10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. of deaths in the same study were from gunshot wounds (Kerlinger and Lein 1988). 1999, Holt et al. In one study, collisions with cars, buildings, airplanes and other objects resulted in 66.2%

Ethics 143

Ethics Owls New York North America 143

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

They are traditionally pastoral people, but have from necessity accepted agriculture, fishing and crocodile hunting as means of survival. They adorn their bodies with decorative scarification, a painful process of slicing into the skin and rubbing the wounds with charcoal.

Ethiopia 241

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Game 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

We tried to sight and count the pack twice every day so that if any of the dogs got snared we’d know quickly and could get a vet in to dart them, free them and clean up the wound. One of the other females in the pack, the beta female Lithe, was left three-legged after a snaring, but could keep up with the rest of them.

Wolves 189

Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 189

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

We birders don’t always like to ruminate on missed birds, for some of us the wounds are worn too close to the surface. The hunt was on in earnest. But I happen to think that those stories are better than the ones with happy endings. Other gawked at the magenta-throated dazzler, but I only had eyes and ears for another.

Arizona 158

Arizona Wounded North America 2012 158

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.

Birds 169

Birds Collecting Rodents Wounded 169

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Legislation forbidding cruelty to animals represents the use of coercion against the interests of the individual coerced, and not to further the interests of any other person (it may do so but need not to be justified).

Cruelty 40

Cruelty Legislation Kangaroos Animal 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

The statute defines a depiction of animal cruelty as “any visual or auditory depiction, including any photograph, motion-picture film, video recording, electronic image, or sound recording of conduct in which a living animal is intentionally maimed, mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such conduct is illegal.” In July, a divided U.S.

Pit Bulls 40

Pit Bulls Animal Cruelty Laws Animal 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Older chicks are not only larger and able to withstand larger wounds from other siblings, but also have the ability to monopolize the food they are fed by parents.” The only explanation I have for this unequal treatment is that it must be a witch hunt.

Los Angeles 185

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 185

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2012

They typically dispatch a snake by stomping on it with their heavily armored legs and feet, accurately directing their rear talons at the skull to effect a swift mortal wound to the head. Watching them hunt is fascinating. We stayed with the larger bird as it settled down to the serious business of hunting. Note the huge wings.

Botswana 222

Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 222

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2013

To assess their populations, draw their blood, test them for lead, and discover what kind of impact feeding on gut piles might have on these iconic raptors, particularly the young ones, as hunting season begins in Montana. To gain knowledge of migration routes, wintering sites, survival rates. To understand, and thus to protect.

Eagles 174

Eagles Tethering Science Wounded 174