10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

To be 100% honest, I make sure to wear my camera whenever possible because I have the unfortunate habit of leaving my electronics on all modes of public transportation. Hopping almost right next to me, I later identified it as the Boat-tailed Grackle ! Their wedding, which was beautiful, was held right on the beach.

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Florida DC Washington Birds 164

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Some folks are probably muttering about glass houses and stones right about now. He is, I think, the premiere trip report bird blogger blogging right now. Write like you mean it, write like you are arguing, write like a human! Most important is to let some of your personality and joie de vivre shine through into your blog posts.

Birds 168

Birds Transported Rights Wildlife 168

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Masson tells Benjy's story--and Benjy stories--while explaining his theory about the mutual domestication of dogs and humans. You may know that dog/human coevolution has been a popular topic in the past decade, and if so, this might help: Masson "takes E. The point is that, as Chapter 3 is titled, "Dogs Make Us Human."

Dogs 100

Dogs Pit Bulls Greyhounds Kennels 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. Secondly, New Zealand had already experienced on wave of extinction due to the introduction or rats and human hunting. To understand the impulse, we need to go back to New Zealand in the Victorian era, in the early days of European settlement.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 161

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade. In addition to the effects of these invasive species on ecosystems, there are also compelling humane and public safety arguments for restricting trade. The trade is dangerous for people, but also for the snakes.

New York Times 40

New York Times Wayne Pacelle Humane Society Of The United States New York 40

Animal Person

DECEMBER 5, 2009

People whose careers involve creating, fattening, transporting and slaughtering sentient nonhumans whose parts and secretions will then be used as food are having some financial difficulties. I say stop right there, as Michael Pollan, Mark Bittman and Jonathan Safron Foer could be behind the decrease. Translation? We don't really know.

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Afghanistan DC Slaughter Slaughtered 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 18, 2009

hours on I-95 (we here in South Florida are known for our very limited public transportation options--boy do I miss NYC). While spending hours in the car I've been thinking about various issues related to sentient nonhumans, animal rights and veganism. I want humans to stop using sentient nonhumans for their own gain.

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Vegan Ethics Humane Killing 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

But as of right now there is nowhere in the United States where a birder can see a chicken and count it on his or her list despite the fact that there is a well established and long lasting Feral Chicken population in the Florida Keys. In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat. Criteria for Establishment.

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Chickens Florida Feral Species 198

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Basically, hornbills get paid by evolution to eat fruit, digest the fleshy parts, and regurgitate or defecate the rest – a means of seed transportation that is apparently quite attractive to many plants despite the yuck factor involved. One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars.

Rhinoceros 126

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 126

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view. For example, Carl Cohen, who has argued at length that animals don’t have rights, admits: If animals feel pain (and certainly mammals do,), we humans surely ought cause no pain to them that cannot be justified. Cohen, The Animal Rights Debate , p.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

How far is the closest human settlement? Well yes, but all of the planet’s tall mountains are relatively close to some form of human habitation. Some rain-forests could rightfully be termed remote but again, human habitation is actually relatively closer than what one might think.

Birds 204

Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 204

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2018

It’s no secret that beer and wine share a common heritage that dates back to the earliest days of human civilization. Thanks to industrialization and modern transportation, the various labors required to make beer are often separated by great distances and divided by vocation. Of course, habitats of all sorts attract wildlife.

2014 113

2014 Milwaukee California Industry 113

Animal Person

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Human slavery, of course. For example, Oprah (or Kristof) said: "At the peak of the transatlantic slave trade, 80,000 slaves were transported from Africa to the new world. But it's the same concept that underlies both situations: viewing others as commodities that you have a right to exploit. But the cow part? Sex slavery.

Cows 100

Cows Vegan Trafficking Transported 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2023

A paper on breeding of the species was actually researched right here at Wawushan. The authors speculate that “human disturbance (i.e. Hemoglobin is a key molecule in transporting oxygen from the lungs to the individual cells requiring it for their metabolism. Unfortunately, their overall nesting success was only 18%.

Pandas 203

Pandas Birds Eggs China 203

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2014

Below are a few suggestions of sites within the city that can easily be reached using public transport. The lower part of this loop often has much less human disturbance than the top half and thus can be more productive. There is no transport inside the park and all travel must be on foot. Visit as a group and dress down.

Brazil 160

Brazil Birds Transported Game 160