10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

This year will be tough on many birds as further mudflat destruction to construct factories in China means that they may not be able to feed in areas that they have known in the past. We receive some beautiful photos from China of individually marked shorebirds on migration each year as they travel through the Flyway.

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2011 Australia Deer China 150

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 22, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Virus Spreading Alarm and Deadly Pig Disease in China ” (Business Day, Aug. Indeed, if public sympathy is changing in China regarding how we treat animals raised and killed for food, as it is here in the United States, then we can only expect future improvements in the welfare of farm animals.

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New York Times International Fund For Animal Welfare Wayne Pacelle Humane Society Of The United States 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Restoration of the Yi qi dinosaur from the late Jurassic era, China, by Emily Willoughby, used under Creative Commons license. Since the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park are not scientifically correct, let’s imagine what they all may have looked like with their feathers, living in today’s world.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

So, I welcomed the opportunity to read and review Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds , by John Pickrell, published in the United States by Columbia University Press. No, not a reality show, the history of paleontology in the United States is apparently livelier than the Indiana Jones movies.)

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Mongolia Science Reptiles Indiana 188

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

COVID-19 was the worst of it but we also endured horrific wildfires, tremendously damaging hurricanes, another year of the worst President of the United States in history, and the list could go on ad infinitum. 2020 will be remembered as a year that we’d like to forget. A Collared Owlet.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

An individually marked Great Knot was seen in Roebuck Bay and then observed on the mudflats at Yalu Jiang Nature Reserve, China, 137 hours later! She has lived in the Middle East and the United States and traveled extensively in Europe. It was observed sleeping after the 6400kms trip.

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2011 Australia Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2020

China 1410 9. United States 1160 12. Colombia 1959 bird species 2. Brazil 1847 sp. 3. Peru 1838 4. Indonesia 1761 5. Ecuador 1690 6. Bolivia 1433 7. Venezuela 1417 8. India 1341 10. Democratic Republic of Congo 1185 11. Tanzania 1135 13. Kenya 1131 14. Mexico 1120 15.

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Uganda Bolivia Ecuador Indonesia 256

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

As reported in the AP story, two styles of Sean John jackets—one a hooded snorkel style, the other a classic version—were originally advertised as faux fur, but an investigation by the Humane Society of the United States [ HSUS ] found that the jackets were made from dog fur.

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Fur Fur Industry HSUS Raccoons 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

For example, without this blog, would you know that the Barn Swallows of Nanhui are now having their own housing boom, ignorant of the overinvestment that has characterized China’s construction industry? As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day.

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Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 195

Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2008

As the World's leading contributor of greenhouse gases, the United States should be taking the lead in the charge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. s per capita greenhouse gas emissions are twice that of Europe and nearly 8 times that of China. As such, it is incumbent upon the U.S.

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