Animal Equality
APRIL 10, 2025
She’s just one pig among many—trapped in a holding pen on a Kansas farm. When she sees her friend collapsed on the floor, she moves closer. Nudges her leg gently. Nothing. She nudges again, harder this time. Still nothing. She sniffs along her friend’s legs, then up toward her torso. As if searching for signs of life. As if trying to bring her friend back.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2025
This post was originally published in 2018 and updated in 2023. It is republished in our “From the Archives” series, by which we want to draw attention to our vast back catalog of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 years or so.
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AVMA News
APRIL 9, 2025
Utahs first four-year veterinary college is one step closer to becoming accredited by the AVMA Council on Education.
Sales and Marketing Management
APRIL 9, 2025
By embedding reasoning practice in daily tasks and broadening skills exposure, marketing teams can enhance their ability to navigate the complexities of modern marketing, ensuring they remain competitive and innovative in an AI-driven world. The post Cultivating Critical Reasoning: Empowering Marketers in the AI Era appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
SalesFuel
APRIL 10, 2025
Meeting a quota can be a struggle for every seller at times in their career. The sales landscape has evolved significantly, with buyers now seeking personalized solutions. Sales cycles are taking longer, and tech advancements have reshaped the sales process. Recent research from Xactly confirms that todays sellers are definitely struggling. 87% of sales teams say they are struggling to meet or exceed quotas.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2025
What is your favorite bird species? I have no favorite bird species. To me, every bird species is worth studying and conserving. Straw-headed Bulbul What is your name, and where do you live? My name is Lim Kim Seng but you can call me Kim. I live in Woodlands, in the north of Singapore. What are the main regions or locations you cover as a bird guide?
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Sales and Marketing Management
APRIL 7, 2025
By teaching new sales hires to facilitate the buy side first its possible to close more by helping prospects take the right steps more quickly. The post Sales Onboarding Overlooks the Buy Side appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
SalesFuel
APRIL 9, 2025
Challenge: Raising brand awareness without the help of an all-digital roofing campaign Jennifer Brinck, an inside sales rep for HomePros , has been selling media for six years, but had only used AdMall for ten months when she approached a local business with the hope of closing an all-digital roofing ad campaign. They are great to work with, said Brinck.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 11, 2025
The Scaly-sided Merganser is listed as Endangered, with a global estimated population of about 4660 individuals (HBW). Such a small number may also mean low genetic diversity – and indeed, this has been shown (source).
AVMA News
APRIL 8, 2025
Introduced in March, the free digital Veterinary Team Utilization Guide from VetPartners covers all aspects of practice efficiency, from workflow to financial planning to technology.
AVMA News
APRIL 8, 2025
From rooftop cocktails with awesome views to kayaking the Potomac River like a local, heres your guide to Washington, D.C.s less-trodden paths while in town for the AVMA Convention 2025 and 40th World Veterinary Association Congress.
AVMA News
APRIL 10, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education briefly paused enrolling and renewing participants in all income-driven repayment plans to comply with a federal courts injunction. While the online applications for these plans are now available, processing by educational loan servicers is pending system updates.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2025
Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea), Lagodekhi Woodland, Georgia, February 28, 2025 Western Rock Nuthatch (Sitta neumayer), Davit Gareja Monastery, Georgia, March 02, 2025 Krüper’s Nuthatch (Sitta krueperi), Kojori Pine Forest, Georgia, March 06, 2025 Photos by Martin Garwood… Source
AVMA News
APRIL 10, 2025
Veterinarian obituaries in the In Memory section of the Journal of the AVMA, April 10, 2025
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2025
Reading of animal cruelty can be heart-wrenching, but the story of the toucan named Grecia offers both hope and a happy ending. Building a Beak: How a Toucan’s Rescue Inspired the World, written by Becca McMurdie and illustrated by Diana Hernández, shows both the worst and best of human nature, and the resilience of an extraordinary bird.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2025
In this age of polarising perspectives and the politicising of even the most benign of things, nature proceeds as she always has – whether according to our self-imposed rigid rules or not. After all, our understanding of nature is premised on observation, and if we observe more, we understand more.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2025
I think I have a fairly scientific mindset. This sets me apart from about half of the US population – people who believe that global warming is a hoax, injecting disinfectants is a way to fight COVID-19, and making a Fox newsreader the Secretary of Defense is a good idea. And of course, these people will in the future complain that China is cheating when making more scientific progress than the US.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2025
So, no, I did not fly 7 hours from Shanghai to Sri Lanka just to bird for 2 hours. Rather, a two-week birding trip around the island started with some early morning birding in the Colombo area before setting off to the first proper birding location. This is just a warning not to expect too many rarities in this first of several posts on a Sri Lanka trip – there is more to come.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2025
Blue is the world’s favorite color, selected by about 23-33% of all respondents in selected countries, far more than any other color (details here). Thus – in a shameless attempt to pander to our reader’s preferences rather than steering them in the right direction, think populism for birders – this post compiles the ten bluest birds that can be seen in Shanghai at least very occasionally.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2025
Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors to your lodge (please name only one species)? Choco Toucan What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating? Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa, operating since February 14, 2015 How best to travel to your lodge?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 11, 2025
Experienced birders know that birding is as much about listening as it is about seeing. While 10,000 Birds has traditionally focused on writing and photography—the visual side of birding—we’re now adding podcasts to highlight the importance of sound. Some of our authors already produce birding podcasts, and we’ll be sharing brief descriptions of each new episode here on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2025
Berg-en-Dal is the southernmost camp in the Kruger National Park. Both the region around the camp and the camp itself are excellent for birds, and I’ve seen several species here that I’ve only seen very infrequently in southern Africa as a whole.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2025
If you enjoy taking bird photos and have some decent ones you would like to share, maybe you can contribute to our “Three Photos” series? All you need to do is send us three bird photos with a common theme, along with the details of each photo (species, location, time). We will do the editing and send you the edited post for your approval before publication.
SalesFuel
APRIL 8, 2025
When youre hiring, you want to find the best candidate. To do that, you study applications and resumes. You interview candidates and talk with references. But the most important step is the use of a personality test for hiring. What is a Personality Test? The American Psychological Foundation defines a personality test as any instrument used to help evaluate personality or measure personality traits.
SalesFuel
APRIL 9, 2025
Hard conversations are never fun but almost always necessary. Sellers may think its best to avoid a difficult topic to ensure everyones comfort. But avoidance doesnt help anyone. Doing so undermines progress, trust, and it just isnt sustainable. Avoiding tough conversations will hurt your relationships, lower trust and create negative outcomes, writes Joel Garfinkle.
SalesFuel
APRIL 7, 2025
Despite its importance, salespeople dont spend a lot of time doing prospect research. In fact, SalesFuel found that before calls, only: 30% of sellers research the tendencies of their ideal customers 35% review a prospects website 36% stay up to date on the prospects industry 25% look at the prospects social media SalesFuel also revealed that buyers want to work with sellers who know them, and their business, well.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 11, 2025
Last year no fewer than 18 million tourists from Britain visited Spain – it’s our favourite holiday destination. However, of that 18 million, nearly all visited the Mediterranean coast. Few British people have ever heard of Extremadura, and even fewer would have visited this comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) that covers over 16,000 square miles to the west of Madrid.
SalesFuel
APRIL 11, 2025
A good ad campaign will get your B2B accounts noticed. But to move a prospect through the sales funnel, your B2B clients must impress prospects with the right content. Their B2B content writing program must make material available at the right time. Content Consumption Cycle New research from NetLine , the 2025 State of B2B Content Consumption and Demand Report for Marketers, holds important clues.
SalesFuel
APRIL 7, 2025
Your accounts might believe that email marketing is old school. But it is a proven format that influences consumers to make a purchase. If your clients set the right email marketing objectives, the tool can help them do a lot more. Email Messaging in a Changing Economy New research shows consumers are increasingly concerned about their financial situation and its impacting their buying decisions.
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