10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Most likely, all individuals of a given species have very similar genes guiding very similar developmental processes, but produce different results because the plasticity itself is selected for. In particular, birds that hang around with humans who don’t happen to hunt or eat them can become very tame.

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Birds Research Humane Pets 127

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2012

That for the latter nature went on without them, letting them observe, seems to be proved by the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a big difference in your chance of getting wounded by a small to medium forest mammal if you are hunting them or if you are gathering plant products. Not birds, though.

Birds 171

Birds Collecting Rodents Wounded 171

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Common Raven not caring about the welfare of its offspring “Reihern” – to heron If someone is heroning, they are not having a good time at all, as “to heron“ describes the process of vomiting violently. Hunting in Germany is a very traditional pursuit and thus has a very specific and complex code of conduct.

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Germany Birds Hunters Owls 195

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

But as far as I can tell, nobody advocates for birders, so lands are opened to hunting and fishing , but not birding, photography, and other non-consumptive uses. Until now, it has only been open for hunters. Avian science and conservation are well covered by large and well-financed national non-profits.

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Advocacy Wildlife Portland Science 226

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

…Sure, we got lots of ‘em javelina and wild hogs too” But I explained to him that I was a hunter of a different kind and that I was looking for tiny owls and not wild pigs. And, like the Pearl-spotted Owlet of Africa, this species often hunts in the middle of the day. “Indigenous pig sows?…Sure,

Owls 156

Owls Texas Arizona Pigs 156

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2017

It was hunting season and the men appeared to be mostly targeting the Eurasian Wigeon. It worked and we encountered a Horned Lark in the process, so we can’t complain! At the car-park there is a trail that many of the hunters use and also birders, but it is risky! Causeway as the tide drops on dusk. The Snook walk trail.

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Seals Geese 2017 Ducks 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2020

For those interested in avian conservation, some knowledge of the bureaucratic process is useful, as it is used to implement many important conservation laws. For example, the process applies to, among other things, the listing (and delisting) of species under the Endangered Species Act and interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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Ducks Hunting Hunters Legislation 212

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

So New Zealand began the process of clearing islands of mammals, using poison, trapping and shooting. This technique achieved a temporary respite for some critically endangered species, but there is a real shortage of islands around New Zealand with no mammals whatsoever.

Animal Rights 267

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 267

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Beyond being an amazing poem, however, “The Raven&# has the additional attraction of being the subject of an essay by the poet himself that explains the process he used to write it. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

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2011 Fowl Deer Cats 249

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed. Whilst in Atewa Range Forest Reserve, a hunter passed us deep in the forest and I asked him to show us his night’s catch.

Ghana 199

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 199

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Hunters go to Africa to shoot lions, and this is without question a good thing; for birds, for ecosystems, and for lions in general! I guess the natural question is… how does some hunter from the US help in the conservation of the lion? Hunters are prepared to spend a lot of money for the privilege of shooting a lion.

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Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 188

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Hunting: You may have noticed that the Written Species Accounts include a section on hunting. I am a city girl and until I became a birder my contact with hunting was limited to occasionally seeing dead deer on the tops of cars in upstate New York. So–not a fan of hunting. I was really taken aback when I saw this.

Ducks 124

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 124

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Last year, I wrote about the rulemaking process used by the Trump Administration to change the requirements of the art contest for the Federal Duck Stamp. The change was to “permanently” require a mandatory hunting element in each submission. The APA generally requires what is known as notice-and-comment rulemaking.

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Ducks Hunters Hunting 2020 216