10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

It was advisable to remove them at night, to keep them calm, to establish immediately a feeding board on which they would be fed chopped beef and egg to start, then fresh birds, rabbit or squirrel. Feature photo of Tom Cade with Mauritius Kestrel by Carl Jones used by permission of The Peregrine Fund.

Falcons 176

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 176

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. People would often express surprise that I, someone that cared about wildlife conservation, would eat meat.

Animal Rights 261

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 261

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

The story of the flightless Dodo, discovered on the island of Mauritius in 1598 and killed off by 1700, is sad and familiar. Number 33, Parabolic reflector, 1888, for example, starts with the invention of the reflector by a German physicist and broadens into the early history of wildlife sound recording technology.

Mauritius 172

Mauritius Collecting Egypt Cyprus 172

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2011

In the case of the Black Robins this involved cross-fostering eggs and chicks in the nests of Chatham Tomtits and Chatham Warblers , a complicated task that quickly boosted numbers of birds once it began. The methodology was intensive, rather than more hands off.

Species 223

Species New Zealand Rats Endangered Species 223