Critter News
JULY 22, 2011
It could have a snowball effect for other countries in Europe, although probably it certainly won't be seen as politically correct. THE DUTCH parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban the ritual slaughter of livestock. Excerpted from the Irish Times.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2019
Birders know that the pairing of farms and birds represents more than mere bucolic romance – it’s a match borne out of a real avian dependence on these man-made landscapes. And of course, there are Cattle Egrets ( Bubulcus ibis ) and several species of cowbirds that rarely stray too far from livestock.
10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2012
However, populations in Europe are floundering. Across Europe it is thought 40 million of the birds have disappeared over the past three decades. “Our records show that we have lost more starlings across Europe than any other farmland bird,” said Dr Richard Gregory, from the RSPB’s bird monitoring section.
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