10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

In a news report from 2009, the DNA quoted a senior Forest Department official who feared that the poachers must have killed around 20 tigers in the region in just five months. Earlier, a large number of villagers were being killed by tigers: 11 in 2006, 13 in 2007 and more than 26 during 2008. Some results may already be visible.

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Tigers India Killing 2012 237

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

When I see a band I imagine something slipping beneath it and trapping the bird, I’ve seen photos of birds with so many bands it looks like they’re wearing stockings, and then there’s the awful story of Violet , whose band eventually killed her. And to prove it, there’s The Queen. She was tired, thin, and had several medical issues.

Rabbits 229

Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 229

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

At the same time, reading When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers, set me wondering about viewers’ reactions, especially New Yorkers who have never seen an owl outside of a zoo or a picture book. But–is that it?

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 179

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. They get much of their food using tools, and they do this better than chimpanzees. Photo by Paul Huber.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

My post last week where I defended game hunting as a conservation tool has, unaccountably, encountered a certain amount of push back. Perhaps it would be better to move the tigers to that bigger reserve, or maybe a zoo. Who would have thought that a post defending hunting game in general would have not been universally acclaimed?

Tigers 169

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 169