Reddit Animals

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Like thats so stupid and wrong.You wont make anything better happen.You will just inflate other species numbers and make other species lose its lunch.Nature has been hurt with your intervention. didnt save Moth or was it Butterfly from Jumpeing Spider.Because I would do nature diservice by disrespecting both species role.

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Stray Endangered Species Animal Australia 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2013

I wondered, last August, how animals endure it — the tiny ever-pumping lungs of hummingbirds, the lungs of bighorn sheep shouldering their way up mountains, they must get filled with smoke too, right? And I think this is a good move, the right move, even though part of me still welcomes the rain.

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Endangered Species South Dakota Woodpeckers Sheep 161

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario covers 311 species (publicity material says 310, probably because Alder and Willow Flycatchers share one page), birds that author Chris Earley says, “are seen in the province most regularly” (p. Photographs, most by co-author Brian E. by 1 by 7.5

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North America Birds Owls Canada 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

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Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 191

Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

And they certainly have no right to use endangered species as performers. These are ENDANGERED species. The treatment of circus elephants went on trial in federal court Wednesday with animal rights groups accusing Ringling Bros. Tags: circuses us elephants endangered species.

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Ringling Brothers Ringling Bros Animal Welfare Institute Circus Elephant 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Andean Flamingoes and Chilean Flamingo (far right) (Photo: Ron Knight – Flickr). Despite the long history of impacts and steady population decline, the Andean Flamingo has been declared endangered as recent as September 2010. The Andean Flamingo is now protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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Chile Endangered Species Eggs Argentina 154

Critter News

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Animal-rights activists claim an orca is being held in an "inadequate tank" in the Miami Seaquarium. They sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for excluding captive killer whales from listing under the Endangered Species Act. Read the rest of the article in the Courthouse News Service.

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Critter News

MAY 5, 2010

Right now, there are still no confirmed deaths due to the spill, but rescue groups are gearing up for the worst. Tags: oil drilling 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangered species. That's when the full impact of the oil spill on wildlife will be seen.

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Sea Turtles Endangered Species Sharks Turtles 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

If they are members of an endangered species, why are there so many of them around? And, of course, if they are so severely endangered, why are so many carelessly exploited for medical experimentation? They must be cheap and plentiful right? Tags: rant chimpanzees medical research endangered species.

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Medical Research Endangered Species Medical Zoos 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Conservation Endangered Species Act Greater Sage Grouse sage-grouse' Ted Koch, the Nevada state supervisor for the USFWS, says it best in the linked article: “”It’s not the 11th hour for sage grouse here, but it is maybe the 10th hour… And that’s good news.

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Nevada Endangered Species Montana Humane 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2017

It is not always obvious which side of a bird-related conservation lawsuit is the right side. The arguments were framed by legal standards under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). As is often the case, litigation ensued.

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California Condor California District of Columbia Utah 106

Critter News

AUGUST 8, 2009

Now that the species is listed in the US as "threatened," hunters can't import the dead body parts (aka hunting "trophies") in from Canada. Supposedly, environmentalists and animal rights activists have "unfairly made the polar bear into 'the panda bear of North America.'" insert crying baby picture here.)

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Polar Bears Bears Hunting Pandas 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

The Cuban Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis nesiotes and the Mississippi Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis pulla are listed as endangered species. Sandhill Cranes fly south for the winter and in their wintering areas they form flocks of over 10,000 birds. I’m looking forward to that!

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Mississippi Endangered Species Florida Wildlife 170

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I’m sure most of you know that the Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950′s, 60′s, and 70′s. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S. Peregrine Falcon at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge.

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 135

Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

“The overall numbers are still tiny compared with the original populations before whaling started, but the trend is at last in the right direction,” said John Calambokidis, a marine scientist whose research on whale movements and populations has just been published in the journal Marine Mammal Science.

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Whales Whaling Endangered Species Mammals 100

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2010

Whenever the media report that someone has killed "an endangered animal" or "an endangered species," they too confuse an individual with a species. Any animal threatened with a gun or arrow is endangered. Hunters kill members of endangered species. To be consistent (and nonspeciesist).

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Speciesism Endangered Species Vivisection Killing 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2013

There are some seven birds among the 100 most endangered species on the planet on the list of fauna and flora listed as the rarest by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Zoological Society of London – and this morning, I am after one of those! And the animals themselves? Acknowledgements and other pieces.

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India Gazelles Endangered Species Pakistan 242

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2011

Look at the facts, lay your emotions aside and listen to reason—exactly the same reasoning that’s been so persuasive in convincing me that hunting cranes is the right thing to do. There was a lot of hunting for Bald Eagles—it is traditionally a game species. We’ve always hunted Bald Eagles. Bald Eagles are delicious.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Hunting Kentucky 256

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

As a result of development and loss of their habitat, their populations have vastly declined , and they have been listed as a federally Endangered Species. The birds were right in front of us, rapidly traveling up and down pine trunks and across horizontal boughs, periodically obscured by long pine needles.

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Woodpeckers Rhode Island Florida Endangered Species 101

Critter News

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polar bears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears. Tags: zoos canada seals polar bear endangered species. sounds like a real jerk.

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Polar Bears Zoos Walruses Extremist 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. How many included wildlife listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)?

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws. He has visited more than 40 National Wildlife Refuges in 20 states and frequently visits NWRs in his travels, most recently Buenos Aires NWR in southern Arizona. It’s not just for the birds.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

American scientists, realizing belatedly how embarrassing it was to know so little about a species right in the heart of their own continent, rushed to study this remnant population. The first resurrection, or more properly resurfacing, of the black-footed ferret happened in 1964, in Mellette County, South Dakota.

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Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 185

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 24, 2012

With regard to wild animals, the general policy recommended by the rights view is: let them be! Since this will require increased human intervention in human practices that threaten rare or endangered species (e.g., Too little is not enough. (

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Los Angeles 2004 Animal Endangered Species 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

Somewhere below that mysterious eagle, at the far shore of the lake, lies one Bengal Tiger … and further to the right – two more! Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' All of a sudden, in a hushed voice he says one word only: “Tigers!” He has earned his tip. Cover photo: Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj.

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Tigers India Killing 2012 246

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

It was nice just to be in the presence of such cool little birds but I wish I had gotten better shots of such a rare and awesome species. I know, I know, another horrible shot, right? I did however, get a shot that shows the lapwing with its best friend since the wild grazers of the steppe were decimated.

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Kazakhstan Cows 2009 Endangered Species 128

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

If birders are willing to spend so much money in the pursuit of birds, it seems some would be willing to spend some on protecting them as well…right? Rich in life, rich in birds, yes…but a birder billionaire I am not. Shocking, I know. When I hear of the plight of some U.S. Some lucky birders have deep pockets, this is known.

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United States Protection Endangered Species North America 157

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The warbler is on the road to being delisted from the Endangered Species List. Those of us who contemplate the trip need to know how to do it right. At several points in recent history, Kirtland’s Warbler appeared to be on the verge of extinction.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 230

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2012

When he returned to Portugal in disgrace after usurping his position from the rightful governor, Sampayo supposedly took tulip bulbs with him from Sri Lanka. Another oft-quoted account is that of Lopo Vaz de Sampayo, governor of the Portuguese possessions in India.

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Sri Lanka Kazakhstan 2009 Portugal 197

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 18, 2011

Thankfully, the adult sandhill crane has had a right-on-schedule recovery, and he just so happened to make a friend while doing so. The Cuban sandhill and Mississippi sandhill are both subspecies of cranes that are listed as endangered and are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

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Rescue Mississippi Endangered Species Humane 100

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. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2017

We headed back downslope to the car and continued on with our exploration, eventually finding our way to a mangrove-lined lagoon on a side road to the right. After all, it is an endangered species that once went missing for seventy-one years. Similarly, the Turkey Vultures stayed Turkey Vultures. Seriously…).

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Puerto Rico Birds Turkey Endangered Species 134

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Here is a flock of endangered species. If you can somehow convince yourself there is a rare bird to be found in every flock you look through, it won’t be long before you start finding more so-called “good” birds. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. Other flocks don’t come off as being so homogeneous. Buldir Island, AK.

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North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 162

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Baer’s Pochard is an endangered species that has undergone a rapid acceleration in its decline over the last decade, with a total world population of less than 5000 individuals remaining. for a drake Baer’s Pochard. How far would you go for an Aythya? Would it be not starting earlier?

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Ireland Iceland Japan Endangered Species 155

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2016

The reason Alan had come was to film another endemic, a critically endangered species, the Orange-fronted Parakeet. I say alive as this was one of my study species and I worked with the skins for years, so it was a real treat to see them alive. The stage to the left and the stands to the right – the Birdbath.

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Charlotte New Zealand Seals Fur 114

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2015

I have 10,000 Birds contributor Adam Riley to thank for telling me I had to add it to my list, and a quick bit of research showed that he was right on. So instead let’s talk about South Africa’s best kept birding secret (at least outside of the country) Wakkerstroom. It was also weirdly good for quail, of sorts.

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South Africa Africa Falcons Family 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Rather than painting all bird images to face the same direction, as is customary in many field guides, the Navarro combines images of the bird looking left, right, up, even right at you, the sums of the images creating compositions of diagonal lines, circles, and mirror images.

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