10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2020
Last week, I “attended” the virtual North American Ornithological Conference (NAOC). As I said in an earlier post , I was curious whether an ornithological conference would be interesting to a birder, so I plunked down $50 for registration and planted myself in front of Zoom for several hours a day. Dr. Tom White of the U.S.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 11, 2022
The ABA’s mission statement is vague: “The American Birding Association inspires all people to enjoy and protect wild birds.” Fish and Wildlife service estimates that there are 16 million “active birders” in the United States, though that figure is likely orders of magnitude too high.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2022
This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. This is Hannah’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2011
But when the Focus on Diversity: Changing the Face of American Birding conference was held there last weekend it seemed like a welcome excuse to finally check out this natural gem in one of the finest cities on the east coast. The remnant of this once vast tidal marsh is protected by the refuge. But how did such a refuge come to be?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Will the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference delegates up-list them to Appendix I of the Convention, forbidding any future sale over international borders? One may say so. I say they were butchered, face-off. And it gave me a hope. EU voted as a block of 28 votes “against”.
Critter News
MARCH 23, 2010
Delegates to the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) conference in Qatar voted down three of four proposals to protect sharks. This really sucks. According to the New York Times.
Critter News
MARCH 28, 2010
It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. The Christian Science Monitor rightly points out that citizens and consumers need to get involved in endangered species protection, because at the CITES level, it's all about money and international politics.
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