10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The system was intended as a hunter-centric model, both guided by and benefitting consumptive interests. State wildlife agencies have a financial conflict of interest that makes it impossible for them to manage predators with regards to the wider public values.” Consumptive & Non-consumptive Users.

Wildlife 234

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 234

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

Tianmashan bonus mammal: a Raccoon Dog – though it looks a lot like a raccoon, it is actually more closely related to foxes than to raccoons. Meanwhile, on Chongming island, I rescued a Northern Shoveler which got caught in one of these evil, almost invisible strings that the farmers use to protect their fields from hungry birds.

Raccoons 207

Raccoons Birds Oregon China 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

This almost certainly can be argued to be true just on the basis of logic, because feral Cats are proficient hunters and are entirely out of ecological place. Dogs are similarly dispersed across size ranges, with Foxes, Coyotes, and Wolves taking prey across different parts of the size range. Let me tell you this: They are.

Feral Cats 253

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We are all suckers for an albatross, at least in the United States. The author, conservation biologist Caroline Fox, is observing the albatross’s shadow to the side of the boat. Fox notes the albatross in her “soaking-wet notebook” and watches it circle and fly back into the masking glare.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100