10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.

Birds 174

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2016

There were five issues and recommendations of the group: Issue 1: The conservation benefits of the Duck Stamp are poorly understood among the wildlife viewing community and the public, as well as among much of the hunting community. a) Recommendation : Identify new (non-hunting/recreational) uses for the Duck Stamp.

Ducks 100

Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 100

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Once a definite social movement got under way in the West with its objective the restricting of man's treatment of animals, it moved with relative rapidity. Man-hunting is ruled out as a sport but not, at least with the same degree of unanimity, fox or bird hunting.

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Animal Cruelty 2004 Cruelty Vivisection 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I did get to visit the in-laws at the German Baltic coast in January before the lock-down hit, and we took advantage of a short lull in restrictions during the summer and visited the island of Sylt in far northern Germany. All the best to you, and happy birding trails in 2021. Beautiful, the photo is not. What about Mike and me?

2020 258

2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 258

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” ” The definition of the word CONSERVATION is “the act or an instance of conserving or keeping from change, loss, or injury.” A newly created U.S. Why is this happening?

Hunting 122

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 122