10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. Coyotes took carrion from young Condors and then killed the weakest ones.

California Condor 169

California Condor Falcons California Birds 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Many of the great debates over human behavior, those related to things such as race or gender, are muddled and messy because plasticity is ignored. Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. Presumably the humans keep away the predators. Invasion of the birdie snatchers.

Birds 116

Birds Research Humane Pets 116

Animal Person

JULY 15, 2010

Or to get struck by an automobile, die slowly, of failing internal organs, and be unfit for human consumption." Now, if hunters were in the woods seeking out injured, dying, starving animals, and ending their lives in a way that most would call euthanasia, I might be able to get on board with the compassionate-bullet theory.

Deer 100

Deer Euthanasia Killing Ethics 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The National Animal Interest Alliance is an association of business, agricultural, scientific, and recreational interests dedicated to promoting animal welfare, supporting responsible animal use and strengthening the bond between humans and animals. NAIA Trust is a 501 (c) (4) so contributions to it are not tax deductible. Clever bastards.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Wayne Pacelle Welfare Groups 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

Post a picture on Susan Wilson’s Facebook page and explanation of how your dog (or turtle, or human, etc!) She goes to the door, rejects the notion of going out, turns toward her dinner; goes back to the door, because clearly this human is not listening. The work of shelters and breed rescue organizations is vital.

Pit Bulls 100

Pit Bulls Rescue Massachusetts Feral Cats 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

One of the things that struck me at once about this topography is how much more organic it seemed than that of the mountains. The cottonwoods in the river bottoms echo the branching antlers of the elk that bugle among them each falls (abundant, but never enough so for Montana’s voracious hunters.)

Wildlife 179

Wildlife Ferrets Montana Prairie Dogs 179

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

However, both his perceptions and misconceptions are based on: 1) observing the work of PeTA and HSUS; and 2) the assumption that those two organizations are in the same category--"animal rights." Again, they just want to prevent the "cruel" hunters from killing Bambi's mother. First of all, does he really believe that piffle?

Animal Rights 100

Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. They are harmless to humans and their horns are used for wrestling other males for mating rights. They are called Antlions due to ants being one of their main prey items and “lion” referring to hunter or destroyer.

Buffalo 195

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 195

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

Their populations, plus those of other species that ‘wore’ the coveted long, colorful feathers used for women’s fashionable hats, were being dangerously depleted by hunters intent on feeding the millinery industry. The Pankhursts and their organization were not interested in saving birds; they saw the SPB mission as a distraction.

Industry 118

Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 118

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s very hard to organize the many ways in which human beings relate to avian beings into comprehensible text. It includes stunning photographs by Tipling of eagle hunters (as in Kazakhs who hunt with eagles), Stellar Sea Eagles in Hokkaido, Japan, and Black Kites at the dump near New Delhi, India.

Birds 205

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 205

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Each chapter of The Jewel Hunter reads like a mini-travel novel. If you want to travel the world birding and drinking beer, The Jewel Hunter is a must-buy. The Jewel Hunter belongs to a singular niche, the Big Year/Big Lifelist book. The books work best when the birding is coupled with the human element. And mosquitos.

Hunters 187

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 187

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. A passion for one bird family is also very useful. Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1.

2011 239

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 239

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Do all hunters realize that? It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

2011 239

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 239

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2011

Giving organisms standard names allowed precise communication across cultures and languages. Gray Jay : This drab but charismatic species demonstrates that the more a bird interacts with humans, the more colloquial names it will tend to pick up. Also known as Meat-bird, Moosebird, and Lumberjack.

Hunters 178

Hunters Falcons Ducks Montana 178

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

These conditions offered easy access to hunters in a habitat where a bird as large as a Guan would have little chances to hide or scape. After all, what was thought as its habitat was heavily deteriorated and converted to agriculture as the human population grew. Photo: Fernando Angulo Pratolongo. It is what drives evolution.

Collecting 267

Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 267

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Seals and Whales are also given a lot of attention, with entries organized similarly to the bird species accounts. Over 3 million pairs of Antarctic Fur Seals breed on South Georgia, saved from near extinction by fur hunters. Human habitation and industry had an almost devastating effect on this area.

Georgia 172

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. The essential point is that the ecosystems of New Zealand were unable to cope with mammals, the organisms lacked the ability to defend themselves from the very different problems posed by mammal predation.

Animal Rights 257

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 257

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We immediately get a sense of the pigeons’ abundance, beauty, and danger to human activity. She portrays humans merged with Passenger Pigeons; the images are then framed to look like 19th century calling cards. It’s an effective introduction. This is not that kind of book, as Fuller makes clear from the beginning.

2014 159

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Way back when I started what turned out to be my thesis research (on humans), it became important for me to learn about bird migration. I was involved in the study of human movement and navigation on land, and there was a lot of research coming out about bird navigation. Itcher birds, migratory members of the tern family. Image source.

Research 187

Research Humane Compassion New York 187

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The ability to feel pain is not an obviously plausible way of morally distinguishing microorganisms from other organisms. The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? If some microorganisms must be killed in the process, this is unfortunate but necessary for human life.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

Also, the company “pushes the limits on predictive insights, delivering the highest quality intelligence to help organizations make better risk decisions and improve the health and safety of the entire planet’s cyber ecosystem.” ” Back to non-cyber ecosystems such as the ones containing the Black Kite (bird).

Birds 130

Birds Iraq China Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Australia is a vast country with a very small human population, which mostly clings to the edge of the continent. Some birds existed only on outlying islands and in small populations, so once humans arrived then there would have been a huge risk to their survival. ” . It is depressing and angering and just wrong.

Species 174

Species Australia Birds Parrots 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The organization is the same as The Crossley Guide: Raptors (PUP, 2013): photographic plates and brief text in the first half and extensive “Written Accounts” in the second half. He strongly believes that waterfowl hunters are the major reason we have waterfowl and wetlands in North America today. million waterfowl hunters in the U.S.

Ducks 114

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 114