10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. The Moustached Kingfisher was known by only three samples– one female “collected” in the 1920’s, the other two females “collected” in the 1950’s, according to an Audubon Magazine article.

Collecting 240

Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas 240

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) generally creates a formal plan to guide recovery efforts. A sample of this process is here.) In this case, FWS conceded that most removals would be “lethal” removals, meaning that Barred Owls would be “removed” by killing them. Fish & Wildlife Serv.,

Owls 117

Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 117

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

While it makes a passing attempt to say not all scientists are like these monstrous fiends (or truly arrogant, as she dubs them) it mostly focuses on these monstrous fiends simply to prove that scientists in wildlife conservation can be monstrous fiends, particularly compared to the environment-loving oil industry of Alaska. Best guess?

Collecting 159

Collecting Papua New Guinea Science Birds 159

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. And it goes on and on, this is just a sampling.

Feral Cats 207

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Read what you want about the origin of domestic cats; the genetic evidence is not properly sampled. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 ” Many. Probably too many.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 254

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

In the same article, Henry Adams, wildlife management coordinator for Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, describes the night heron as having “grumpy old geezer energy.” for a sample of more than 800 species ( source ). It seems to me that Azure-winged Magpies have become more and more frequent in Shanghai parks.

Birds 188

Birds Research Science Europe 188