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. However, Jewish and Islamic groups which can prove animals do not suffer more during ritual killing than in an ordinary slaughterhouse will be able to apply for permits. Excerpted from the Irish Times.

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Critter News

MAY 15, 2009

At the same time, the opinion of the European Parliament is that these objectives have to be achieved without impeding research on various serious diseases in Europe, reported the parliament’s press room. My personal philosophy is that millions of animals shouldn't suffer on anyone's behalf, especially when they do so against their will.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2019

Mary suffered for several weeks in what must have been an agonizing, bedridden death, finally succumbing to internal injuries at Wijnendale Castle, on March 27. Medieval treatises Europe paint the agile sparrowhawk as a fussy and flighty bird, given over to unpredictable fits.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2011

They range across most of Europe and into the southern parts of Scandinavia, but, like all other woodpeckers have shunned Ireland (Ireland does however have Guinness and the Irish, so there is some justice in the world). .&# They never visited my little sack of nuts however and I had to venture beyond my bedroom window to find one.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

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. "For 10 years now, not only has the state turned a blind eye [to the poachers] but it has been complicit," said Allain Bougrain-Dubourg, president of the LPO. "It

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

Last but certainly not least, the macaw suffers along with the other species in its ecosystem from rampant habitat destruction and deforestation. Illegal capture for the wild animal trade is an obvious peril for such a charismatic species, but this big blue bird is also hunted both for its meat and feathers.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. One would think that for a species as common in Europe as the Grey-headed Woodpecker , the HBW would spend some effort to update the species entry.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The only difference in the next 8 days will be an earlier wakeup call, at 4.20, but coming from Europe and suffering from jet lag, it wasn’t as bad as it sounds. Next morning, my phone woke me up at 4.30, to join the team at the dining area for some coffee at 5 and start birding 15 minutes later.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2014

For one, they are remarkably diverse with a little over 380 species spread over every continent except Europe (only introduced) and Antarctica. Both of these endemic parrots suffer from habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. Parrots captivate me more than any other bird family. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2018

Due to mass wolf poisonings in the 1960s and the 1970s, Griffon Vultures in Serbia suffered a dramatic population crash. We even asked one elderly villager where to look for Griffon Vultures and got the answer: “In the raspberries.” (No, No, they weren’t in raspberry fields.).

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Magical“ is one of those words that suffer from overuse and I usually avoid it – but in this case, I cannot think of a better description. Trips Europe Greece pelicans' His answer was, this site is already dry, that one may not be too bad, but the Kerkini is always good. A „ magical place “, he calls it in that chapter of his book.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 31, 2007

In an incredible juxtaposition to the fanfare of Barbaro, more than 100,000 horses were slaughtered last year in the United States and shipped to Europe and Japan for human consumption. Each one of these animals suffered extreme cruel and inhumane conditions in the transportation and slaughter process.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2007

Horses slaughtered in America today go not to feed the poor and the hungry but to satisfy the esoteric palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Japan. To the Editor: Why would publicizing the ill treatment of slaughter-bound horses detract from the “undue suffering of other food animals,” as Christa Weil suggests?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2021

And fittingly, as a native of this region that straddles the line between the barley-growing, brewing north of Europe and the grape-growing, winemaking south, Medardus is a patron saint of both brewers and vintners.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2016

After all, it is rather bulky and very dark and not quite Lesser, so I later checked with Giorgos who confirmed my suspicion – the Greater it is, my first in Europe. The Greater Spotted Eagle is a threatened species.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Already stuck with virtually colorless warblers they also suffer from a paucity of nuthatches. Sure, their field guide, The Collins Guide , claims six species but two, the Corsican Nuthatch and the Algerian Nuthatch , have extremely limited ranges and one of those two isn’t actually found in Europe.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

With no further ado, then, here’s what’s been happening during the last twentysomething days or so: Tiny delicacy or declining and suffering species? Exactly how many birds has Europe lost in the last 30 years? So now I get to turn my attention back to birds, and blogging about them! French chefs face off against bird conservationists.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

He owns the Glenogil estate in Angus and has suffered the largest ever financial penalty under European Union legislation that demands landowners protect wildlife to qualify for farm subsidies. Tags: UK europe. Mr Dodd denies there has been any persecution of birds of prey on his estate.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2021

Kai`s knowledge corner: The Cinereous Vulture is near threatened, with a “moderately small population apparently suffering continued decline in Asiatic strongholds, though numbers in parts of Europe increasing”, and an estimated global population of 7200–10,000 pairs.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2018

This species has suffered rapid population reductions across most of its range owing to the loss, degradation and fragmentation of its habitat and land-use changes in eastern Europe, says IUCN’s Red List. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

ADI, which has previously rescued and relocated animals in Europe, South America and Africa have described it as one of the most complex logistical operation they have ever undertaken but say it will be worth all of the effort when the animals walk free. Flight to Freedom originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 3, 2010.

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