10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2017

It’s Christmas Bird Count season, and if you know Christmas Bird Counts you have probably heard the tale of how Frank Chapman invented this winter tradition to replace the older and considerably less optimal for birds tradition of the Christmas side hunt. Or specific members thereof. And I’m not even talking about dinner.

Ireland 130

Ireland New Zealand Hunting Cooking 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

Not only is Kenn Kaufman a world-class birder and all-around naturalist who makes his living doing what he loves. The harshest law of all, one more draconian than any human legislature could enact, is the law of unintended consequences. How blessed can one guy be? Example A, perfectly up to date, is the wind turbine.

Ohio 192

Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 192

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further. Smith and Donald A.

Wildlife 231

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 231

Animal Ethics

MARCH 12, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ To Revive Hunting, States Turn to the Classroom ” (front page, March 8): Shame on West Virginia if it approves a bill that allows hunting education classes in public schools to become law. We should not use public schools to try to reverse the inexorable decline in the “sport” of hunting.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York West Virginia Advocacy 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 23, 2009

If a legal right is an interest or expectation protected by law, then it follows that, under the Protection of Animals Act (1911), domestic and captive animals in England have rights, in that they are protected against being cruelly beaten, kicked, ill-treated, over-ridden, over-driven, over-loaded, tortured, infuriated, or terrified.

Animal Rights 40

Animal Rights Rights Animal Cruelty 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2023

One of the unwritten laws of bird tours is that the leader shouldn’t take photographs as his (or her) job is to show the clients birds. I have a strong hunting instinct, and digiscoping gave me the satisfaction of bagging my quarry. The value of these lenses plummeted, depreciating as fast as a peregrine can stoop.

Birds 222

Birds Cyprus Portugal Estonia 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. Treaties trump state laws. ©2023, Donna L.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147