10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

.” They agree with George Wuerthner saying, “Nonhuman predators (wolves, mountain lions, coyotes, ravens and others) are disfavored by wildlife managers at all levels as competition for sportsmen and are treated as second-class citizens of the animal kingdom. All three are impaired when the basis of public debate is a myth.

Wildlife 232

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 232

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

the development of field-based ornithological research in Europe and Great Britain; a quick step back through the history to look at bird protection, conservation, and our precarious future, with a focus on Birkhead’s long-term (50 years!) Common Guillemot research at Skomer Island, Wales. Great Flamingo tongues & heads: p.

Dissection 209

Dissection Birds Research Europe 209

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2017

Some of you have been counting on federal funding or habitat protection that now looks shaky; some of you have mates who never made it back from migration; some of you just can’t catch enough fish. Grandmas and little kids, bored office workers, students and teachers – when things go right your audience is huge and passionate.

Bald Eagle 100

Bald Eagle Belize Iowa Eggs 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A cove protected from the winds – endemic Volcano Junco and the view over the main crater. Bottom: left – with Lisa Erb (both at El Copal); right – the Redstart Wranglers at the closing ceremony. Acorn Woodpeckers by Niklas Aronsson. Rocky areas with low bushes near the summit of the volcano, endemic Sooty Thrush by the road.

Costa Rica 151

Costa Rica Woodpeckers Farming Owls 151

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

[T]here is another class of cases where the state is accorded the right to interfere with the individual when he is not interfering with any other person, namely, where cruelty to animals is involved. who cannot protect their interests.

Cruelty 40

Cruelty Legislation Kangaroos Animal 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

This may be the most awesome pelagic you’ll ever experience… For me it was the publication in 1984 of Peter Harrison’s ground-breaking identification guide to ‘ Seabirds ’ that opened up the off-shore world of pelagic birding right on Cape Town’s door step.

Albatross 177

Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 177

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

It's one that's brought on, no doubt, by the acts of vandalism and intimidation of radical animal-rights groups, but I think it also serves to insulate the research community from any responsibility it might otherwise have to increase transparency and public engagement with the work. But the question is how can we properly address that?

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

Rueppell’s (facing left) and White-backed (three birds facing right) Vultures have worryingly leapt two categories from Near-Threatened to Endangered. An adult (left) and subadult (right) White-backed Vulture with full crops after feeding on the remains of a Lion kill, Ndutu, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 183

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 183

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

But then, the Black-naped Monarch has never claimed to reign by divine right, nor has it ever been responsible for large-scale wars, slavery, colonialism, etc. Finally, if you already drive a Porsche and want the neighbors to envy you even in the woodpecker realm, the White-bellied Woodpecker (40-48 cm) is the right one for you.

Woodpeckers 198

Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 198