10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. Tags: collared dove , doves , interior west • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? So, tentatively, welcome spring and new life.

Montana 134

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 134

Animal Ethics

MARCH 8, 2009

If a genetically engineered animal’s legs periodically fell off, would not its legs be more like a product of an animal (analogous to eggs) than a part of the animal? These people abstain from eggs and dairy products the production of which involves suffering for the animals. Would the blood be analogous to milk or eggs?

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Suffering Vegan 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. These birds are tagged and migrate to the Sululta Plains on the Ethiopian highlands were they spend their winter.

Endangered Species 188

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 188