10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Legend has it that anyone who kills one of these pigeons will go blind – for once, a superstition I highly appreciate and which I wish we could expand to all other bird species as well. And of course, there is a large number of Rock Doves (feral), particularly near one particular mosque.

Afghanistan 166

Afghanistan Birds Feral Zoos 166

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Little boys kill thousands of birds each year with slingshots. Parrots confiscated at the Honduran/Nicaraguan border now at the National Zoo in Tegucigalpa, Honduras © James Gilardi The controversy starts right here between us and the birds. The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat. It is quite simple.

Honduras 186

Honduras illegal Parrots Birds 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

Well, Copenhagen Zoo is back in the news; a few weeks after killing a giraffe and feeding it to some lions, it went and killed some of those same lions. I’m not gong to go into the ethics and reasons behind why a zoo might want to, well, manage its stock. My reaction would be pretty much the same.

Lions 150

Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

What the Owl Knows is organized into nine chapters: introduction, adaptation (including vision and flight), research and researchers, vocalization, courtship and breeding, roosting and migration, cognition, and two chapters on owls and humans–captive owls (not zoos, educational owls) and owls in our cultural history.

Owls 203

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 203

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Pink Pigeons were featured on episode four of the second season of The Zoo , the excellent television series about The Bronx Zoo,* and their story was disturbing. Meanwhile, on The Zoo, the keepers have been creating an environment for Thelma and Louise so they can nurture the hoped-for egg from The Stud and Serendipity.

Mauritius 101

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

It’s a powerful motivator that has attracted millions of people from all around the world to devote time and money to protect these resources. Perhaps it would be better to move the tigers to that bigger reserve, or maybe a zoo. You simply couldn’t have conservation without the should.

Tigers 170

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 170