10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

It’s a slim volume, a republication, mostly, of a chapter from her fine 2010 book Birdology , with some added material including an introduction, in which she describes how she has, a decade after her first experience with falconry (as described in the main part of the book), “come back for more.”

New Hampshire 244

New Hampshire Chickens Hunting Falcons 244

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Wait, you actually killed someone? The wood rail, the ridiculous drive from Texas to Maine with that damned hawk, Ivory Gulls beyond counting! I left the knife I was planning on cutting the band off with in the body of the witness. Good news, though! We got some press ! To: Sparrow. From: Tyrannus. Date: 11 October 2018. To: Tyrannus.

Ducks 173

Ducks 2018 New York City Sparrows 173

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2015

If you thought that migrant traps and spring in south Texas were birdalicious (and they can indeeed be spectacular), how does an ecosystem with 400 and even 500 plus species tickle your birding fancy? Hopefully at that point, a mixed flock will pass through the forest, kill a few cicadas, and give you a dozen lifers in one fell swoop.

Costa Rica 185

Costa Rica Birds Texas Cattle 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2019

I was recently reminded of the rich avifauna found in the Caribbean lowlands while guiding a small group of birders from Texas. Just when a manakin feels safe it has to deal with the possibility of being killed by a pint-sized, voracious thing with needle-sharp talons.

Costa Rica 187

Costa Rica Birds Woodpeckers Owls 187

Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

The wife of the Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens said {November 18} that she would create a refuge for wild horses, after the federal agency that manages them said it might have to kill some to control the herds and protect the Western range. Here's hoping it works out.

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Horses Euthanasia Texas Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. In Copperas Cove, Texas. The petition site says: The City Council in Copperas Cove, Texas, amended an animal control ordinance- attempting to stop trap, neuter and release programs for feral cats in the city.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 234

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife.

South Africa 264

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2012

After a brutal colonization that included genocidal campaigns against the Herero (80% killed) and Nama (50% killed) tribes, the Germans lost control when South Africa invaded soon after the declaration of the First World War. However, Namibia’s colonial history began earlier, in 1884 when it was annexed by the Germans.

Namibia 268

Namibia Angola Lovebirds South Africa 268

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

Other areas of New York City where the parakeets were seen in 1970 included the upper East side of Manhattan, Great Kills, Staten Island, Ellis Island and the area around the Statue of Liberty. According to a December 1970 article in the New York Times , there was a flock of 9 to 12 birds in Fort Tilden.

Chicago 222

Chicago New York City New York Illinois 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

Soon after, Williams retired and moved out of state, and Eric was arrested by the Texas Rangers for a combination of credit card fraud (something about a fake field school for high schoolers in Orange Walk Town) and child abandonment. ” And they got up and left, and I never did get that monograph back from Eric. Photo by Mikebaird.

Humane 165

Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

Animal Ethics

JUNE 27, 2008

To the Editor: “ Getting Bacon the Hard Way: Hog-Tying 400 Pounds of Fury ” (front page, June 21), about Texas hog hunters, illustrated the barbarity of hunting with dogs. As the dogs tear chunks of flesh from the terrified pig, the hunters undoubtedly feel proud of their accomplishment.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Boars Hunters 40

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 14, 2011

The no-kill shelter I adopted them from didn’t know too much about them except that they were found half-starved in the Jasper area after Hurricane Rita tore through areas of the east Texas coast. Juliet and Foxy, a Terrier mix and a Chow Chow/Cocker Spaniel mix, are my rescues.

Emotional 100

Emotional Rescue Dogs Adoptable 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

So here is an even more modest proposal than roasting Fido: Try eating only what animals you are willing to kill with your own hands. Beyond the environmental impacts of meat production there is a basic ethical issue involved. Steve Heilig San Francisco Mr. In the name of moral consistency I became a vegetarian four years ago.

Los Angeles 40

Los Angeles San Francisco Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Louisiana Black Bear (shown above) was listed as threatened within its historic range (defined as southern Mississippi, Louisiana, and east Texas) under the Endangered Species Act on January 7, 1992 (57 FR 588), due to extensive habitat loss and modification, as well as human-related mortality.

Fish 147

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

We’ll just have to take Jochen’s word that there had been swiftlets in this sky… Donna sure had a good time on her visit to Texas in November! It was my last day in Texas, still many birds and butterflies to see. I write about this and more of my Texas birding experiences in my blog, Queensgirl.

2013 168

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. This represents 6% of the estimated mid-continental spring population of 322,700 birds for the same two decades. Tennessee found that out in January. But is this for real?

2011 261

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 261

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

There is no ethical justification for killing an animal for no good reason. Consider Charlie Stenholm, a former Texas Congressman turned agricultural lobbyist. The reason that the industry is losing the argument is quite simple: There is no ethical justification for causing an animal to suffer unnecessarily. Doublespeak at its worst.

Factory 40

Factory Factory Farm Factory Farming Gestation Crates 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. However, the above rationalization does not directly address the issue of contributing to the unnecessary killing of a conscious sentient being.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40