10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

First, you get to tour one of their California centers , you get a special opportunity to see a Pelican getting its final medical exam and numbered leg band, plus you get the honor of releasing one, or in my case, two of their rehabilitated pelicans! There are advantages to being a “Pelican Partner” for International Bird Rescue

Bird Rescue 195

Bird Rescue Pelicans Rescue Birds 195

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. Most arguments for conserving a species focus on things that we can measure in dollar amounts, such as ecotourism, medical benefits, etc.

Ethics 141

Ethics Owls New York North America 141

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

Once used as fertilizer, the crabs are now harvested as bait for common whelk and bled for an extract used in medical research. Lawrence Niles was chief of New Jersey’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program for fifteen years and now works for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, a sponsor of this book. Ah, the photographs!

Delaware 179

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 179

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Shark fins are also dried and used in alternative medicine and ancient medical practices. Without proper navigation skills, sharks become open prey for predatory fish. Claims for shark fins include relieving joint pain and curing cancer, though no research is available to back any of these claims.

Sharks 100

Sharks Asia Endangered Species Hunters 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2013

As the baby survived days, weeks, and months, his parents created an entire social media life for him, including Facebook pages, YouTube videos, and a gofundme site to help with medical bills. Environmentalists view helium–filled balloon releases as wildlife killers. Here’s where the internet trouble began. No balloons.

Wildlife 253

Wildlife Agenda North Carolina Raised 253

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Trying to stop her is her furious husband and the authorities, and helping her is a smitten tech guy and an underground railroad of fellow wildlife rescuers. It’s a funny, suspenseful road trip with lots of wildlife. And birders!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 254

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

While Alaska is increasingly devastated by global warming—melting glaciers, permafrost and sea ice, as well as the severe impacts on wildlife, ecosystems and people—she seems to be working not to protect the polar bear or ultimately the citizens of her state, but to make sure nothing gets in the way of energy company plans for expansion.

New York Times 40

New York Times Polar Bears New York Bears 40