Critter News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
Now France can add another to its long list of gastronomic sins.eating ortolan, an endangered songbird. The hunting and selling of ortolans, which have suffered a Europe-wide decline of 40-50% in the last 40 years, has been illegal in France since 1999. Tags: poaching france endangered species. From the Guardian.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. In Europe the population size is estimated to be decreasing by 30-49% in 22.8
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2022
I am not sure I understand the logic of this, but I guess evolution does. Where do woodcocks feed? As you might imagine, ornithologists have asked this question before.
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