10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
And there is wonder in the beauty of our country, eloquently described as Dorian cycles through the Florida Everglades, the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the Redwood forests of Oregon, and even South Central Los Angeles. This is a smartly written book. The absolute craziness of it all?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 13, 2013
Well that depends on several factors, the most important of which are the definitions of the terms “remote” and “endemic” My subjective thoughts on remoteness are that the term should be defined by two factors: 1. How difficult is the place to reach in terms of planes, trains and automobiles?
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Animal Person
JUNE 26, 2009
People in South Florida are still in an uproar over the mutilation and slaughter of 19 house cats (allegedly) by 18-year old Tyler Weinman, who was declared mentally competent and not a danger to himself or others (!). The four counts of burglary he is being charged with carry a heftier sentence than the animal killing.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 17, 2012
May 29, 2010 BP finally announces that Operation “Top Kill”, the effort to force drilling mud into the wellhead and seal it, has failed. June 4, 2010 Oil washes up on barrier islands and beaches from Louisiana to Florida. The babies that hatched from these eggs were released on Florida’s east coast.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2020
Yes, I know that lots of birders have seen it at those wetlands in Florida and yes, it has a wide distribution, and yes, I have birded in places where it occurs for many years but that’s exactly why it was a nemesis. I didn’t know until a few days before the trip but yes, on August 24th, we could definitely drive to Las Pangas!
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. The part that I definitely believe is laudable, and I can get behind, is in the final chapter: "Exploited to Extinction.". When I was asked if I wanted to read Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS (Rodale 2009) I was ambivalent.
Animal Person
JANUARY 6, 2010
which animals and why, what characteristic/s and whose definition of them, just to name a few)? Dolphins are so smart that scientists think they should be treated as "non-human persons" and as such it is "morally unacceptable" to use or kill them. Would you actually actively campaign against rights for some species?
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