10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2019
On large islands shaded with multiple trees, a family of orangutans and another of gorillas lounged in the green grass. With so much to look at, you wouldn’t think my eyes would be drawn to a pine cone nest on the ground, complete with a Canada Goose parent shielding her delicate eggs from the nearby antelope species.
Critter News
DECEMBER 12, 2009
In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs. Zoo patrons were shocked to see Barika, a western lowland gorilla, holding a knife and apparently pointing it at another primate in the enclosure. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 23, 2008
In some parts of Africa, rangers receive military training and equipment to defend animals (and themselves) from poachers in pursuit of elephants, rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered species. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs. But now there is increasing talk of more far-reaching action.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2018
In other words, you can’t say something like, “humans, gorillas, chimps, and bonobos are all in the same family and equally related to each other.” That strategy determined the fact that all mammals would have the risk of somatic mutations that accumulate over time affecting their eggs. Therefore, humans are fish with feet, right?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
The trip was short on time, so no gorillas, chimps, or Albertine Rift endemics. While waiting I got offered four dozen eggs (mostly broken), a cow (I’m sure of that), two marriage proposals (less sure) and I learned why every Ugandan can afford a Rolex (it’s a chapati roll with eggs).
10,000 Birds
JUNE 28, 2018
That year Congress passed the Lacey Act, followed by the tougher Weeks-McLean Act in 1913 and, five years later, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protected not just birds but also their eggs, nests, and feathers 1. Why is this happening? People don’t respect wildlife.
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