10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The only wildcat I found was illegally killed by hunters during closed season. It is part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia.

Serbia 240

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 240

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I foresee a day, perhaps not far in the future, in which it is illegal to raise cows, pigs, and other animals for food. It will be said that animal husbandry is one of the most inefficient and destructive industries on the planet, and that the planet cannot survive unless humans change their diets.

Meat 40

Meat Animal Welfare Vegetarian Protecting Animals 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2021

I can’t really blame the farmers, even though much of the expansion of avocado orchards is the product of illegal slash-and-burn practices (as in the photo below, which I took just last week). I certainly don’t expect to be able to single-handedly start an ecotourism industry here.

Costa Rica 149

Costa Rica Birds Mexico illegal 149

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. The Common Pochard is not just a scarce breeding bird, but the second most numerous wintering duck in Serbia and it will be a hard battle to protect it against the strong hunting lobby.

Serbia 196

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 196

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Africa’s only rainforest canopy walkway in Kakum National Park. million hectares in 2007.

Ghana 186

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

conservation legislation and regulation, a tool used to protect birds from irresponsible hunting, industrial intrusion and incidental take, habitat loss and pollution, and to encourage best practices by everyone, from birders to corporations. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147