10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Below is a quotation directly from this paper by the Monitor Conservation Research Society: “Trade data from the range countries of Thailand and Vietnam and from Indonesia and USA, both non-range countries, revealed 10,841 Black-throated Laughingthrushes in trade, across 762 visits to 51 markets between 1966 and 2019.

Burma 189

Burma India Birds Indonesia 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

Lesser Whistling Ducks are “not threatened by hunting as they are not considered good to eat” ( Wikipedia ). I guess having one racket is still enough to play the game, though it may not be sufficient to find a high-quality mate. Whether you are a creature of the night (like this Large-tailed Nightjar ) or not. Lucky ducks.

Singapore 210

Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 210

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

With the proposed hunting seasons on sandhill cranes being discussed in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin, we must not forget the whooping crane, which travels and winters in the big sandhill crane flocks. That’s what you do with other game, right? More states will doubtless join the queue of those proposing hunts.

2011 239

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 239