4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
The following is a guest post about the horrors of shark finning. Sharks are a regular feature on television channels like the Discovery Channel, with even entire weeks devoted to this majestic sea creature. Shark finning is the practice of removing fins from live sharks with sharp tools, and then tossing the shark back into the ocean.
Critter News
JUNE 20, 2011
A local group claims Taiwan kills up to 3.86 million sharks each year for their fins.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2016
By plumage and distribution, they can very roughly be divided into 2 groups (probably not reflecting taxonomic relations): One group inhabits central Asia ( personata ), the mountains of southern Asia ( alboides ), central East Asia ( leucopsis ) and the Pacific coast from the southern half of Kamchatka to Japan ( lugens ).
10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2021
At first, the birds were absent, it was just that one shearwater, a sad lost Eastern Kingbird flying low over the waves, and groups of Brown Boobies making a beeline to feeding grounds. Unexpected, sudden moments of excitement came in the form of a few leaping Thresher Sharks (!),
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
You can easily see that this blog post is trying to appeal to two very different target groups – birders and those who like independent/alternative music. Well, nevermind.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 25, 2017
I was on a workshop field trip, learning about marine protected areas as my group snorkeled on one of the area’s famous coral reefs. In addition to sharks, barracuda, rays, and fishes, we had also spotted Double-crested Cormorants , Brown Pelicans , and Magnificent Frigatebirds.
Critter News
MAY 5, 2010
Right now, there are still no confirmed deaths due to the spill, but rescue groups are gearing up for the worst. The animals threatened most by the spill are bluefin tuna, sea turtles, brown pelicans, shrimp and sharks. That's when the full impact of the oil spill on wildlife will be seen.
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