10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

When he reached out to ask if he could contribute a piece to 10,000 Birds about about the ethics around the current Snowy Owl irruption in the central and eastern United States we were all for it! “In In support of the Snowys I will not be liking any more Snowy Owl photos.”. Snowy Owls have value. Species have value.

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Ethics Owls New York North America 141

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Little boys kill thousands of birds each year with slingshots. On top of being illegal to capture and sell birds in the country, it is also immoral. The illegal bird trade kills thousands of birds each year just in the manner they are smuggled. In some parts of the country it is already illegal to have slingshots.

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Honduras illegal Parrots Birds 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Inserts in rodent poisons that assure the public they will not kill anything but the offending rats or mice pedal the same questionable claims as those of the snake oil salesmen of bygone days. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2018

The Lesser White-fronted Goose is one of the most threatened waterfowl species of the Western Palearctic, with illegal killing being the most important threat globally. The water level was very low, exposing the large mudbar dotted with waterfowl in the distance. Stopping here and there to scope the mudbar….

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Greece 2017 Pelicans Geese 181

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey. This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens.

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Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 231