10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2014

My friend Ruth, who is from Northern England, has a phrase she uses when her dog bursts into fits of irrational exuberance. A few days ago my friend Melissa Gilmer called me from the Bear Mountain Zoo in New York’s Hudson Highlands. “We Look at him,” she says, as he races madly around the yard. He’s gone crackerdog.”.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 28, 2009

This week's stories: PETA demands that the National Institutes of Health take back grant money awarded to the University of Kansas; The Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums prepares to investigate the Calgary Zoo next year; Convicted dog fighter Michael Vick receives an award in courage from the Philadelphia Eagles; Canada tries to find a public (..)

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

In this week’s podcast ending February 13, 2010: **Britain’s Ministry of Defense defends its use of pigs as subjects in explosives testing; **an elephant expert argues for the closing of the elephant exhibit at the Toronto Zoo; **the State of Hawaii seeks to toughen penalties for dog fighting; **Animal rights groups protest the Canadian seal hunt in (..)

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Pets Aplenty is a humorous book written by Malcolm Welshman, a retired vet who has worked at London Zoo, in a small animal hospital, and as a consultant dealing with exotics. He is a BBC Radio panelist and a guest speaker worldwide on cruise ships.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

She enjoys spending time with her two dogs, and suggests studying animal care for those who wish to turn their love into a career. The opportunities for those seeking a zoological profession include: Working at zoos or aquariums. Today’s guest post is from Amy Silver. Amy is a Public Health student and an animal lover.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I apologize for the audio quality of this episode.my sound engineer was on the Xbox! Here are the week's stories.

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Critter News

MARCH 8, 2009

The provincial government says it's gone from "worst to first" and Ontario is now the only jurisdiction in Canada with special protections for law-enforcement animals like police dogs and horses. Veterinarians are now required to report any instances of abuse or neglect.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 10, 2008

He'll be donating it to a zoo or a wildlife preserve. His dog, a Labrador retriever named Koni, is often with him, even during meetings with world leaders. Vladimir Putin, former President and current Prime Minister of Russia, just got a tiger cub for his birthday. But children and animals seem to bring out a softer side.

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Animal Person

APRIL 21, 2009

Also, that's how you get the cat-and-dog-and-horse (and maybe dolphin) people to cross over into a world where cuteness isn't the primary concern. On the left, you'll see this: Concepts. Project Treadstone. Responsible Policies. More >> Animals. More >> Category. More >> Players. New York Times. More >> Places.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Dogs Sniffing Out Disease. by Marc Bekoff.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 24, 2009

The week will bring underscore community spirit as people come together on behalf of the animals across the entire region of our nation’s capital.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced species, which are so varied in their type and origin that you get the feeling you’ve arrived at the aftermath of a small zoo that escaped. In many ways, that is exactly what happened.

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Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

Dunayer devotes a chapter each to the language used in hunting, zoos, "marine parks," vivisection and "animal agriculture." Here are some of my favorite quotes: " Companion anima l reduces a dog, cat, or other nonhuman to the role of companion. Put simply, many people just can't handle the truth--or too much of it at once.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2011

The locals have been pretty magnificent, organising a watch in order to keep people back away from the bird and alerting dog walkers to keep their pets under control. I quickly fell in with a local who I chatted with as we walked down to the beach. And then, there it was.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

And at the same time, Woolly-necked Storks have modified their behavior to survive even in urban gardens where they scrounge for dog food on back porches! Due to disturbance by fishermen, habitat destruction and nest robbing for zoos and bird collections, the Shoebill is now classified as vulnerable.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

The land ethic, in sum, is as much opposed, though on different grounds, to commercial traffic in wildlife, zoos, the slaughter of whales and other marine mammals, etc., dogs, cats, pigs, cows, and chickens); cell 4 (the southeast quadrant) contains domesticated plants. as is the humane ethic.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

Well, Copenhagen Zoo is back in the news; a few weeks after killing a giraffe and feeding it to some lions, it went and killed some of those same lions. I’m not gong to go into the ethics and reasons behind why a zoo might want to, well, manage its stock. Losing a few non-breeding lions in zoos a great deal less.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 20, 2012

Especially it is associated with dogs, which may raise kids of other species and even of scary and dangerous representatives of wildlife! Dogs are likely to be true-born wet-nurses; in particular, it is related to whelp dogs, which are often used as step-mothers for young predators in the Zoos.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

At the same time, reading When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers, set me wondering about viewers’ reactions, especially New Yorkers who have never seen an owl outside of a zoo or a picture book. But–is that it?

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Photo copyright The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, taken from the Guam Rail page. . It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos. Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. Or at least it was prior to the late 80’s when it was extirpated from the island.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

” A Nicobar Pigeon bathes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington © David J. Thankfully not extinct: Western Crowned-Pigeon ( Goura cristata ) at the National Zoo © David J. Solomon Islanders say that the species was driven to extinction by cats and dogs introduced by Europeans.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

One of the first examples I ever encountered was in the books of Gerald Durrell, the famous conservationist who was an early pioneer of the roles of zoos in conservation. He often defended that role in his books from animal rights activists who opposed “imprisoning” animals in zoos even if it saved them from extinction.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Dogs should not be used to hunt foxes. Perhaps it would be better to move the tigers to that bigger reserve, or maybe a zoo. It is very natural condition to look at something going wrong and imagine what should be happening instead. A hungry child should be fed. And embattled minority should be protected. Heathens should be converted.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Marathon Prairie Dog Town. Rondevlei Nature Reserve. 14 Jun 2018. Silver Teal – Spatula versicolor. Costanera Sur, Promenade. 03 Apr 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I grew up respecting dogs and cats, but not other animals. Animals existed for my entertainment in zoos, water parks and at circuses. And what happens if she decides to eat meat later on?" Essentially, my parents made me eat and wear dead animals.

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