10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2015

This is what we need for birds, whose rights as government-protected species are violated every day by free-roaming cats. Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. Instead of Special Weapons and Tactics, think: Sealed With A Trap. Sealed With A Trap. What can she do?

Feral Cats 259

Feral Cats Feral Cats Wildlife Rehabilitation 259

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2021

No matter where you are in the country you can put in the address of the wildlife emergency, narrow your search to the species and problem, and contact numbers will pop up. Harbor seal in Puget Sound, Seattle. AHNow’s database includes wildlife rehabilitators, rescues and hotlines, as well as veterinarians who treat wildlife.

Wildlife 264

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Animal Raccoons 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2014

This June my brother-in-law and I took off to Kangiq (Cape Crauford), the western edge of of the mouth of Admiralty Inlet to Lancaster Sound. We found a spot where the pack ice hadn’t completely come in and stayed for hours, watching curious Ringed Seal watching us. Ringed Seal. A scant 24 hours to take it in.

Polar Bears 202

Polar Bears Seals Bears Laws 202

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). So close to the pole only a handful of bird species can survive, and even so, death toll is very high, hence their populations must be huge (millions).

Russia 187

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 187

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2011

It was chosen as the national bird by dint of its inclusion in the National Seal of the United States, which happened by an act of the Continental Congress on 20 June 1782. The banning of DDT and subsequent management of the species led to Bald Eagles being the poster child for the success of the Endangered Species Act.

United States 206

United States Bald Eagle Eagles Seals 206

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2011

Before my trip to Washington the only species of puffin I had ever seen in the wild was the puffin of the Atlantic Ocean, the appropriately named Atlantic Puffin. The first obstacle was getting to the general range of the species, which is the west coast from northern California to Alaska and across to Russia.* I love puffins.

Washington 180

Washington Protection Puffins Rhinoceros 180