10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2017

And there is only one certain way to protect the lower parts of the city from floods: let the river spread and flood some other area, before it reaches the city. In the last few years, its members have eBirded 205 bird species within the IBA borders, 136 of them within Beljarica and 108 of those strictly protected under Serbian legislation.

Eagles 185

Eagles Campaign Otters Serbia 185

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. Has it really been 21 years (almost) from the publication of Jonathan Franzen’s New Yorker article, “ Emptying the Skies ,” six years since the documentary with the same name?

Cyprus 263

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 263

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

To this day, 95 percent of the animals used in research labs receive no federal protection whatsoever under the Animal Welfare Act." If Engber does a good job with anything, it's with pointing out the flaws in the strategies of pro-animal activists and in the outcomes of their campaigns.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Gooddie describes his quest in terms of a contest of wills and strategy. There is little factual material here about global conservation and protection, but that is not the book’s purpose. There go my plans for a 10,000 Birds write-in campaign. One must “out-think” the bird. This is a travel adventure book.

Hunters 214

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 214