10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. Photo copyright The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, taken from the Guam Rail page. . The Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni is, as most of you will know and the remainder will have guessed, native to Guam… in the South Pacific… a long, long way from Puerto Rico and the V.I.

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Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 186

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

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. Eventually most islands will eventually lose the mammals, or the islands that have mammals will be lost themselves, and, in time, the rails will reclaim the Pacific completely.

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Hawaii Mammals Guam Fiji 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

The number of individual birds and mammals alone that are affected by these factors are countless; and when you consider fish, reptiles and amphibians, it is hard to comprehend the magnitude of life that gets wiped out around the world (and certainly including the U.S.) There is nothing abstract or controversial about this.

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Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

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. Many nocturnal mammals and birds such as the Kiwi would likely wholeheartedly agree.

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