10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Covered in fish slime! “Apparently she found a fallen American Robin ‘s egg,” she wrote, “and kept it in there for two weeks! The carrier was a normal cardboard box, but the opossum was nestled on a square of white fur, surrounded by pinecones and greenery, and all of it was festively tied with a ribbon.

Transported 279

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2011

In nature, you’ve got your leathery skin (like elephants or crocodiles), you’ve got your fur (like beavers and red deer), you’ve got your scales (like fish and pangolins) and you’ve got your feathers (like many theropod dinosaurs … oh, and birds).

Birds 271

Birds Primates Marsupials Whales 271

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2015

Although it was formerly abundant and geographically widespread, Trumpeter Swan numbers and distribution were greatly reduced during the early fur trade and European settlement of North America (1600’s to 1800’s), when it was prized for its skins and primary feathers 1.

North America 177

North America Iowa Wisconsin America 177

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service. Alaska’s long-lining fleet now must have bird-deterrent measures in place, which means a lot more Laysan, Black-footed and Short-tailed Albatross are not being injured or drowned in fishing gear. In 2011 their population was estimated at over 3,000 individuals, increasing steadily at 5-8% every year.

Albatross 230

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 230

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

They breed in dense colonies, incubate their single egg on the feet, and take more than a year to fledge a chick. Over 3 million pairs of Antarctic Fur Seals breed on South Georgia, saved from near extinction by fur hunters. Surprisingly, South Georgia is not all ice and snow.

Georgia 176

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 176