Critter News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
Now France can add another to its long list of gastronomic sins.eating ortolan, an endangered songbird. The hunting and selling of ortolans, which have suffered a Europe-wide decline of 40-50% in the last 40 years, has been illegal in France since 1999. Tags: poaching france endangered species. From the Guardian.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Most of the time it’s sheer luck or coincidence that determines what you will see – I saw my first Black Redstart outside a meeting room in France, for example. For longer trips or holidays I bring my other pair , but for business travel the weight becomes bothersome and the price tag may attract unwanted attention.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 31, 2018
” In other words, the New Zealand Scaup is so embarrassed by its association with the other scaup species that it not only tries to hide its affiliation with them but attempts to get out of being a diving duck altogether. We have exactly two posts tagged with either “ Greater Scaup ” or “ Lesser Scaup.”
Critter News
JULY 20, 2009
We've been overfishing the bluefish tuna to near-extinction along with many other species. Tags: oceans bluefish tuna marine life seafood endangered species. I used to work for a seafood company and my current work still brings me in contact with the industry. Greedy, anti-government, and anti-regulation monstrosities.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2019
So, an obvious choice for Birds and Booze, no doubt, but with its hefty price-tag – as well as the unexciting prospect of appraising such a neutral, reputedly flavorless liquid – it’s a review we’ve been putting off for a while, admittedly. Deciding what to drink on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day? This may be your Anser.
Critter News
OCTOBER 9, 2010
A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangered species. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species.
10,000 Birds
JULY 1, 2013
When I photographed a pair a couple of years ago that were sporting radio tags , I assumed (and it may be the case) that they were two birds of twenty tagged that year in Virginia. But another race of Red Knot make the High Arctic their home, the species that winters in the United Kingdom and coast of France, ssp islandica.
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