10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

birders are rare, so the recent release of a “ National Survey of Birdwatchers: Nationwide and Flyway Comparisons ” is notable. In 2012 , the NFC revised some of its goals and set forth a new vision of waterfowl management that emphasized a core of hunter and conservationist supporters. Comprehensive surveys of U.S. Paul, MN 55108.

Minnesota 264

Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Survival rates of chicks increase when there are helpers present – and if in captivity this is not an option, humans can also take the place of helpers ( source ). Wikipedia reports that he “was an excellent tennis player and an enthusiastic big game hunter. ” ( source ).

Burma 189

Burma India Birds Indonesia 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

These two islands are about halfway between the tip of South Africa and Antarctica in the Subantarctic Indian Ocean, have had relatively few human visitors, and are primarily inhabited with some of the rarest seabirds in the world and a smaller number of mammals. Which makes it a haven for seabirds….and and seabirders.

South Africa 261

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 261

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Many of the great debates over human behavior, those related to things such as race or gender, are muddled and messy because plasticity is ignored. Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. Presumably the humans keep away the predators. The paper is in Natrure Scientific Reports.

Birds 116

Birds Research Humane Pets 116

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2016

For example, years ago, Eiton Tchenrov postulated that the wild progenitor of the domestic dog, some subspecies or another of wolf, could benefit from overlapping its breeding territory with human hunters. The humans tended to keep away a range of predators that might take the pups as a form of interference competition.

Alligators 113

Alligators Protection Leopards Birds 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Well, in comparison to many other birds, young ravens leave the nest earlier and are thus more clumsy and helpless when they are found on the ground or on low branches, all by themselves. When researching the origin of this saying, I figured it pertained to snares that were used to catch thrushes until better times prevailed.

Germany 172

Germany Birds Hunters Owls 172

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Over 3 million pairs of Antarctic Fur Seals breed on South Georgia, saved from near extinction by fur hunters. Comparisons are depicted amongst the different species, showing difference in size and shape; identification points are specific, ranging from the wrinkled skin on the head of the Sperm Whale to the columnar blow of the Blue Whale.

Georgia 172

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 172