Tue.Jun 03, 2014

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

'One of the reasons I enjoy about reviewing books is the opportunity to read titles I wouldn’t ordinarily encounter, not because they aren’t good but because they don’t fall easily into a category. Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record by Errol Fuller is one of these books. Yes, it is about extinction, a popular topic in the Year of the Passenger Pigeon.

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Paws For The Balkans

4 The Love Of Animals

'Catastrophic floods following three days of extremely heavy rain this month have left large portions of Bosnia and Serbia submerged and millions of people and animals in desperate need of help. Thousands of animals have died from the immediate impact of the floods, but many more livestock and companion animals require urgent assistance. Image: Reuters.

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Be Careful What You Wish For: A Punter’s Guide to the World Birding Rally

10,000 Birds

'Hugh Powell is a science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Hugh, who years ago helped me find my first Pauraque in the Rio Grande Valley , visited Peru as part of the 2014 World Birding Rally, where he stopped thinking of himself as an experienced birder. This is his first contribution to 10,000 Birds. : Come to Peru, they said. There’s this World Birding Rally that’s going to blast across 1,500 kilometers of northern Peru.

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10,000 Birds Is Close To 10,000 Likes!

10,000 Birds

'As of this post, our Facebook page is only 42 “likes” away from reaching 10,000! We’re pretty excited by this news as it means that, well, people like us. We’ve never spent a thing on getting more attention on Facebook which means that our fans find us organically. So, if you have already liked us on Facebook, thanks! We appreciate it a great deal and we hope you appreciate the extra content that we share over there as well as the links to the posts here on the blog.

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Webinar & PDF Test

Speaker: Steve Romanco

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Calling All Kids! (And Those Who Bird With Them!)

10,000 Birds

'If you are a young birder, or have helped mentor one, Leica Sport Optics wants to reward your enthusiasm. The company is holding an essay contest aimed at drumming up interest in youth birding. All the details are here , and the deadline is June 30th , 2014. To sum up, adults (age 22 or older as of June 30) should write a short essay describing a “memorable birding experience while mentoring one or more young birders.