10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Researchers are wondering if the die-off might spread to other birds or even fish. This is not something I needed to tell you but there is some new research. From Science Daily : Crows have the brain power to solve higher-order, relational-matching tasks, and they can do so spontaneously, according to new research.

Science 151

Science Iraq Research Birds 151

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Once a body of research was established and the bird was declared endangered, it took many more years of experimentation, political maneuvering, conflicts with the National Guard, and some tragic fires to establish what is now acclaimed as a model conservation project. Rapai is clearly fascinated by Leopold’s life, and frankly, so was I.

Michigan 220

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 220

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

A foot deep by some accounts, it killed what life was left in the forest. Bachman’s Warblers were seen so infrequently that they are probably known more for being extinct than as an integral part of the ecology of the southern United States and Cuba, but it would be interesting to still have them around.

Mauritius 101

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2019

In it, Bloch becomes LeChiffre, Fleming becomes Mathis and Popov becomes 007 (it does sound a bit better than Tricycle Licensed to Kill), while the rest of the gambling scene remains the same. Living in the Caribbean, in 1953 Fleming was writing the Casino Royale. The name of the author was carefully scratched off the front cover of the book.

Saint Kitts and Nevis 150

Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Cuba 150