalists collected birds on long and arduous exploratory expeditions in the New World. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection.

Collecting 267

Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 267