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? Conservation black-backed woodpecker endangered species fire olive-sided flycatcher'

Endangered Species 161

Endangered Species South Dakota Woodpeckers Sheep 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

The System also protects bison , bighorn sheep , panthers , elk , grizzly bears , manatees , and ocelots , among others. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws. For example, the Friends of the Malheur NWR experienced a tremendous surge of support due to the occupation.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. Carnivores killed less than 1% of cattle (0.18%) and approximately 3% of sheep produced in the U.S.; • Out of Step with American Values - Americans value wildlife and abhor animal cruelty.

Killing 100

Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100

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 262

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 262

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

On the islands that make their home, they are rock stars compared to parakeets that dig up storm-petrels to eat ( Antipodes Parakeet ), parrots that kill sheep in order to eat (the incomparable Kea ) and parrots that chew my guttering in the hope that it has turned edible since the last time they tried ( Kaka ).

New Zealand 181

New Zealand Parrots Sanctuary Family 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

The bulk of my lifers were on a trip to India in October/November but all the birds were surpassed by watching and photographing a Snow Leopard hunting and killing a Blue Sheep , so none of them are real contenders for BBOTY. Hence my birding travel (and blogging) has been curtail (but life much enriched!)

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167