10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2017
When he reached out to ask if he could contribute a piece to 10,000 Birds about about the ethics around the current Snowy Owl irruption in the central and eastern United States we were all for it! “In In support of the Snowys I will not be liking any more Snowy Owl photos.”. Snowy Owls have value. Species have value.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2015
This blog was written by Marge Gibson, co-founder of Raptor Education Group, Inc. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species. in Antigo, WI: Most of us have our own idea what the phrase “nature takes care of itself” means.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2015
According to IUCN , because of illegal hunting and habitat degradation across most of Indochina, ungulates occur at levels well below natural. Previous posts about the same tour: Melghat Tiger Reserve: The Search for the Rarest Owl of India. Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
Everyone talks about human rights and there exists so many groups that are either governmental or non-governmental who work toward that cause. On top of being illegal to capture and sell birds in the country, it is also immoral. The illegal bird trade kills thousands of birds each year just in the manner they are smuggled.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2011
It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. Owls are a little different. They don’t build nests and some like Great Horned Owls take over old hawk or squirrel nests. Try to get it too another family group or contact a wildlife rehabber. Leave it be.
10,000 Birds
MAY 31, 2011
This ruled out some excellent species like Cape Eagle Owl, Violet Wood-hoopoe, African Finfoot and Half-collared Kingfisher and I was still left with 36 species. The korhaans are a group of small bustards and South Africa has 7 species. So I decided to impose a few rules. Knysna Turaco by Keith Valentine of Rockjumper Birding Tours 10.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here. million hectares in 2007.
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