10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2022
I put it in a small box for several hours, where it appeared to recover, but studies have shown that internal injuries from a strike usually kill the bird. Photographs of window-killed birds from Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Copyright © 2021 Daniel Klem, Jr. The more glass, the more bird kills. ©2012 Donna L.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Of course, that’s not the only Yuletide ritual with uncomfortable implications for the Class Aves. In Wales people who slept in late – and female servants, who probably never slept in late in their lives – used to be beaten with holly branches for luck, although modern assault laws have largely ended the practice.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 15, 2011
From July 6-8, there was a European conference in Larnaca about illegal bird killing , organized by Terra Cypria. But the most talked about issue throughout was the ambelopoulia problem in Cyprus, with relevant presentations from the Game Fund, SBA Police, Terra Cypria and of course BirdLife Cyprus.&# That’s welcome news.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
However, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) broadly prohibits the “take” of any bird, which effectively means that a protected bird cannot be killed, harassed, or otherwise adversely impacted. They argued that the scientific research exception only applied to research on the animal to be taken.
Animal Person
MARCH 29, 2010
Whenever the media report that someone has killed "an endangered animal" or "an endangered species," they too confuse an individual with a species. Hunters kill members of endangered species. In some sense, of course, many (perhaps most) humans don't know right from wrong. law is even more speciesist than the U.S.
Animal Person
OCTOBER 24, 2009
I recall one day when his sister-in-law was speaking with him about what she was feeding her children, and it wasn't a vegan-centered conversation. TD, of course, wasn't too keen on hot dogs for nutritional reasons at the very least. Sister-in-law doesn't disagree with what TD says about hot dogs, but says: "Everything in moderation."
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2015
When they called our state agency, they were told to “let nature take its course.” Inserts in rodent poisons that assure the public they will not kill anything but the offending rats or mice pedal the same questionable claims as those of the snake oil salesmen of bygone days. People passed the eagle often.
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