10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

” But here I’m using it because someone ELSE used it … the Bird 10K project is an effort to do the whole DNA thing they do on groups of species on the whole mess of 10K (or more) birds. … …The phylogeny of birds has been one of the most challenging vertebrate groups to decipher.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2015

There were several incidents involving poisoned Peregrines in that area, so the police and the SVS / BirdLife Switzerland started to investigate the case, assisted by the group of conservationists from Serbia ( the news in German ).

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The Northern California-based In Defense of Animals called for the Department of Agriculture, which does inspections of zoos, to investigate Umoya's death.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

KING-TV reports that both the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating the deaths. The animal protection group Seal Sitters says a necropsy showed that the sea lion had suffered a shark bite and had twisted intestines in addition to a bullet wound.

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Critter News

JANUARY 2, 2011

Grey2K is a greyhound advocacy group. They had professional investigators there last summer. Here is the link to the video showing kennel conditions.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2020

Before we got to our destination, I pulled the car over to investigate an almost deafening twittering. A female American Redstart showed up, but all attention was quickly diverted to a group of Channel-billed Toucans that had just arrived. To our delight, several hundred Dickcissels were busy feeding in a dry, scorched bamboo grove.

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Trinidad Battery Industry Bats 210

Critter News

JANUARY 31, 2011

Canadian police are investigating the reported killing of 100 huskies which had been used to pull tourist sleds in the ski resort of Whistler. An animal rights group claims the dogs were killed inhumanely by an outdoor adventure company and thrown into a mass grave. Bad allegations connected to Whistler. Full article at the BBC News.

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Critter News

APRIL 10, 2009

Good news following an investigation of farm animal abuses by Mercy for Animals. In a written statement the company said it was making the move after an investigation revealed that Radlo Foods violated the terms of an agreement by working with a farm that is not in compliance with its strict animal welfare standards.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2013

They are also inquisitive, so if you observe some near the edge of the road and you want to gain their attention you can turn on your car indicators and they will often investigate rather than run off. There had been good rains the previous year and as a result of that there were numerous family groups.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 24, 2010

The Davis County Commission has agreed to pay the legal fees of an animal rights group after settling a lawsuit over animal shelter records. The money will cover a portion of PETA's legal fees for a lawsuit the group filed in January about animals that had been sold by the county shelter for research purposes.

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PETA Shelters Ethical Treatment Utah 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

My surprise at reading such a detailed account (I don’t have Klem’s dissertation in front of me, but I’m imagining this is a more personal retelling) was tempered by the thought that Klem wasn’t describing any old research, this was the FIRST research project investigating why birds fly into glass.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 249

Critter News

JANUARY 9, 2012

Camille Marino of Wildwood, who founded the group Negotiation is Over, received the records last week. Sikes received more than a dozen calls, including a death threat that UF police are investigating. They could not do what they do if they didn't do it behind a wall of secrecy,” Marino said. This is about tearing down that wall.”

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Primates Florida Animal Research Campaign 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2011

There is a lot of bird movement around Australia at the moment due to the weather, so time to go and investigate! White-winged Black Terns resting on the fence We saw a lovely group of three Red-kneed Dotterel trying to find ground above water and there were 7 Sacred Kingfishers taking advantage of the fence to roost and pounce on tadpoles.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

Take, for example, this pair of birds I found investigating a cavity in northern Chatham County this weekend. A pair were busy investigating a broken stump, though the real object of their interest, what I assume was an old cavity, happened to just be on the opposite side.

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North Carolina Investigation Jordan United States 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2013

Handing out T-shirts at the registration desk with a summer intern from the Field Museum (one of the conference’s sponsoring groups) gave me a good feel for who was around and what ornithologists are like. Exhibitors ranged from book publishers to purveyors of telemetry equipment to local bird and wildlife groups.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Bowing under pressure, they are allowing an outside group of experts review their operations. The latter comment is in reference to Zoocheck Canada , a zoo watchdog demanding the independent investigation. Since I agree that the excessive number of deaths at this zoo should be investigated, I guess I must be an extremist too.

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Zoos Extremist Investigation Canada 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2013

They roam in family groups varying from eight birds upwards and have a certain confidence about themselves as they strut around the bush. Apostlebird investigating field-guide. At the campsite in Biggenden the manager called them “Happy Jumpers” and that really does describe them perfectly.

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Investigation Australia Family Collecting 165

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2012

The Malurus clan must be a contender as the most gushingly named group, including as it does, the Lovely Fairy-wren , the Splendid Fairy-wren and the Superb Fairy-wren. From suburban gardens to forests and marshes, they pop up from the cover of the undergrowth to investigate any unusual noises and respond very well to pishing.

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Australia Investigation Groups Breeding 197

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2022

Better magnification is always preferred but there’s no need to investigate tiny toe palmations or miniscule feathered details on these magnificant mud probers. Lucky for us, the spot was wet enough for Marilen to espy a small group of Pectoral Sandpipers right next to the road. Did they have it?

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Costa Rica Morals Rights Guatemala 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The following emails were intercepted by our crack team of investigative journalists. I’ve been monitoring the listservs, Facebook groups, and Twitter alerts. They are from the internal communication system of a shadowy organization of bird enthusiasts that we haven’t even managed to put a name to as of yet. To: Tyrannus.

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Ducks 2018 New York City Sparrows 144

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Even to the author of the paper, who cautiously adds that “nest architecture is unlikely to be irrelevant to females, and its role deserves further investigation” (if swear words were allowed on 10,000 Birds, I would say that he is trying to cover his ass). It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner.

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Birds Sri Lanka Taiwan Cats 205

Critter News

JUNE 6, 2009

I recently became a member of PETA because I admire their investigative arm and their ability to get media attention. in order to always push the boundaries of debate for other groups to then follow. And I think that, yes, there is a place for shock value in the animal rights movement. But sometimes, well, PETA does overdo it.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Thanks to PETA's undercover investigation of University of Utah labs for bringing this issue to media attention. The practice gained wider publicity after the animal rights group PETA said earlier this month that 1 of its agents spent eight months working undercover at University of Utah research facilities. From the AP.

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Critter News

MARCH 18, 2010

This is the same place that was nailed by a Humane Society undercover investigation. Jeff Rowell, NIRC director, in an e-mail Wednesday} "said the nine remaining animals are being housed as a family group at the center with access to indoor-outdoor caging. Videos showed mistreatment of the lab animals. Interesting.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

DeMuth was arrested and charged in November 2009 after refusing to cooperate with a grand jury investigating the Iowa break-in. DeMuth studies radical activist groups, and he argued that forcing him to break confidentiality agreements with his subjects would constitute a violation of his academic freedom.

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Iowa Ferrets Minnesota 2004 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2012

A bright flash of white caught my attention in this lilly-choked wetland Closer investigation revealed a stunning male Pheasant-tailed Jacana perched atop a female. Whilst leading a birding tour to Sri Lanka, I spotted a flash of bright white in a lily-choked wetland near Ambalantota in the south-east of this verdant island.

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Sri Lanka Eggs Raised Investigation 184

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2013

There were small groups of Double-barred Finches, Zebra Finch and also Crimson Finches. There were small groups of Bar-shouldered Doves coming down to drink. A Grey Shrike-thrush was vocal and investigating the area that we chose to sit for our lunch. Great Bowerbird bower. White-faced Heron. Bar-shouldered Doves.

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Seals Zebras Investigation Australia 167

Critter News

JANUARY 13, 2009

Mai Mai rebels are described as community-based militia groups frequently involved in banditry. That arrest has resulted in several leads in the investigation. Just last week, a 33-year-old ranger was killed by Mai Mai rebels. Another ranger was wounded in the attack and a rebel was captured.

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Congo Gorillas Endangered Species Wounded 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

At first I ignored it, but it continued so I went to investigate. I called my vet, all my fellow rehabbers, and I posted for help in the Wildlife Rehabbers Blog Group on Facebook. After a few minutes there was no sign of the spider and Lilly flew away. She was obviously in distress so I ran inside to get the net to catch her.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Tennessee Raised Wildlife 159

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

If not, be sure to set your DVR for Friday and watch, it’s a great show about an unlikely group of animal heroes. Check out this video from the premier episode: RESCUE INK UNLEASHED is a new weekly series that documents this unlikely group of animal activists on their crusade to save helpless, abandoned and abused animals.

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Rescue New York Animal Abuse New York Times 100

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But within the last year, an animal cruelty investigation almost shut one down because spikes were being used to antagonize the bull. Next time, though, I might want to hook up with an animal rights group to protest. This was a clear violation of animal law. We are in Gustine and we were invited to the spectacle being held tonight.

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Animal Cruelty Protest Protesting Protesters 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2017

They nest in palms, and we found a small area where we observed several couples investigating and preparing nest holes. Our group travels into the wetlands of the San Tomás reserve by boat (small, wooden boats masterfully steered by local workers) to a small platform on the edge of the channel where we make a semicircle and wait.

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Cuba Birds 2015 Bahamas 158

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Derby is approximately 225 kilometres from Broome and has had almost three times the rainfall that Broome has had so far this month and so we thought it would be interesting to go and investigate the various birding areas that we knew of from other visits during our dry months. Plumed Whistling-Ducks, Glossy Ibis and Little Black Cormorants.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2016

In this study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of juvenile zebra finches was allowed to interact with an adult. Another group simply heard adult songs played through a speaker. I’m pretty sure this was already partly known or suspected, but this new research nails it down.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2016

We were very concerned about the state of the reef just off the northern end of Cable Beach and due to the fact that there was a suitable low tide this week we could investigate if this issue also presented itself there.

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Australia Breeding Investigation Shelters 101

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2016

The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike was observed every day, but the less common to the area White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike did drop by to investigate on a few occasions over our visits. The Varied Sittellas are incredibly hard to photograph, because even though there were usually six of them in the group they would bounce around the trees so fast.

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Birds Zebras Investigation Species 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2011

By simply turning the transparent cylinder, the owner of this most flexible and discerning dispenser can include or eliminate groups avian diners based on how much they weigh. Squirrels immediately came to investigate. Let’s say that you are facing an onslaught by Grackles or Blue Jays. are filled with cracked corn.

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Squirrels Investigation Ethics Birds 172