10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2014

With their strong flight and capability to disperse, parrots have managed to colonize almost every major island group from Tahiti to Mauritius to Dominica. Both of these endemic parrots suffer from habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. There are nectar feeders, dedicated frugivores, specialized seed predators and more.

Parrots 167

Parrots Brazil Mauritius Dominica 167

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

If you like animals you will generally not want them to suffer and you won’t want them to go extinct. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. You cannot care about the individual, not at that level of suffering.

Animal Rights 262

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 262

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

.’s Birds of New Guinea notes that the species is often seen moving in “high-flying flocks,” and Coates and Bishop’s Bird of Wallacea declares, “this species has suffered greatly from human predation and is now generally scarce to very rare.” These are the lost raphines: Dodo ( Raphus cucullatus ).

Solomon Islands 275

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 275