10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

The Biggest Week in American Birding” is held there, a place its organizers call “The Warbler Capital of the World,” in the first week of May. Kaufman knows that duck hunters can be ardent, loving conservationists, too. Kaufman is a terrific writer and A Season on the Wind is a terrific book. by Kenn Kaufman.

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Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 194

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2011

Bald Eagles will provide a sporting challenge for hunters. Hunters don’t even need to use decoys. However they are wary and have famously sharp eyes, so bagging eagles will be a true sporting challenge for hunters. We need to give hunters new opportunities and new species to hunt.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Hunting Kentucky 251

Critter News

MARCH 3, 2009

Canada and Greenland have warned the EU that they could challenge such a ban before the World Trade Organization. Tags: canada greenland europe seal hunters seals. Nordic EU countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Finland have opposed such a ban, and EU legal experts say it could violate world trade rules.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

He was a small male, six or seven months old, and obviously not a skilled hunter. Meanwhile, he slowly graduated from liquids to defrosted mice: first just organ meat, then skinned and deboned, then just skinned, then the whole mouse. “Oh, All three arrived ten minutes later. THEN we’ll kick him out.

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Mice Squirrels Hunters New York 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

Finally in 1799, the first visitors on this volcanic land were a group of French seal hunters who were after the fur seals that can be found hauled out on the beaches for fur and oil, which almost wiped out the local population of the species. All that planning, preparation, shopping, organizing, and now it was over.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 262

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

Vagrancy in Birds is organized into two major parts: (1) A detailed, 62-page synthesis of research and theory and (2) “Family Accounts,” 259 pages covering bird families from Struthionidae/Ostriches) to Thraupidae/Tanagers and allies (Clements is the taxonomic authority).

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 256

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

As I quoted in my previous post on promoting a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp , by 2011 the number of hunters had grown to 13.7 One of the many organizations covered by the NAWMP is the Central Valley Joint Venture (CVJV). million but the wildlife watchers have now reached 71.1 million, according to the U.S.

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Sacramento Wildlife United States North America 166

Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2010

Armed with new undercover video of four such events, the Humane Society of the United States is pressuring state officials to explicitly outlaw the practice, which the organization says is effectively banned in every other state. Animal rights advocates say it's cruel to the nearly defenseless bears and harms them psychologically.

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South Carolina Bears Humane Society Of The United States Humane 100

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.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 171

Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Our members are pet owners, dog and cat clubs, obedience clubs and rescue groups as well as breeders, trainers, veterinarians, research scientists, farmers, fishermen, hunters and wildlife biologists. The membership roster of NAIA includes some of America's most respected animal professionals, advocates and enthusiasts.

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Animal Welfare Wayne Pacelle Welfare Groups 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them. The work of shelters and breed rescue organizations is vital.

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Pit Bulls Rescue Massachusetts Feral Cats 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program By Corey • March 16, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share City Wildife , an organization in Washington D.C. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program Bird Deaths in Washington D.C.

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DC Washington Deer 2011 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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Colombia 2011 Deer Brazil 145

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.

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Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 118

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.

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Deer Euthanasia Killing Ethics 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Wild birds are biologic organisms just as we and our domestic pets are. There was a time when our domestic pets were treated like objects. Veterinarians were taught animals did not “feel” like we did. Gratefully, we now acknowledge that was wrong. They are not human, but deserve to be treated with respect.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

And, likely, this sort of thing is most likely found, and most likely complex and important, in organisms that have that very costly but important physical adaptation known as brains. But in the absence of Efe Pygmy hunters, we ran into ground mammals much more frequently, and not because we were doing a better job of sneaking around.

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Birds Research Humane Pets 117

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 called Antlions due to ants being one of their main prey items and “lion” referring to hunter or destroyer.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 196

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?

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Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Many birds have no sense of smell, many vultures do (helps to find dead things).

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Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

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 Jewel Hunter can be frustrating in this respect. And mosquitos. And leeches.

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Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 188

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.)

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2015

When I studied the Efe Pygmies of the Congo, I discovered (and yes, it was me who discovered this amazing fact everyone now knows) that the Efe organize their space in elongated linear trails. Which reminds me of something funny about Minnesota.

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Minnesota Detroit Birds Laws 177

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

It will take dedicated, sustained effort by many organizations and individuals but if any bird is worth the effort it is the gorgeous national bird of Honduras. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Some of the birds are actually descendants of the ones seized.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 150

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.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 207

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Giving a few hundred hunters something else to shoot, in my opinion, cannot be worth the blowback from tens of thousands of people who are willing to travel and spend just to watch the birds fly over. Isn’t that neat?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 240

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

To attract new members and retain existing ones, the ABA must have a compelling vision that builds on its strength as the only national organization that represents birders. When I started birding, I viewed the ABA as an organization for bird-identification experts and hard-core listers, not as a place to start.

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Advocacy Wildlife Portland Science 204

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

(It is also clear on their website, which has a tab for “hunting” ) But, to their great credit, they clearly appreciate that North American hunters will have no waterfowl to hunt if they do not fight to preserve wetlands — not only in the U.S. and Canada, but also in Latin American wintering grounds.

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Pelicans Blackbirds Ducks Hunting 208

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2012

You’d think it would be a no-brainer but sadly hunters are resistant to a lead-bullet ban. Over a hundred organizations have again petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban lead in hunting – a move opposed by many hunting groups. At issue is that millions of birds each year end up eating the lead and dying.

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Hunting California Condor Hunters California 201

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania (hereafter known at the Atlas ) is organized into nine chapters and seven appendices, with a 38-page bibliography of Literature Cited and a comprehensive Index. The resulting book, 616 pages in length, 6.4 So, what exactly does a breeding bird atlas contain?

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 222

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.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 240

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.

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Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2011

Giving organisms standard names allowed precise communication across cultures and languages. There’s a reason why the name of Linnaeus is still spoken with respect more than two centuries after his death. In the birding community, standardization of common names has followed, and is an on-going project (with mixed success.)

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Hunters Falcons Ducks Montana 179

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. There were reasons to think that the White-winged Guan had been extirpated by over-hunting. It is depressing and angering and just wrong. But, in the wider view of things, extinction is necessary.

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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. Southern Elephant Seals and Weddell Seals are also resident, though not in such large numbers.

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Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Published, by Mack’s nonprofit organization, it also serves as an example of successful alternative publishing in the birding world. Another great birding adventure book is The Jewel Hunter by Chris Gooddie (Princeton Univ. I think of The Jewel Hunter often when I travel to foreign countries, wishing I could do it like Goodie did.

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Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 178

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

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. The initial solution in New Zealand was to move species to islands where mammals hadn’t reached.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 259