10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. If you are a migratory bird in Europe and western Asia, this is your sweet spot. Thanks to a little human intervention, the future looks much brighter for Millerbirds. Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).

Cambodia 143

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 143

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2007

Think of your favorite horror film: A brutal ruthless killer is on the loose, slashing hapless innocent victims to death right and left. that slaughters horses for human consumption. Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., One can't kill horses for human consumption within the U.S.,

Horse Slaughter 40

Horse Slaughter Slaughter Slaughtered Horses 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

Rueppell’s (facing left) and White-backed (three birds facing right) Vultures have worryingly leapt two categories from Near-Threatened to Endangered. An adult (left) and subadult (right) White-backed Vulture with full crops after feeding on the remains of a Lion kill, Ndutu, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 192

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 192

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

When I came here for the first time, the Kerkini Lake was the only place in Europe where Dalmatian Pelicans were increasing their numbers. Below legal size for humans is still legal for pelicans. This is my only way in and out of the harbour,” Nikos good-naturedly complained. Dalmatian Pelican © Dusanka Stokovic-Simic.

Greece 196

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 196

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2018

I am a human being, so I am entitled to, and I do, say that the starling is an ugly bird. Thomas acknowledges that the Anthropocene epoch, the age of humans, is bringing a sixth great extinction, but that, by itself, is not something he much mourns. Prum, Doubleday). What’s magic about 1970? What, for that matter, is normal?

Humane 103

Humane Species North America Sparrows 103