10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

The Northern Spotted Owl is a “ threatened ” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and it was famously the subject of extensive and protracted litigation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, mostly relating to forestry management plans in the Pacific Northwest. A sample of this process is here.)

Owls 124

Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 124

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

There are times when acting in the conservation interest of a species or ecosystem means that the welfare of specific animals is compromised, which is a fancy way of saying that conservationists sometimes have to kill animals for the greater good. You protect an entire ecosystem that holds 350 bird species.

Lions 188

Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 188

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. One may say so.

Elephants 194

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 194

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

” This leads to obvious conflicts with the NAMWC prohibition against the frivolous killing and waste of wildlife. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada. This principle reaffirms that animal welfare is an integral part of modern conservation.

Wildlife 247

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

The initial solution in New Zealand was to move species to islands where mammals hadn’t reached. This technique achieved a temporary respite for some critically endangered species, but there is a real shortage of islands around New Zealand with no mammals whatsoever.

Animal Rights 267

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 267

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

In KwaZulu-Natal he collected the type specimens of Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird , White-eared Barbet , Blue Swallow , Brown Scrub-Robin , Short-tailed Pipit and others species. Ayres discovered Orange Ground Thrush , Ayres’ Cisticola and Ashy Flycatcher in the process.

Mozambique 195

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 195