10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. Local bird protection NGOs have been demanding a hunting ban on both Quails and Turtle Doves ever since. As a result, on June 19 the Ministry announced a two years hunting ban on Turtle Dove. Left: David Lindo, a.k.a.

Serbia 270

Serbia Slaughter Slaughtered Turtles 270

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. Keep in mind that birds at this stage will flutter and look like it can’t fly very well, but it’s fine, it’s all part of the learning process. Young raptors like the above Bald Eagle chick are a different matter.

Birds 265

Birds Fox Raised Ducks 265

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

It’s a very mixed chapter.

New York City 152

New York City New York Birds Breeding 152

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The Conservation section is frustratingly brief, stating the expected—massive loss of forest due to logging and a plantation economy, weak enforcement of laws regulating hunting and trade, understaffing of reserves and parks. I would have liked more, much more, about the illustrative process.

Indonesia 130

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds. According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008.

Ghana 195

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 195