10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2022
I learned of the trip right as it had been delayed and made a vow that I would be on that ship. Finally in 1799, the first visitors on this volcanic land were a group of French seal hunters who were after the fur seals that can be found hauled out on the beaches for fur and oil, which almost wiped out the local population of the species.
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. But man cannot live on bread alone, and the homesick settlers wanted more than just game. Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2012
This may be the most awesome pelagic you’ll ever experience… For me it was the publication in 1984 of Peter Harrison’s ground-breaking identification guide to ‘ Seabirds ’ that opened up the off-shore world of pelagic birding right on Cape Town’s door step.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
This makes it a particularly exciting time in New Zealand as the Rugby World Cup begins in two days, and the competition is being held right here in New Zealand (I would imagine they might be more excited if they hadn’t just lost two matches to Australia and South Africa, their big rivals in the Tri-Nations).
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 29, 2012
Flea collars– Flea collars are a simple plastic collar impregnated with chemicals or oils designed to discourage fleas from taking up residence in the choicest part of a dog (from a flea’s perspective), the bushy fur surrounding a dog’s neck. Choke collars– These collars serve a training function.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
His fur is growing mangy and patchy. Grooming his fur. I changed out the pillows, searching for the right insulation. Every two hours we played the pen cap game. Hamlet is not repelling the intractable force of time with the same elan he once possessed in the May morning of his youth. In fact, he is dying.
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 31, 2006
Even the government has gotten in on the game. Eat right. What counts as eating right? Second, many of the things you can do to stop supporting animal cruelty—like not buying or wearing fur—require minimal effort and no expense! For examples, see here and here. Lose weight. Quit smoking. Exercise more. Get out of debt.
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