Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

It has entertaining stories, includes animals people care about because they like them (and also addresses that concept), and it describes how the numbers of various species decreased to the point of being classified as "endangered" or worse. Consider this: Every month, it takes $12 billion to fund America's involvement in the Iraq War.

Polar Bears 100

Polar Bears California Condor Bald Eagle Lions 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

BOC has 95 colour plates illustrating more than 400 species (three country endemics, Cyprus Wheatear , Cyprus Scops Owl and Cyprus Warbler , among them), with text and distribution maps on facing pages. His work in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remains inspirational to researchers throughout the region. Moving to warblers now.

Cyprus 250

Cyprus Saudi Arabia Europe Birds 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

government (Johnson had worked in Iraq for USAID, where he learned about his friends and colleagues problems first-hand). In some cases, he took all adult males of the species or subspecies held by the museum. The expert witness is Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, cousin to the comedian. Mostly adult males. The Flame Bowerbird, for example.

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Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Most of the people debating this issue are for conservation, they are against wild areas being destroyed and wild species being threatened with extinction. In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare.

Tigers 172

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 172

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2011

The long answer – and that’s what you are here for, right? Subsequent visits by the birder and those who came after him have added species after species to the list, and the sheet is now considered part of Germany’s cultural heritage as far as I am concerned. So, what happens at my patch?

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Germany Birds Iraq Breeding 162