10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
In the Far East they keep birds of prey which they use to capture other animals such as foxes and rabbits. Little boys kill thousands of birds each year with slingshots. The illegal bird trade kills thousands of birds each year just in the manner they are smuggled. The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Grief in magpies and red foxes: Saying goodbye to a friend. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Photo by Paul Huber.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2020
At the same time, reading When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers, set me wondering about viewers’ reactions, especially New Yorkers who have never seen an owl outside of a zoo or a picture book. When Birds Are Near: Dispatches from Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers.
10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2022
It seems that quite a few zoos keep Tawny Frogmouths. When these birds breed, this can lead to highly cringeworthy announcements, for example from Adelaide Zoo : “We have egg-citing news!” If I was so inclined, I might think that they deserve to be killed by Pied Currawongs for their sinful behavior.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2013
Dogs should not be used to hunt foxes. Perhaps it would be better to move the tigers to that bigger reserve, or maybe a zoo. We all know the answer to that – not thinking at all about the how – how on earth you actually do that – and causing a civil war that has killed hundreds of millions.
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2018
Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). e Save u Dunav. 06 Mar 2018. Costanera Sur, Promenade.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2018
Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). e Save u Dunav. 06 Mar 2018. Costanera Sur, Promenade.
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