10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2019
He gives lots of marvelous examples, such as the Blackpoll warbler, “among the most astonishing and extreme of all migratory birds.”. The harshest law of all, one more draconian than any human legislature could enact, is the law of unintended consequences. Example A, perfectly up to date, is the wind turbine.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
The system was intended as a hunter-centric model, both guided by and benefitting consumptive interests. Given that few hunters actually consume coyotes, wolves, cougars, and except for a few individuals, even bears, it is obviously a “waste” of wildlife to shoot or trap these animals just for “fun” 2.
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4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in most of Asia, especially China. While there are laws in place protecting endangered species of shark from shark finning, international waters are rarely regulated when it comes to the practice. The shark is thrown back because shark fins are often more valuable than the meat itself.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2015
A couple of different work-related friends of both my mother in law and father in law have cabins up north, and most of them are in the same general vicinity. For example, I-35 is linked to the Superior region and cabins in the Arrowhead, and also to this major and amazing bird refuge.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 3, 2010
Following Hartley’s example, she learned that people were okay, and that touching was nice. My second favorite rescue story is that of Hunter, a beagle-ish dog that my daughter and son-in-law adopted from a shelter in Massachusetts. Turns out even though they knew that Hunter had found his forever home, he didn’t know it.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2020
For those interested in avian conservation, some knowledge of the bureaucratic process is useful, as it is used to implement many important conservation laws. For example, the process applies to, among other things, the listing (and delisting) of species under the Endangered Species Act and interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2023
Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird. A relative of this species is the Yellow-bellied Tit.
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