Animal Ethics
JUNE 7, 2016
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. Lisa Edmondson, Los Angeles Many sanctuaries do not permit breeding.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 26, 2014
There is one thing however that makes the Sunda Teal a rather highly desired species, and the name is a bit of a give-away: the species’ magic is in its range. This may make it very popular amongst European birders who can relate, but it doesn’t make it much of a deal within such an illustrous group as the dabbling ducks.
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Critter News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. This is a matter of human compassion to prevent the further suffering of animals that have already served this species in prior experiments.
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 24, 2012
Since this will require increased human intervention in human practices that threaten rare or endangered species (e.g., Since this will require increased human intervention in human practices that threaten rare or endangered species (e.g., Too little is not enough. (
10,000 Birds
MAY 30, 2019
But it wasn’t until he studied falconry’s appeal to centuries-old cultures–the Persians, English, Dutch, French, Chinese, Russians, and people of the Middle East–that Cade realized the sport of kings was slowly dying and would disappear along with the age-old mystique of a raptor returning to the human who trained her.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Sometimes I just want to hug eBird, or more specifically, whoever writes the short species descriptions (even though I am not the typical hugging kind of person, trust me on this). There are about 50 different species of flowerpeckers globally. If these are taken off, the species looks just like Clark Kent. “Dull, me?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2019
One of the advantages of Morelia as a birding/tourist destination is that we receive direct flights from Houston on United, Dallas/Fort Worth on American, and Los Angeles, Oakland, San Jose (California), and Chicago/Midway on the Mexican carrier Volaris. Although a friend recently saw a pair of Aztec Thrushes here. Take that, Filtros!)
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