10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

” I’m assuming that the series seeks to elevate people’s awareness of the dangers presented by modern life and climate change and encourage conservation and environmental protection, the whole purpose of Earth Day on April 22nd. © 2023 Tony Angell; © 2023 Mark E. Indeed, Hauber does make this plea in his concluding chapter.

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Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2013

Hunting of Scarlet Ibis for their feathers as well as drainage of portions of the swamp for rice harvesting was, at one time, putting what is now a major tourist destination in jeopardy. Fortunately, forward-thinkers prevailed, the site is now protected as a Ramsar Wetland , and the hunting of Scarlet Ibis has become a social taboo.

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Trinidad Spain Hunting Cooking 208

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. People, they argue, are more important than bugs, and besides, the money will help pay to protect other conservation land. Unsustainable hunting leads to extinction.

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Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2021

We were also lucky enough to see a beautiful pair of Sacred Kingfishers hunting along the coastal edge. The Banksia flowers are common in coastal environments in Australia and were among the first native plants collected in 1770 during Cook’s voyage up the Australian east coast. One is pictured below.

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Australia North America Cooking Fish 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 211

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

You don't find many hunters who candidly and unapologetically say: "I hunt because I like to kill. Hunting wouldn't be the "noble," "manly" "sport" that it is, if these were the reasons for doing it. Hunting wouldn't be the "noble," "manly" "sport" that it is, if these were the reasons for doing it.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40