10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

And, of course, the reputation of certain species of birds as troublemakers for humans is a problem in bird conservation, so this is worth watching. The big human and bird concern for H5N2 is, of course, that the virus will “mutate” into a novel highly virulent killer pandemic flu. Will H5N2 Kill Wild Birds?

Mississippi 177

Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 177

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

“This is just massive, massive, unprecedented,” said Julia Parrish, a University of Washington seabird ecologist who oversees the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), a program that has tracked West Coast seabird deaths for almost 20 years. In the US, of course, we have meteorologists for that.

Science 152

Science Iraq Research Birds 152

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. It was the first of six bustard species I would see over the course of both trips. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill.

South Africa 254

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Mail Stop 7060 Washington, D.C. Those who harvest are unfortunately myopic, seeing only the instant gratification of the meal or the kill. Quick: what’s this? Street, N.W.

2011 243

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Articles on the Bermuda petrel have appeared in scientific journals and popular birding magazines, and Wingate has been the subject of articles in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and has received the Linnaean Society’s of New York prestigious Eisenmann medal. But, it’s a new story to me, one that reads like a fairy tale.

Birds 172

Birds Rats Breeding 2012 172

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2008

More information about Bush's decision to allow the Navy to conduct sonar exercises and the impact these exercises will have on whales and other aquatic mammals can be found in this Washington Post column and also in dot.earth's recent post " The White House and the Whales." Navy to do so? Note from KBJ: I'm surprised by your title, Mylan.

Whales 40

Whales Whaling Los Angeles Mammals 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Without further ado, here are our Best Birds of the Year for 2015… Jochen makes us all jealous with a bird that most of us would kill to see. I have looked for them in southern California in winter several times, I have looked for them in Washington in summer , and I have looked for them in Costa Rica this month.

2015 188

2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 188

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington. This one addresses the decreasing number of dogs and cats being experimented on and, without mentioning it, discusses speciesism and our affection for dogs--pet dogs particularly (and especially purebreds)--which leads to our revulsion with the idea of snatching, vivisecting and killing them.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100