10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2014
Malta, you might recall, has the dubious distinction of being a hotspot for illegal hunting of protected birds. News Birdlife Malta european union illegal hunting Malta short-toed eagle' Like the felled Turtle Dove photographed above by the BBC.). Meanwhile, back in Malta, the carnage appears to be continuing.
Critter News
APRIL 20, 2012
From the Wildlife Extra News. King Juan Carlos of Spain, Honorary President of WWF Spain, is recovering in hospital after breaking his hip in Botswana where he was on an elephant hunt. Whilst not illegal, it shows a complete disregard for his 'subjects' and total contempt for his role as 'Honorary President of WWF Spain'.
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Reddit Animals
APRIL 11, 2023
This put Coffee in an impossible position - he needed to rehome the pythons because they were illegal in Florida, but the FWC was threatening to face him with additional criminal charges if he did so. If the FWC killed 35 tortoises on video, it would be on mainstream news. Of course they would react differently.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2013
The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. That means passing over the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, where you’re liable to get shot, trapped, or otherwise hunted. And it’s the subject of a new article in National Geographic by author and birder Jonathan Franzen.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 20, 2016
This year’s awards will be handed out on April 27th, and one of the finalists has devoted himself to saving migrating birds of pray from illegal hunting. But along the way, up to 18,000 per year fall victim to illegal hunting for food and sport.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
It is indeed legal to hunt certain birds such as Woodpigeon , Chukar , and Turtledoves. Still, it is worth noting that some illegal hunting occurs, and this needs to be policed. And for the legal hunting, here’s the news from opening day. And for the legal hunting, here’s the news from opening day.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
They were heavily hunted as food, and for the feathers. This morning’s news had this: During this year’s open of waterfowl season, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center admitted more trumpeter swans for bullet wounds than ever before. … It’s illegal to shoot trumpeter swans in Minnesota. . Canada has more than the US.
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