10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. A passion for one bird family is also very useful. Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences.

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Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Where predators are rare, turning more attention to feeding might produce a Darwinian benefit, for example. The most famous example of this is probably the Galapagos Islands. In fact, let’s take a moment to look at that particular example because most people have it wrong. My research in the Congo supports this idea.

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Birds Research Humane Pets 116

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2016

For example, years ago, Eiton Tchenrov postulated that the wild progenitor of the domestic dog, some subspecies or another of wolf, could benefit from overlapping its breeding territory with human hunters. It turns out that there is an example of this with wading birds in the Florida Everglades.

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Alligators Protection Leopards Birds 112

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Mack tells the story of how he set up a research station, and a life, in Papua New Guinea. Published, by Mack’s nonprofit organization, it also serves as an example of successful alternative publishing in the birding world. Another great birding adventure book is The Jewel Hunter by Chris Gooddie (Princeton Univ. Press, 2012).

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Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. I’ve received letters and emails from a number of avid hunters who find the concept of shooting cranes repugnant.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 238

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And, he places current research within a framework of paleontological history of intrigue, backstabbing, and name-calling feuds. (No, And then, in 1996, a farmer/fossil-hunter named Li Yinfang found a unique fossil in his home province of Liaoning–a beautifully preserved turkey-sized creature that clearly had feathers.

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Mongolia Science Reptiles Indiana 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

One of the admirable things about Montana is how it contains prime examples of not one, but two iconic North American landscapes. The cottonwoods in the river bottoms echo the branching antlers of the elk that bugle among them each falls (abundant, but never enough so for Montana’s voracious hunters.)

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Wildlife Ferrets Montana Prairie Dogs 178

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in most of Asia, especially China. Claims for shark fins include relieving joint pain and curing cancer, though no research is available to back any of these claims. The fins are then utilized in a wide variety of ways, especially in areas of Asia.

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Sharks Asia Endangered Species Hunters 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

Their populations, plus those of other species that ‘wore’ the coveted long, colorful feathers used for women’s fashionable hats, were being dangerously depleted by hunters intent on feeding the millinery industry. As a librarian and women’s studies scholar, I greatly appreciate the research. This is where Boase excels.

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Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 117

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.” Larks, for example. Cocker presents Eurasian Larks as a prime example of one of the recurring themes of the book, our culture’s tendency to cherish a bird in poetry and myth and to simultaneously exploit, even ravish, the actual bird.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 204

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. It’s a small group of 10 to 12 researchers and crew members, and Fox is the sole person responsible for the bird surveys. Northern Fulmar, image courtesy of Peter Hodum.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Way back when I started what turned out to be my thesis research (on humans), it became important for me to learn about bird migration. I was involved in the study of human movement and navigation on land, and there was a lot of research coming out about bird navigation. And birds that only walk (i.e., And then there is the loon.

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Research Humane Compassion New York 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

And so, Fuller embarked on a new initiative—locating and researching photographs of lost birds and, expanding his scope, of mammals. The 6 th edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America , for example, includes “extinct” and “probably extinct” species in a chapter, mixed in with accidentals.)

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 263

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Over 3 million pairs of Antarctic Fur Seals breed on South Georgia, saved from near extinction by fur hunters. The length of each bird species account varies, depending on whether the bird is native or a “visitor” (the book’s term for migrant) or vagrant, breeding or non breeding.

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Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 172

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The chapter on Martha, for example, just shows a close-up of her stuff body–not the whole body, the torso and tail–against an almost-black background. The imaginary scenario is clearly taken from eyewitness accounts, but sources are not footnoted. This is not that kind of book, as Fuller makes clear from the beginning.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I write ‘focus-on-the-birds’ because it is highly probable that Harper had drawn birds before, but not in a highly focused manner that involved research, which he engaged in very seriously, and observation of bird behavior. These are good examples of Harper’s art and text. A tradition was born.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. Pileated Woodpecker, for example. For example, how does an observer actually determine if a bird is breeding in a specific area?

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 219

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

I love sexual behavior studies, and the motmot tail is an excellent and beautiful example of mother nature at her finest! He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. He told me quite a bit about his observation – sadly “undocumented&#.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 196

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

The point is that even hunters seem to think that they need a reason to justify killing these animals. You don't find many hunters who candidly and unapologetically say: "I hunt because I like to kill. Of course, when hamburgers aren't at stake, most of us think that it would be morally wrong to kill an animal for no good reason.

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