10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

However, the age of the Golden Gooney was to come to a brutal end; beginning in the late 1800′s, they were being slaughtered by the millions for their feathers at their breeding colonies. North American Peregrine Falcons have also enjoyed an impressive population rebound in recent years. Santa Cruz Island, CA.

Albatross 209

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 209

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Still, I can’t help thinking that there is some parallel between the mass slaughter of the Passenger Pigeon in 19th-century North America and the mass slaughter of songbirds in southern European countries today. In both countries, birds have been killed for reasons of food, commerce, and sport.

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2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Our North American bird field guides stopped offering this information decades ago, so it’s handy to have it all collected in one handy volume, especially if you’re doing a state breeding bird survey like some 10,000 Birds writers. This is a book that will be read with pleasure and amazement by both birders and nonbirders. Donna). ==.

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Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

In 1850, the Passenger Pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world. We have given an awful exhibition of slaughter and destruction, which may serve as a warning to all mankind. Of course, by now most people know they have been slaughtered by hunters for their ivory.

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 112