Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. He concludes this segment with: Meanwhile, rats and mice are subject to some of the most extreme and invasive experiments in biomedicine.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2012

Which keep eating rat poison. All of the sudden we have bird multi-media everywhere. I’ll do a fuller review of iPad based birding resources some time over the next few weeks. If things go well, I may work on this in the bush this weekend. It all depends on the dogs. But I digress. You can have Harry Potter style pictures!

Birds 168

Birds Collecting Rodents Wounded 168

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

For example, it is widely known among local naturalists that both Northern (five-stripped) and Indian (three-striped) Palm Squirrels are present in Gujarat, yet the range map indicates that only the Northern should be expected, leading visitors to ascribe all their sightings to that species and completely overlook the Indian Palm Squirrel.

Asia 174

Asia Mammals Sri Lanka Bhutan 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2021

In contrast, the Common Terns present look much more elegant. Popular with Black-winged Stilts … … Common Redshanks … … and with Pied Avocets , though their activities look a bit dangerous. I guess looking elegant during sex is difficult for most humans, too.

Birds 207

Birds Uganda Breeding Rats 207

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

The story also presents the complicated political side to conservation, in this case pressure brought on Cyprus to squelch the bird slaughter when it was up for EU membership and the subsequent slide in enforcement, and the poachers’ move to slaughter on British bases, once Cyprus became a member.

Cyprus 246

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2019

It is the last day and the final presentation – I am taking binoculars out, coffee – goodbyes to the colleagues and a great workshop and off I go to meet Steve West, a local guide, and explore the area. First stop is the nearby Llobregat Delta reserve, a network of canals and pine forests squeezed in between the airport and industrial plants.

Terrapins 176

Terrapins Eagles Europe Rats 176

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

The combined effects of hunting, habitat loss and predation by introduced animals like rats and mongoose have extirpated the species from some islands and reduced numbers significantly on others. In 1995, the numbers were estimated to be close to 300 birds.

Antigua and Barbuda 216

Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 216

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2012

The Bluebird Effect is a memoir stretching from childhood to the present, and I don’t expect it to be the last one. Birds continue to present themselves to me, usually in need. You can lay a rat in front of a recuperating owl and walk away until the next day. There’s a reason raptor rehab is more popular.

Raised 207

Raised Boston Rats Experience 207

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2013

It is the last day and the final presentation – I am taking binoculars out, coffee – goodbyes to the colleagues and a great workshop and off I go to meet Steve West, a local guide, and explore the area. Llobregat Delta. As we enter the car, a Sardinian Warbler sings behind us, laughing out loudly.

Spain 212

Spain Terrapins Eagles Europe 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2016

And, of course, lots of birds were present in the yard that did not come to the feeders. Say pigeons and we New Yorkers automatically think of the ragged sky rats that tourists love to feed. Mountain Chickadee heading off with a sunflower seed. Adorable is one of the few words that really works for the tiny Pygmy Nuthatch.

Birds 100

Birds New York Fox New York City 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

That presumption may be wrong but I don’t think it matters for the present use of the data.) There are 200 animals in each sample, and I presume that this is a random subset of the larger sample of over 400 or so in each category. The following histogram shows the results. The top histogram is mammals, the bottom one birds.

Mammals 173

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 173

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2011

To describe his life as one filled with achievement is a major understatement, and what I present is a brief summary. The experience was to prove critical the following year when introduced rats reached crisis levels on the remaining island of the South Island Saddleback. It worked, and the translocated birds were soon breeding.

Species 220

Species New Zealand Rats Endangered Species 220

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I have seen both Long-tailed and Tree Pangolins , Greater Cane Rat , several species of monkey and duiker, Royal Antelope , Pel’s Anomalure (a giant flying squirrel), huge casqued hornbills, Great Blue Turacos and numerous other birds and mammals for sale along the roadsides.

Ghana 189

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2012

And one final treat was a Musky Rat-kangaroo , the smallest member of the macropod (kangaroo and wallaby) suborder, no bigger than a guinea-pig. The flowering trees on the road through town are a good place to find Dusky Honeyeaters, Rainbow Lorikeets and Figbirds , and the stunning Red-winged Parrot is also present in the town.

Kangaroos 159

Kangaroos Guinea Pigs Turkey Guinea 159