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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

One of my most memorable outings was a night-time game drive in Kenya when we saw an aardvark and a zorilla, so we ticked off both the first mammal in the field guide’s index, and the last. Why the weasel should be the head of the family doesn’t really make sense. Why not the stoat family or the badger family?)

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7 Pet Friendly Fall Activities

4 The Love Of Animals

Likewise, the four-legged member of the family is equally happy to see the leaves hit the ground. While we may not be too excited to see the mercury drop, we’ve also never had to wear a fur coat through the summer. Now that the outdoors is fur friendly, it’s time to get out there and let the fur fly! But why stop there?

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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. We arose each morning at 4:30am to find out that we were late to the game.

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Dog Collars

4 The Love Of Animals

“Normal” collars– Most dog collars are used to dress up the family pet and to identify it to strangers who may come into contact with the animal. Modern LED lights allow inexpensive, lighted collars that are visible over long distances at night to help prevent lost game animals and runners.

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Resolve to Do Right by Animals in 2007!

Animal Ethics

Even the government has gotten in on the game. Spend more time with family and friends. Spend more time with family and friends—I will do X in the evening with my spouse or partner, and I will do Y with my kids on the weekend (where you and your family and friends fill in the variables appropriately). Lose weight.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. A newly created U.S.

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