10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

It is now believed to have been a fairly common resident of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands until the arrival of the first humans when it went the way of most flightless easy to catch island birds immediately after the arrival of man. Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. So wither the Guam Rail now?

Puerto Rico 186

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 186

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

When humans arrived, with the entourage of camp followers that always follows humans, giving up the anti-predator behavious and, well, you can guess what happened next. In a few places mammals and humans may endure, but even there, rails will become island species, albeit ones that retain some anti-predator strategies.

Hawaii 202

Hawaii Mammals Guam Fiji 202

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Guam Flycatcher. What right do we have to even exist when our very existence as humanity is what has caused a rate of extinction not seen except during cataclysmic events? They are all as dead as a Dodo but they don’t even have the dignity of being remembered. Olson’s Petrel. Viti Levu Scrubfowl. Maupiti Monarch.

Mauritius 171

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

I know on some level, I think that’s something almost all of us can get behind…no one, except the most callous and cold-hearted of the human race things its fine to torture animals, or deny that they are capable of pain and suffering. . – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights.

Animal Rights Movement 207

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. True to form, the United States Department of Agriculture seems less concerned about the health or status of Yellow Bitterns and more about managing the birds on Guam to minimize threats to aviation safety. Humanity is not very human.

Birds 184

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 184