Critter News
APRIL 23, 2009
Over $100 million went to medical research while about $1 million went to animal welfare causes. Originally, animal groups actually thought they’d get a huge piece of the estate because Leona Helmsley had supposedly wanted it that way. It’s more money for medical research. To human causes. I think that just sucks.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Thus, its listing has been contested by groups advocating more development. More recently, a group of developers petitioned FWS to delist the gnatcatcher because the underlying science was allegedly flawed and the coastal gnatcatcher is not really a distinct subspecies.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” ” ( source ).
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The photographic quality ranges from very good to exceptional, and though the point of photographs in a book like this is to communicate information, I think the excellence of some of Loughlin’s photography suffers from the number of images packed into the book. The 11th chapter is on research and conservation challenges.
Critter News
MAY 26, 2009
Nice article about people who are committed to defending "lab rats" used for medical research. You see people shut down if you talk about how a rat can suffer," says Chad Sandusky, director of toxicology and research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that fights for animal rights and advocates vegetarianism.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2023
And here is the Collared Finchbill , who like me suffers from being less social than others. This is not an issue here in Shanghai – I have only seen them in very small groups this winter. Which limits both its and my range expansion (though in my case, not having kids is an important additional factor).
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2014
Think twice, and do some research. Wildlife rehabilitators constantly receive lost racing pigeons who are starving, riddled with lice, and suffering from coccidia, trichinosis, or worms. Rehabbers can be a touchy group, and for good reason. White doves: symbols of love, commitment, peace, hope, etc.
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