10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2014
Think twice, and do some research. Rehabbers can be a touchy group, and for good reason. Thinking of releasing white doves to commemorate your wedding or the memorial of a loved one? White doves: symbols of love, commitment, peace, hope, etc. However: they are not wild birds, and have no idea how to survive outside captivity.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2018
This is essentially a survey of ornithological marine research told in the voice of one of its most passionate and experienced participants. Mostly, as you can probably tell from the last paragraph, I learned how a marine ornithologist thinks, and how challenging this research can be. Bruce Pearson is the book illustrator.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 11, 2008
Elephants born in European zoos die at much younger ages than those bred in protected spaces, says a new study that's adding fuel to an already fractious debate over the welfare of the animals in captivity.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 6, 2019
Clearly, author Phyllis Limbacher Tildes, the author of 24, soon to be 25, children’s books, is also a birder (and a little research brings up a presentation she gave at Ogeechee Audubon, Georgia with the biographical information and she and her family “love watching birds and wildlife seen near their lagoon on Skidaway Island.”
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
–especially when reviewing books like A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia or Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds. When we come to Gentoo Penguin again in the South Georgia chapter, for example, we’re referred back to its first appearance in Antarctica, utilizing the outline numbers.).
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Introductory pages for each group summarize the subgroups (suborder pages summarize the families, family pages summarize the genera), describing where these particular turtles are most likely to be found and their shared anatomical features and behavioral characteristics. The accounts are organized by the two suborders and then by family.
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2012
Family and genus sections all begin with descriptions of what features the group has in common and how individuals differ. In fact, he invites us to join him in researching and writing about odonates, emphasizing that this is a young field in which contributions by amateurs have been valued just as much as contributions by professionals.
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