10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It notes that there are around 1,000 people who have had birds named after them, but no fewer than three of them – Frank Linsly James, Eugenio Prince Ruspoli and Johan August Wahlberg – were killed by elephants, not a common form of death. Wagner wasn’t the only one to have died from gunshot wounds.

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Falcons Collecting 2003 Wounded 242

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2015

I have received countless numbers of wild birds mangled and/or killed by outdoor/feral cats, such as the Orange-crowned Warbler pictured here. Can you convince yourselves that your cat does not kill birds, when statistics show pet cats only bring home 23% of their kills? I have been a wild bird rehabilitator for 25 years.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Rescue 255

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.

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 216