10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Humans, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves. I have to say that the pattern suits the buntings much better than humans, though, and hopefully, it is also more pleasant for them to wear. Usually, there are a few Eurasian Spoonbills keeping them company, though they tend to be in the minority here at Nanhui. Or duck?

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Birds Humane Japan Ducks 247

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

I learned of the trip right as it had been delayed and made a vow that I would be on that ship. Long story short, the only way I could figure out securing a cabin for myself and my husband, Erik, was to book a trip with Rockjumper, a birding tour company based in South Africa and a supporter of Birdlife South Africa. and seabirders.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2016

But I never like the argument that “my horrible killing machine kills far fewer (birds/people/whatever) that existing horrible killing machines, so no big deal, right?” ” The right thing to do is to figure out how to kill fewer birds. So, what to do? Engineers working at Brightsolar have solved the problem.

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Killing Psychology Birds California 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Viewer discretion is advised, particularly if you look at the paper in the company of Ashy Tailorbird chicks. 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. the Black-naped Monarch should not.

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Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 222

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2011

Shortly after I arrived I got word of the Gray-hooded Gull at Coney Island, and of course I went after it right away. Unlike the last megararity at that end of Coney Island, I got the gull right away (thanks in part to a helpful phone call from Corey.)

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New York City Bald Eagle New York Birds 162

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 13, 2012

Rainn Wilson’s production company, SoulPancake, headed to a park to find out. As humans, we spend a lot of time looking for answers. As humans, we spend a lot of time looking for answers. But sometimes, our greatest teachers are right at our feet. ET/PT to see the short film. SoulPancake: Pet Teachers.

Pets 100

Pets Humane Rights 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Their fierce tendency to bite means the bander is often as relieved as the bird is when they finally part company. This moment of human/bird interaction is a beautiful and fleeting occurrence. These birds are a rare treat but happily we have been banding more of them in recent years. They are often full of attitude and rightly so.

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Research Welfare Rights Humane 216

Critter News

MARCH 7, 2012

Stanwood is right near where we live in Seattle and, sadly, home to Pigs Peace Animal Sanctuary which rescues all kinds of animals. horses destined to die and be butchered in one of Canada’s equine slaughterhouses for human consumption abroad.” I can only imagine how they feel. From the Sky Valley Chronicle.

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Horse Slaughter Horses Slaughter Slaughtered 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

I knew he was also a former Marvel comic book writer and editor, but did not know that he also, unsurprisingly, had a history of involvement in LGBTQ and Black rights advocacy. In the first, as an editor/writer learning on the job, he became Marvel’s first openly gay editor. Nah, sadly, probably not.

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Emotional Birds Minneapolis Nepal 228

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2015

And while it also occurs in city parks and cemeteries within human habitations, it is not quite as tame as the urban Gray Squirrels of America, and I have never been able myself or seen someone be able to hand-feed one. The view from my office window towards the squirrel trees on the right. So to speak.

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Squirrels North America Germany Europe 162

Critter News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

I came across this article in USA Today entitled "Waste not, want not: Companies find uses for leftover animal parts." Now, meat companies are putting more resources into sustainability programs, says Paul Rutledge of the American Meat Institute's sustainability committee. What about all the dead humans taking up space in cemeteries?

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Animal South Carolina Meat Litter 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

An Ashy Drongo apparently spends approximately 71% of its time scanning (what non-scientists would probably call looking around), 9% eating (less than a typical Chinese human but much more than me), calling 7%, flying 7%, and 6% preening. In conclusion, an experience that will put me off buying anything from that company ever.

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Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2013

We see indirect but very compelling evidence of this when insurance companies, government agencies, and other big players act as though they considered climate change to be real. Also, these human-occupied area are probably full of toxins and other impediments to normal use by wildlife. And penguins. Forget about penguins.

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Maryland Birds Penguins Wildlife 232

Critter News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

I don't believe they are working for human welfare. I do believe they want prestige, tenure, royalties and patent rights. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. But as far as they are concerned, I am still an animal rights terrorist for the mere fact that I disagree with them.

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Animal Research Research Medical Research Animal 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2018

It’s no secret that beer and wine share a common heritage that dates back to the earliest days of human civilization. For birders who know the importance of being in just the right habitat in finding a particular species, this isn’t at all an unfamiliar idea. Of course, habitats of all sorts attract wildlife.

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2014 Milwaukee California Industry 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2022

Hopefully, as he is the owner of a birding company, Rockjumper, at least he gets some clients this way. About the Green-winged Pytilia , the HBW entry includes the harrowing “Popular cagebird, large numbers of which are captured and exported; mortality during shipment high” Humanity can be a scarce resource in humankind.

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Birds Africa Eagles Barn Owls 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

THEY’VE BEEN FEEDING HIM LOW-SALT HAM,” she wrote, all in caps, then added some choice commentary which I can’t seem to locate right now, but which inspired all her rehabber friends to add their two cents. “A Human breast milk – no, don’t get me started. I want a picture of that dinner table,” cracked Hilary Entley.

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Squirrels Hamburgers Chickens Wildlife Rehabilitation 250

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 5, 2010

Proportions is a ‘Whole Food Nutrition Program that offers a healthier alternative to traditional feeding programs, and allows dog owners to create a customized meal specifically for their dog – delivered right to their door each month. Proportions has been kind enough to offer our readers a chance to try a free sample.

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Dogs Chickens 2010 Pets 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

Everyone I talked with there was convinced that the military coup that had overthrown the democratically-elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, had been engineered by two US companies, with CIA support. The big companies are determined to stop what they call a ‘leftist revolt’ in this hemisphere. 3) George W. 3) George W.

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Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Most visiting birders look at me in disbelief when I point them in the right direction for this range-restricted ABA species — away from good, mature forest habitat and towards the nearest fast food restaurant. In southeast Florida, it thrives in man-made habitats, feeding on grassy meridians, on roadsides, and even among human refuse.

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Miami Fast Food Florida Birds 124

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Of course, when we aren’t with our human friends, they can generally entertain themselves pretty well and know that they will eventually see us again. For many of us, our dog is one of the most important friends in our life.

Dogs 100

Dogs Pets Rescue Suffering 100

Animal Ethics

JULY 30, 2007

A general discussion of right or duty would hardly be com­plete without some discussion, even if only a brief one, of the closely related subject of rights. It is commonly said that rights and duties are correlative, and it is worth while to inquire whether and, if at all, in what sense this is true. Professor D.

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Animal Rights Rights Animal Morals 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

One thing every guide should avoid – and it may be hard to resist, especially when it is some mega, is giving useless information like: ‘Right there, two weeks ago, I’ve seen an Elvis Bird.’ And if you say this to me I will never use you or your company again.”. That’s certainly the approach I aspire to.

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Greece Birds Zambia Experience 216

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

With the advent of human development, we can now add “farmland and plantations” to various types of forest, rainforest, and swamps. Mangrove areas are disappearing and there are natural areas of savannah in addition to human-created grasslands. Two-columned text is on the left and illustrations and range maps on the right.

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Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 134

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Non-human beings have traditionally thought of on a basically immoral level…they lack any intrinsic values, are incapable of thoughts and emotions, and are only worth how good of a coat they make or how good they taste. But I digress. Many birds display a strong sense of curiousty.

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Emotional Science Birds Mammals 216

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

All Wranglers went to the other side of the lodge listening… a potoo mixed with human voices. We have also been lucky in having awesome guides and they go on to guide for different companies all over the world.”. Bottom: left – with Lisa Erb (both at El Copal); right – the Redstart Wranglers at the closing ceremony.

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Costa Rica Woodpeckers Farming Owls 170

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. Is it any wonder that Pink Pigeons were on the brink of extinction when humans intervened? I know, that’s harsh.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 2, 2008

Eat right. What counts as eating right? Eat right—I will eat a diet low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and high in complex carbohydrates and fiber; and I will limit my consumption of empty calories like those found in sweets, soda pop, and trendy high-calorie coffee drinks and energy drinks. Lose weight.

Rights 40

Rights Animal Cruelty Vegan Cruelty 40

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

The reason we need to save the gorillas and their habitats (it's a book on gorilla "conservation") is--and this is from memory so there could be more--that gorillas have thumbs, just like humans do. We do that with cats and dogs already, right? Also, the have families (as if other animals don't).

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Gorillas Pets Vegan Speciesism 100

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

No one in the room–neither dog nor human–can tell which cup hides the biscuit. Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. “Humans are unique.

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Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 30, 2011

Ross, The Right and the Good [Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1988], 137 [first published in 1930]) Note from KBJ: Since the concepts of desert and good or bad disposition do not apply to animals (who are not moral agents), their pleasure is intrinsically good and their pain intrinsically bad.

Morals 40

Morals Indianapolis Humane Suffering 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2006

Eat right. What counts as eating right? Eat right—I will eat a diet low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and high in complex carbohydrates and fiber; and I will limit my consumption of empty calories like those found in sweets, soda pop, and trendy high-calorie coffee drinks. Lose weight. Quit smoking.

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2007 Rights Animal Cruelty Cruelty 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

At the same time the field is somewhat lacking in people unconcerned with habitat or wild animals, but if Linda says that they do more damage to permafrost than oil companies dumping 94 thousand gallons of oil laced water on the environment, who am I to argue? How it is being affected by human intrusions? Or how gracefully it flew?

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Collecting Papua New Guinea Science Birds 165

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Here, I’ve gathered several useful tips to ensure that your move purrs right along. It’s best if the moving company can unpack your furniture and boxes ahead of time, but if this isn’t possible, provide your pet with the same sort of quiet and safe space that you did while moving out. Before the Big Day.

Pets 100

Pets Litter Medical Kennels 100

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 30, 2009

To find out more of what the meat industry and pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know, read this Associated Press column by Margie Mason and Martha Mendoza. In 2008, the FDA issued its second limit on the use of cephalosporins in cows, pigs, and chickens, citing the importance of cephalosporin drugs for treating disease in humans.

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Meat Meat Industry Farm Animal Farmed Animals 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2007

Think of your favorite horror film: A brutal ruthless killer is on the loose, slashing hapless innocent victims to death right and left. that slaughters horses for human consumption. Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., One can't kill horses for human consumption within the U.S.,

Horse Slaughter 40

Horse Slaughter Slaughter Slaughtered Horses 40

Animal Ethics

JUNE 4, 2009

Becoming a vegetarian is the most practical and effective step one can take towards [sic; kbj] ending both the killing of non-human [sic; kbj] animals and the infliction of suffering upon them. Meat-packing companies might encourage, for example, an increased dog population to take up the slack.

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Vegetarian Morals Protest Protesting 40