10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute. They are also hunted.

Owls 220

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 220

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently sought public comments on its proposal to permanently add a hunting element to the Duck Stamp art competition. Opposition to the proposed rule was significant, as evidenced by the 716 comments by both individuals and organizations. This proposal is a step backward and should not be implemented.

Ducks 207

Ducks Hunting Hunters Legislation 207

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 4, 2006

Here is a New York Times editorial opinion about organic fish. The Times argues that the concept of organic food does not apply to wild animals. Note that this debate is independent of the debate about the moral permissibility of eating fish. It is designed to distinguish between two types of farming.

Morals 40

Morals New York Times Raised New York 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. The organization dismantled nearly 9,000 traps on Cyprus last year. Fish and Wildlife Service). **And A recent survey of the birds suggests that the effort has been a success.

Cambodia 144

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 144

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. Street, N.W.

2011 243

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.” Or better yet, “Ecosystem.”.

Mountain Lions 265

Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 265

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The knot’s breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic are experiencing pronounced effects from climate change. Birds in Delaware Bay. Photo: Dick Daniels.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program By Corey • March 16, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share City Wildife , an organization in Washington D.C. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. that is dedicated to conserving wildlife in the U.S. for migratory birds.

DC 145

DC Washington Deer 2011 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission. The Philippine Eagle has a kind face.

Eagles 203

Eagles Philippines Eggs Birds 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

It was decreed a national symbol of Honduras on 28 June 1993 by the National Congress of Honduras as a way to raise awareness of the varied avifauna of Honduras. It will take dedicated, sustained effort by many organizations and individuals but if any bird is worth the effort it is the gorgeous national bird of Honduras.

Honduras 153

Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunters and fish and wildlife departments having a stake in Sandhills is a great thing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too. Kentucky Dept.

2011 252

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 252

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

I have written about the interesting sex life of these jacanas a few times already (short version: female mates with male, lays a bunch of eggs for him to incubate and raise the chicks, leaves him, finds another male, repeat). Meanwhile at Nanhui, Pied Kingfishers are discussing the Ukraine war, corruption in politics, and rising fish prices.

Birds 147

Birds China Eggs Breeding 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Those conditions shape entire ecological communities, which we birders tend to think of broadly as “habitat,” including the plants that birds need for shelter, nesting substrates, and food, and the other species that interact with birds in their environments, from predators to competitors to food sources like insects or fish.

Species 177

Species Science Los Angeles Birds 177

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service. Alaska’s long-lining fleet now must have bird-deterrent measures in place, which means a lot more Laysan, Black-footed and Short-tailed Albatross are not being injured or drowned in fishing gear. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every.

Albatross 211

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 211

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Species Accounts are organized into seven chapters based on two major habitats: - Waterbirds—Swimming Waterbirds, Flying Waterbirds, Walking Waterbirds. Non-taxonomic organization is becoming more and more common in bird guides. Don’t forget, Richard Crossley was born and raised in Yorkshire, England!

Ireland 172

Ireland 2013 Breeders Ducks 172

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Between staying warm/cool, finding food, avoiding predators, migrating thousands of miles every year, finding mates, raising chicks and doing all this at the mercy of the elements, it makes sense that they have more brainpower than just simple instinct to run on. Picture being a Blackpoll Warbler being born in the boreal forests of Alaska.

Emotional 212

Emotional Science Birds Mammals 212

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

Jan van de Kamp is a Dutch wildlife photographer who has previously photographed migrating shorebirds passing through the Yellow Sea for a book called Invisible Connections ; , like this one it seeks too raise public consciousness. This is not an inexpensive book, but it is not as costly as it should be, considering its quality.

Delaware 182

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 182

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

This fish hunting duck ranges from the northern tip of New Zealand to the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands (after which it was first named) but is common nowhere. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. It certainly has no known relatives. It is what drives evolution.

New Zealand 207

New Zealand Ducks Australia Mountain Goats 207

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. The ability to feel pain is not an obviously plausible way of morally distinguishing microorganisms from other organisms. The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? What Meat Should Not Be Eaten?

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40