10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Increased scrutiny of practices long considered the norm in wildlife management, including predator hunts, commercial trapping, the legal culling of non-game birds like American Crows, and some of the research protocols used to track and translocate wild animals. required to determine those catch limits.

Wildlife 243

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 243

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2014

Think twice, and do some research. asked Gay Frazee, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, referring to the time Pope Francis released two white doves as a symbol of peace, and they were immediately attacked by a gull and a crow. Thinking of releasing white doves to commemorate your wedding or the memorial of a loved one?

Wildlife Rehabilitation 257

Wildlife Rehabilitation Ethics Virginia Atlanta 257

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

He pairs conventional wisdom with actual research on such wisdom and speaks to experts who’ve been pondering the issues from the perspectives of their various disciplines. The research, much of the time, doesn’t support the conventional wisdom (which is not to say the case is closed on any issue). All day long.

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Here is a sneak peek: Mark Thompson, the former host of Guinness World Records Primetime and Fox’s Emmy Awards red-carpet coverage, will co-host Shark Attack Experiment LIVE with Anna Gilligan, former Fox News Channel personality, from Rocky Bay, South Africa, commonly referred to as “Shark Park.” Time of day. Panic and fear.

Sharks 100

Sharks Experience Experiments South Africa 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. References.

Ethics 147

Ethics Owls New York North America 147

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Consider making a wish list, and then cross reference those plant varieties with the free database maintained by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Also, check labels and do your research before you use any fertilizers, pesticides, or mulch.

Dogs 100

Dogs Pets ASPCA Illinois 100

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

As an aside, I well remember the time that Binford came to our quaint little department at Harvard to meet with Isaac and his research team (us) to sort out this difference in understanding of human evolution. I did do some research on this topic, working with others. Photo by Mikebaird.

Humane 165

Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute. They are also hunted.

Owls 217

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 217

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. References in original]: [T]he taxa regarded by Mayr as subspecies of these two are now regarded as distinct enough to be regarded as separate species. argentatus as reference. This wiki looks good too.] michahellis. michahellis Caspian gull L.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For example, this paper points out that migrating Bramblings prefer to feed in a habitat in which they are less likely to get killed. A paper illustrating the tradeoff between starving and being killed compared the weight of resident siskins with or without a sparrowhawk nearby. As I frequently mention, science is quite wonderful.

Birds 147

Birds China Killing Reptiles 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve and enhance populations of wildlife and their habitats, to protect and enhance water quality, and to provide opportunities for wildlife-dependent recreation and research.

Fish 144

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 144

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

There are over 5,000 species of frogs in existence (5,858 at the time the book was written, the exact number changes as research dictates re-arrangements of taxonomy and new species are discovered). A book about all the frogs and toads of the world is an ambitious undertaking.

Reptiles 187

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 187

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies, lead long lives, attack other birds, and be intelligent and loud.” If I was so inclined, I might think that they deserve to be killed by Pied Currawongs for their sinful behavior. m apart. .”

Birds 234

Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 234

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

A specimen marked Aplonis mavomata , but without any reference, differs from A. Olson who in 1986 published a paper describing his experience finding, reading, and researching Bloxam’s original notes. caledonicus in having the plumage dingy brown, without any gloss, the feathers ofthe underparts narrowly margined with grey.

Killing 170

Killing Rats Cooking Norway 170

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Being referred to as a raven parent is grim, because this is a rather strong insult paired with a damning judgement of your parental qualities. When researching the origin of this saying, I figured it pertained to snares that were used to catch thrushes until better times prevailed. Thushing means strangulation until death do us part.

Germany 187

Germany Birds Hunters Owls 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fuller has not preached about the evils of the human practices that killed and dislocated the Passenger Pigeon; he hasn’t moaned and groaned or sentimentalized. In both countries, birds have been killed for reasons of food, commerce, and sport. This is not that kind of book, as Fuller makes clear from the beginning.

2014 160

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

The-author-formerly-known-as-John-Lee-Douglas claims to have died twice already, once when he was killed in a household accident at the age of eight, and again in 1977, after which he devoted the rest of his life to practicing what appears to be some form of Buddhism. I guess it just sounded good.

Connecticut 139

Connecticut India Lamb Lions 139

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Crested Serpent-eagle is not a vulture, but that does not keep me from mentioning a recent Economist article here, “The sudden demise of Indian vultures killed thousands of people” And while this article is behind a paywall, the original research paper is not.

Los Angeles 192

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 192

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

He always refers to himself and his wife and his child as "vegetarian." Of course, the problem here, as in the entire book, is that factory farming is clearly the enemy, while killing animals unnecessarily isn't given any more airtime than Foer's personal, philosophical moments that he doesn't require of anyone else.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

However, a species reference in a sidebar is indexed. In other words, if you look up Cattle Egret, you will find a reference to its species account and its inclusion in the box on Identification of White Egrets. The sidebars and large migration maps are not indexed (nor listed in the Table of Contents, which is purely by family).

North America 178

North America America Birds Family 178

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2019

I am checking the References and one name, expectedly, stands out: Bond, J. In it, Bloch becomes LeChiffre, Fleming becomes Mathis and Popov becomes 007 (it does sound a bit better than Tricycle Licensed to Kill), while the rest of the gambling scene remains the same. Or How a Serbian Suave Playboy Promoted Birding the Caribbean.

Saint Kitts and Nevis 163

Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Cuba 163

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2023

To be honest, both the robin and the flycatchers shown above remind me of the easter eggs I hunted for as a child – the same strong colors in front of a green background, same time of the year (feel free to insert your own Proust Madeleine reference here) … Bluethroats apparently are good at imitating other birds.

Monkeys 147

Monkeys Birds South Korea Owls 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

This is not your ordinary reference book, though it was cited as one of the best reference sources of 2014 by Library Journal. Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins.

Penguins 203

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 203

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Given the complexity of the research, the result feels like a bit of a letdown – “northern populations start migration earlier than southern populations, especially in autumn” The species name of the Chestnut-eared Bunting is fucata , from the Latin “fucare”, to paint red.

Birds 213

Birds Eggs Bangladesh China 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

While I kind of like the species, to be honest, I only included it in this post to make references to two songs. Most scientific research really just proves the obvious. Probably just a career as a functioning alcoholic. Nothing else. What could be plainer than the Eurasian Tree Sparrow ?

Birds 190

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 190