10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. Seekers of the game-viewing Big Five have more recently relaxed their criteria and generally either Black or White Rhino is counted as a member of the Big Five. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

Buffalo 220

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 220

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

I spent a lot of time with Efe Pygmy hunters in the deep forest, and I spent a certain amount of time either entirely alone or with only one other researcher, this or that American. But in the absence of Efe Pygmy hunters, we ran into ground mammals much more frequently, and not because we were doing a better job of sneaking around.

Birds 131

Birds Research Humane Pets 131

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Here are some myths: Falconry birds are essentially pets. If you are a bad hunting partner and do not flush enough game, the raptor will fly off when released and not return. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry. If anything, falconry birds like the above red-tailed hawk are a hunting partner, especially wild caught birds.

Wisconsin 254

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 254

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

I’m an author, good character names are fair game) joined the family and something rather miraculous happened. In literature as well as life, the ideal is the safely rescued animal finds the perfect home and becomes the perfect pet. Turns out even though they knew that Hunter had found his forever home, he didn’t know it.

Pit Bulls 100

Pit Bulls Rescue Massachusetts Feral Cats 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Yet, Wildlife Services not only kills tens of thousands of targeted wild animals annually, their activities also result in the unintentional deaths of many others, including pets, using indiscriminate and agonizing poisons, torturous traps, and even dynamite.

Killing 100

Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100