10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Natural areas include Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo. Not all habitat change is due to humans; there is Chestnut Blight destroying American Chestnuts in the early 1900s, and the more recent Dutch Elm disease.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Some were taken of birds and mammals in zoos or aviaries, others were taken in the wild, often in remote places. Some document one of the last views of the species, others are of the last representative of the species. The photographs span the years 1870 to 2004. The photographs were never published.

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 265

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation. As the names and habitats imply, not all owl species are alike, in behavior, adaptation, relationship to humans, and in how humans perceive them.

Owls 203

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

In fact, the Dodo belonged to a clade (sometimes called Raphini) of 15 remarkable, bizarre, intriguing island-adapted pigeons, some of which are still alive today, but eight of which have been hacked from the tree of life, driven to extinction by humans. The painting above is by 17th-century Flemish artist Roelant Savery.

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 273

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Islands, with their high levels of endemism and specialization, are particularly fragile and vulnerable to human activity. Recent studies show that many island species went extinct before anyone managed to document their existence. The islands of the Caribbean are no exception.

Cuba 240

Cuba Parrots Collecting Columbus 240

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

For some reason, even though there are Mandarin Ducks in zoos throughout New York City, this escapee has become an internationally known tourist attraction, even heading the New York Times list of “Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2018.” In September, Abigail Ruth, a small human, was born and I became a grandmother.

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2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 151