10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Not sure why they spend time in Shanghai in winter when they could come here though, but then again, I usually do not understand most of the behavior of humans either. They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ).

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

I put it in a small box for several hours, where it appeared to recover, but studies have shown that internal injuries from a strike usually kill the bird. Photographs of window-killed birds from Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Copyright © 2021 Daniel Klem, Jr. The more glass, the more bird kills. ©2012 Donna L.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 252

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 216

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

” This leads to obvious conflicts with the NAMWC prohibition against the frivolous killing and waste of wildlife. As a consequence, “people should treat all creatures decently, and protect them from cruelty, avoidable suffering, and unnecessary killing.” All attempts to domesticate wild animals should be discouraged.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

Bats just love to fly into human hair!” Two: Humans are diurnal, which means they are normally active during the day. Three: Why would anyone , no matter what their species, want to become tangled in human hair? million-year-old early human. s and “Kill me now!”s. Porcupines throw their quills! s, “Gaaahh!”s

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This is a cruise like no other, full of scientific lectures, over forty guides spread out on deck, bird-themed parties, and a lights-off mandate to protect birds at night. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. It has had very few humans walk its soil and who have had little impact to this otherwise pristine nature.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Blue Whistling Thrush is presumably named for its loud human-like whistling, and possibly for being blue. The male Grey Peacock-Pheasant looks quite attractive, though most human males would rightfully shudder to wear a shirt covered in purplish dots. The White-cheeked Partridge is classified as Near Threatened.

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2019

But I insisted he try the blood and violence guy, and he humored me, only to send me, later, a longish email, pointing out the flaws in my judgment and in the book and the author, and closing with this: “Since I didn’t care for any of his characters, I really didn’t care who killed whom.”. Fair enough.

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Humane 2018 Laws Science 131

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

A parent bird’s instinct to feed and protect their young is very strong, and they will not willingly abandon their babies. Predators and storms can wreak havoc and human intervention is sometimes needed for survival. Mites will eventually kill the bird. Unfortunately a bird’s nest location is not always perfect.

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Wounded Rescue Medical Cats 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

He said the federal government’s and Alaska’s state rules were, for the most part, okay; they were consistent and generally made sense for the safety of both humans and wildlife, and in many respects, coincided with his own views of protecting the native environment. How it is being affected by human intrusions?

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Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas 240

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection. The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates. Drongos feed more effectively when in such flocks, so the benefits go both ways.

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Sri Lanka Birds Taiwan Cats 209

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Fortunately, as I found out over the next four days, High Island, the Bolivar Peninsula, the whole east Texan Gulf coast area is a place of diverse habitats, some protected, some accidental, all offering fantastic avian opportunities. Corps of Engineers to protect Galveston Bay at the end of the 19th-century.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

These are the results of a study commissioned by Bont voor Dieren (BvD), Humane Society International (HSI), Respect for Animals (RFA) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), and produced by the Australia-based independent economics consultancy Economists at Large. Excerpted from PR Newswire.

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Seals World Society For The Protection Of Animals WSPA Namibia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2013

You can notice in the above images how the Leopard uses her eye-lids as hoods to protect her sensitive eyes from the bright sun as she sprinted towards us. The killing of other predators eliminates competition for prey and at the same time also provides calories, so is doubly beneficial.

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Leopards Cats Namibia Killing 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR. One is Tylenol (the human pain medication) — a completely selective feral-cat poison. .” Pretty standard. ” Wait, what? Is that what Ted said? That is pathetic.

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Feral Cats Trap Neuter Return Tnr Extremist 271

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Well, as it turns out neither a trip to a slaughterhouse nor killing an animal yourself is powerful enough to make people go vegan. The bottom line is that there are many reasons why human-animal interactions are so often inconsistent and paradoxical. He watched cockfighting and killed and skinned animals, but won’t eat veal.

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Critter News

AUGUST 21, 2008

Michigan's removal of the bald eagle and gray wolf from the list will be the most significant change in species protection the state has seen in years. The delisting would not open the door for hunters to kill wolves, the state's DNR notes. Killing would be permitted only if a wolf posed a direct threat to humans.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 7, 2016

Further, did those who reacted so strongly to Harambe’s killing go home and serve meat to their children? It is estimated that due to conflicts with humans, the bushmeat and body parts trade, disease and habitat destruction, large mammals in Africa may be extinct by the end of this century. Finally, what of the audience?

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Los Angeles Gorillas Zoos Non Human 40

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Michael Vick, whose unearthed gambling operation was found to not only force dogs to fight, but also kill under-performing dogs in twisted ways, is only one story in a mass of untold stories. However, any breed of dog that has been abused, neglected, or homeless may be aggressive to humans or other dogs. Begin Searching For an Owner.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

This could include violence (torture, mutilation, intentional killings, etc.), Such registries would help protect animals, pet guardians and communities by preventing repeat offenses from anyone with an established history of abusing animals. Two months later, he killed another neighbor’s Welsh Corgi with an ax.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund ALDF Animal Abuse Hoarding 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I can’t even imagine being in a position where my government was telling me to kill my dog, or have it beaten to death. Dog owners in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, are even being told to kill their own dogs, or else their dogs will be beaten to death by the police and the owners will be charged a fine.

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China IFAW Culling Dogs 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Dedicated keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Nairobi Elephant Nursery in Kenya protect baby Shukuru from the cold and rain, and the risk of pneumonia, with a custom-made raincoat. Shortly before David’s death, the couple finally arrived at a precise mixture of human baby formula and coconut.

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Elephants Kenya Wounded Rhinos 100

Animal Person

JANUARY 27, 2010

If you don't have to enslave, rape, dominate, or kill someone (or have someone else do it for you), why would you? Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals? It's not difficult once you get the hang of it--it's just different at first. Where do people get that idea?

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China Cats Speciesism Dogs 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2008

California recently passed a law protecting animal researchers from animal activists. Ralph Freeman has killed cats and kittens in his laboratory at UC Berkeley with no benefit for humans for over twenty years. In the short term at least, it's not working. As the vivisectors revel in their false safety, know this.

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Animal Research Research Animal Liberation Oakland 100

Animal Person

MAY 11, 2009

Both, of course, were seen as victories, but the article's author, Richard Foot, asks: Do such successes mean the animal rights movement is winning its long, controversial campaigns to gain the same legal protections for animals as those ascribed to humans? If we don't succeed, well, then it's going to affect all of humanity.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. In the majority of cases, it is humans who are to blame for the plunging numbers of animals, and Corwin is very clear about the extent to which we have destroyed the world around us. This is all very unveganly, but I went for it nevertheless.

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Polar Bears California Condor Bald Eagle Lions 100

Animal Person

APRIL 14, 2009

There is a profound difference between what Sea Shepherd does and what the Animal Liberation Front does, but there are also similarities, and those similarities increase in number if a direct action by the ALF (or anyone else) is an open rescue and therefore a direct defense of sentient nonhumans being attacked by humans.

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Animal Liberation Front UCLA Animal Liberation Primates 100

Animal Person

JANUARY 6, 2010

I did tweet about " Scientists Say Dolphins Should Be Treated As 'Non-human Persons' " yesterday, as I think this is a Gray Matter for a lot of people and might be interesting to explore. Dolphins are so smart that scientists think they should be treated as "non-human persons" and as such it is "morally unacceptable" to use or kill them.

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Dolphins Animal Rights Rights Animal 100

Animal Person

MARCH 30, 2009

The University of Puerto Rico, an "1862" LGU founded in 1900, operates a slaughter facility killing small ruminants -- typically goats and sheep, cattle being large ruminants. We humans, herbivores like ruminants, are fine with one stomach -- we don't eat the really tough stuff like grass. Let me know if you hear the show!

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Puerto Rico Responsible Policies Meat Industry Humane Treatment 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. There are a lot of reasons why Painted Wolves are struggling, and many of them are human caused. And Pippa, our biologist, was very concerned. Her concern was well founded.

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Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

No doubt he reads that bio and goes “It’s good, but what I really want to do is kill some f ing birds” Linda doesn’t waste any time in deciding which camp Chris belongs to. How it is being affected by human intrusions? One look at his bio and you know he’s trouble. Or how gracefully it flew?

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Collecting Papua New Guinea Science Birds 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

Both were led by strong, intelligent women who needed to develop new ways of making their points with the public and the government; both movements were lynchpins in developing today’s values of human rights and environmental conservation. and the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act of 1921 in Great Britain).

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Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 118

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

26), Seamus McGraw says he has a responsibility to kill deer because there are too many. He has volunteered to kill a deer cruelly, ineptly and with an outdated weapon that causes additional suffering to the deer. I’m tired of hearing people who enjoy killing justify it with specious moral platitudes. Animals suffer when killed.

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New York Times New York Mountain Lions Deer 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

Latimer refers to his previous two posts where he has "documented the ethical and moral shallowness of the 'animal rights' credo itself, which is based more on an anti-human self hatred, taking the form of a 'moral' squeamishness concerned more with stamping out human 'cruelty,' no matter what the social or economic costs might be.

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Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

Animal Person

MARCH 17, 2009

Environmentalists recognize the meat industry as extremely ecodestructive – including fish, dairy, eggs, feed crops with their massive use of water & topsoil and toxic runoff killing rivers and oceans, and the killing of billions of free-living animals to protect farmed animals and feed crops.

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Meat Industry Industry Meat Responsible Policies 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

. … The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 206