article thumbnail

Help for the Wildlife of Delhi

10,000 Birds

The campaign to provide one of two brothers who almost singlehandedly care for the injured birds of Delhi, India, has been extended. Here’s the campaign. They have compassion for all creatures, and need your help to keep up their wildlife rescue work. There’s time left! There’s still time to help! Do you love birds?

Wildlife 175
article thumbnail

The Belgrade Amazon Campaign or the House of the Eagle

10,000 Birds

Afraid that, against millions in investments wildlife may not be an argument enough, I reached for another – the wellbeing of Belgraders, further downstream. Finally, 24 species in Annex I of the EU Bird Directive were recorded in this area. Is this of any importance to an aspiring EU member country?

Eagles 178
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Delhi’s Birds Need Help!

10,000 Birds

Through the internet, they have forged bonds with other wildlife rehabililators throughout the world. In March, rehabbers in the United States will gather at the annual National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association conference to make contacts, swap information, and learn new techniques. The indiegogo campaign needs donations. .

article thumbnail

The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

10,000 Birds

By both Serbian legislation and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected species. In the European Union, they are included on the Annex I of the Birds Directive and their habitats are therefore potential Natura2000 ecological network sites.

article thumbnail

DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

10,000 Birds

Images of wildlife coated in toxic goo haunted me; particularly the birds. The current administration can now start construction on any of the public lands along the border with no concern for habitats, ecosystems, or wildlife. Destroy the habitats – destroy the wildlife. Photo courtesy of © Matt Clark/Defenders of Wildlife). ~.

Texas 171
article thumbnail

10,000 Birds Launches Alley Rat Allies

10,000 Birds

Like cats, the rat has been the victim of campaigns to make it the bad guy in terms of disease and damage wildlife. As for the former, diseases are spread by fleas, which also plague rats, which makes rats as much a victim as humans, and as for the latter, rats are clearly wildlife and how can wildlife be blamed for hurting wildlife?

Rats 236
article thumbnail

Twitching

10,000 Birds

For the past several years I have been taking advantage of our many National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) here in Northern California. This leads me to my third twitch for the celebrated Falcated Duck ( Anas falcata ) at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in January of 2012. This was a no-brainer. I found it within 30 minutes.