10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* ©2012 Donna L.

New York City 263

New York City Birds Illinois Science 263

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2012

In the eastern United States, where primeval forests are gone, purple martins depend almost entirely on man-made nesting structures. The wood duck was very scarce in many portions of its range, at least in part, for the same reason and probably owes its present status to provision of nest boxes and protection from overhunting 1.”

North America 232

North America America Barn Owls Falcons 232

Animal Ethics

JULY 29, 2009

Keith, Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, is extremely close to reaching our goal of collecting 10,000 signatures on our "Truth Behind Labels" petition to the USDA to tell them their "naturally raised" label is not natural. We're currently at 9,556 signatures—96% of the way there!

Farm Sanctuary 40

Farm Sanctuary Meat Farm Animal Farmed Animals 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

I recently asked ChatGPT some questions about the best birding locations in the United States and the results were decidedly mixed. How many birders are there in the United States? # # # Query: What is birding? Grade: B+. # # # Query: How many birders are there in the United States?

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Most of these species can be found throughout the United States and Canada, and when they’re not, pains are taken to balance each Eastern species with a Western species. Attention is also paid in several chapters to cowbird parasitism, which species have protective measures against the egg dumping and which species are susceptible.

Eggs 263

Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

One of these days, Jeopardy will feature a category called “Field Guides” and the first clue will be: “This landlocked South American country finally got its own bird field guide in 2016, but it wasn’t available in the United State until 2019.”

Bolivia 187

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 187

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 18, 2006

And I would have to make a report to the United States Department of Agriculture any time a hen gets out and runs onto the neighbor’s property, or pay a $1,000 fine. I hope everyone who prefers local and pasture-raised animals will speak up and protect the source of their food and health.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Pennsylvania United States 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 2, 2007

Puck’s Good Idea ” (editorial, March 26): Thank you for writing about the restaurateur Wolfgang Puck and his desire to buy meat raised humanely. March 27, 2007 To the Editor: Livestock producers raise their animals under humane standards and under the care of a veterinarian. This issue is an important one and needs to be talked about.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York San Diego 2007 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 15, 2009

Woodard goes on to note: MRSA is so common in the United States that it accounts for more than half of all soft-tissue and skin infections in ERs. Factory farms are concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) where animals are raised intensively and permanently confined in warehouses and sheds.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory 40

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

The column, which you can read here , is a call to arms to factory farmers to fight back against those individuals and organizations working to protect farm animals from the abuses inherent in factory farms. To learn more about Arizona's precedent-setting victory for farm animals, see here. ii) reasons for banning horse slaughter in the U.S.,

Factory 40

Factory Factory Farm Factory Farming Gestation Crates 40

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

It is not in dispute that, in modern factory farms, animals are raised in massively overcrowded, unnatural warehouses. At the time of slaughter, these frightened animals are inhumanely loaded onto trucks and shipped long distances to the slaughterhouse without food or water or protection from the elements. Cross and Michael F.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.

California Condor 107

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 107

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Written by Mark Avery, Conservation Director for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for nearly 13 years, this book explores the reasons for the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon from the point of view of the outsider. Avery states that this is a “very American extinction” (p. Nature can be complicated.

2014 162

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I once knew a guy who kept and raised cats. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States. For the same reason that other invasive do better than the natives, feral Cats outhunt native predators, and native prey are not as protected against them.

Feral Cats 257

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 257

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

It should go without saying that the incidental kill of endangered whooping cranes is an unacceptable cost of adding another state to the shooting gallery all along both species’ migration route. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4 18 Responses to “Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?!

2011 258

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 258

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The Western Gull is a relatively common marine gull found on the western coast of the United States and northern Mexico. Or, if no precipice is available, or even no threat, chicks will wander off the territory protected by their parents, whereupon the same attacks that we endure with hard hats are endured by tiny defenseless chicks.

Breeding 179

Breeding Collecting California Hunting 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

It was a United States lower-48 birding year for me. I birded parks, landfills, fields, backyards, skies, oceans, lakes, ponds, and roads in 15 states–some familiar haunts and patches, some as part of family visits, some while passing through, some adventures with friends (three trips with N.J. ” [[link].

2018 173

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. True to form, the United States Department of Agriculture seems less concerned about the health or status of Yellow Bitterns and more about managing the birds on Guam to minimize threats to aviation safety. You should try it too.

Birds 204

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 204

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2021

Canada, one of the parties to a treaty with the United States, also stated its concerns. The rule’s reading of the MBTA also raises serious concerns with a United States’ treaty partner, and for the migratory bird resources protected by the MBTA and underlying treaties.

Laws 264

Laws United States Birds Adoptable 264

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

I was told by a Panamanian bank vice president, “Every multinational knows that if Honduras raises its hourly rate, the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean will have to follow. In throwing out Zelaya they are sending frightening messages to all the other presidents who are trying to raise the living standards of their people.”

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Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100