10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. Will the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference delegates up-list them to Appendix I of the Convention, forbidding any future sale over international borders? One may say so.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 180

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

With about 110 recorded species, the Kozara becomes truly magical place when the Danube swells and reclaims what is rightfully his. On the other side of the river, underneath the very buttresses of the Belgrade Fortress, with its 170 recorded bird species lies the Veliko Ratno Island (44°49’53.20″N, 20°26’4.98″E).

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Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 236

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Fish and Wildlife Service. Because IT IS ILLEGAL TO INTERFERE WITH NESTING BIRDS!! As a result, certain activities affecting swallows are subject to legal restrictions 1.

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San Diego illegal California South America 165

Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2010

Announcing their venture into the Mediterranean, the organisation's founder and president, Captain Paul Watson, said: "We need to bring to the attention of the international public that one of the most unique fish species in the world, the Bluefin tuna, is on the brink of extinction due to the illegal fisheries driven by Japan's insatiable demand for (..)

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Protection Japan illegal Fish 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. Fearing that a natural disaster, introduced species, or disease could wipe this fragile population out, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Bird Conservancy, and other groups teamed up to translocate 50 of the birds to another island, Laysan.

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Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 142

Critter News

AUGUST 18, 2008

Tania Julie Siyam, a 32-year-old Canadian art dealer, has been sentenced to serve 60 months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine for illegally smuggling ivory from Cameroon to the United States. Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife officials from Environment Canada and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Cameroon Cleveland Canada Ohio 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. Being charismatic species, Snowy Owls are the focus of the nature-loving community during the winter. Species have value. Snowy Owls have value.

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Ethics Owls New York North America 136

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

A personal encounter with a wild species changes one’s perspective. Lead remains in both fishing and hunting products, with strong lobbies that insist lead poisoning is not real, even as our facilities fill regularly with birds afflicted with it. Will the population of the species be affected?

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S.

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Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1. Additional issues include a shortage of law enforcement officials, as well as invasive species problems on 2.5 Fish and Wildlife Service 6 counted 71.1

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Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 193

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

More than 150 bird species are known to have become extinct over the past 500 years, and many more are estimated to have been driven to extinction before they became known to science. The Gray Crowned-Crane is a new addition to the list of the world’s Endangered species, creeping up a category from Vulnerable.

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Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 183

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

In fact, all of the images of Scarlet Macaws in this post are of the birds that live at Copan Archeological Park, birds that were seized at the border before they could be illegally exported.* Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. The proposal from U.S.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

It was Thursday when we arrived and every Thursday at Chrisochorafa square is a fish-free evening at two fish taverns. It is a popular event with the locals and the foreigners alike, where you pay for the drinks and salads, while the main dish, well prepared lake fish, is free.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 189

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens.

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Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

Johnson is not a birder or a naturalist; he was fly fishing to get his mind off the stress of working on the List Project, an advocacy organization he founded to aid Iraqis who had helped the U.S. Are these flies actually used for fishing? In some cases, he took all adult males of the species or subspecies held by the museum.

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Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 102

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2015

Since a Yellowstone National Park naturalist suggested in 1935 that Trumpeter Swan studies be conducted “before the species is extinct,” the species has responded well to most conservation and management actions. See how many different species of waterfowl you can see and hear! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq1bx7Ic2FY.

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North America Iowa Wisconsin America 175

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2017

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing that a planned wind turbine near the famed birding hotspot of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is illegal. A handful of endangered species have been observed at the refuge (or in the vicinity) as well.

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Ohio Endangered Species 2016 Birds 104

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. We also knew we had discovered Africa’s next hot birding destination.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is in the midst of overhauling its interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and it recently issued a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on its proposed interpretation. The public can comment until July 20, 2020. This is known as “strict liability.”

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Industry Birds Laws Maryland 326

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2012

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher , sometimes seen from the canopy walkway Woodland Kingfisher – A very common species, but always a pleasure! Ghana has recorded around 725 different species of bird of which around 490 are thought to be resident.

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