10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2017

If there’s one common theme to this week’s bird news items, it’s their collective bizarreness: The eagle has landed—on the drone, as France trains birds to take out drones that stray into restricted airspace. Scientists ponder the feasibility of genetically engineering chickens to lay the eggs of endangered bird species.

Penguins 100

Penguins Argentina France Stray 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles , which represents the biggest density per square mile anywhere in the country. White-tailed Eagles are numerous and I observed five – four of them at once (3 imm. White-tailed Eagles by Szekeres Levente. Photographed by Szekeres Levente. and one ad.).

Serbia 158

Serbia Protection Eagles Ducks 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2016

I have been caring for raptors for almost 29 years and not even a Bald Eagle can carry off 12 pounds,” wrote Eileen Wicker, the Executive Director of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky. All birds of prey are protected by state and federal law,” says Eileen Wicker. “If “I’m going to string wire all across my backyard!”.

Pets 240

Pets Barn Owls Kentucky Bald Eagle 240

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Some of the most common breeding birds are White-tailed Eagles , Northern Fulmars , Black Guillemots , Common Eiders , Rock Ptarmigans , and Arctic Terns. One the most common breeding birds of Greenland is the White-tailed Eagle , also called the sea eagle, which primarily lives off cod and char, and more rarely live waterfowl or carrion.

North America 175

North America Eagles Breeding Fish 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Common Pochard is not just a scarce breeding bird, but the second most numerous wintering duck in Serbia and it will be a hard battle to protect it against the strong hunting lobby. But, lacking the law enforcement in the field, nothing has really changed. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga. Common Pochard Aythya ferina.

Serbia 198

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 198

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2017

The Preliminaries : Paragraphs 1-5 identify the issues at a high level: the lawsuit involves a proposed turbine at a facility near Ottawa NWR in Ohio that will allegedly kill birds in violation of federal law. Paragraphs 32-39 set forth an overview of the laws that plaintiffs argue would be violated if the turbine constructed.

Ohio 104

Ohio Endangered Species 2016 Birds 104

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

Elephants used to cross the border here before the war, but the fighting increased incidents of poaching as law and order broke down, leading to highly traumatised elephants crossing the border. A loud and gorgeous family of Retz’s Helmetshrikes passed through one morning when the prospect of going out in the truck was too much.

South Africa 144

South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 144

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

Serbia 235

Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 235

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. We would close the flight around 10 PM to protect them from predators, then we’d get up at four in the morning to open the door again. Release day came. It was great!

Raised 224

Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 224

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2016

For example, turbine blades can be lethal to raptors, particularly eagles. NEPA is a federal law that requires agencies to follow certain procedures before commencing a project. Photos: Greater Sage-grouse : Jeannie Stafford/ USFWS ; Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area : BLM.

Oregon 101

Oregon Portland Laws Groups 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

This leg of the trip was for the most part all about my father-in-law. With my Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) field guide in hand, off we set to put a few Scottish birds on the list. We have been dragging him thru every bird spot possible, so he could go to Scotland to see where his family is from.

Qatar 112

Qatar Sparrows South Africa Africa 112

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.

California Condor 103

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 103

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

(I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.).

Birds 114

Birds North America Breeding America 114

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

For birds of prey, we have plates of flight silhouettes, Eagles in flight, Kites in flight, Buzzards in flight, Harriers in flight, Accipiters in flight, falcons in flight, plus multiple flight images on each species account. and population estimate above the map and the bird’s most likely habitats below the map. .”

Ireland 140

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 140