10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners. President Obama has added 10 new refuges in his first term.

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MAY 22, 2015

What do you do when you – a citizen whose rights are protected by the U.S. This is what we need for birds, whose rights as government-protected species are violated every day by free-roaming cats. Enough hand-wringing, enough taking butchered birds to exhausted, emotionally drained wildlife rehabilitators.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Wildlife Rehabilitation 259

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. This wonderful piece of birding real estate can be found 8 miles east of Olympia, and an hour’s drive south of Seattle Washington, right along the I-5 corridor. This is not to say that there wasn’t a little birding time snuck in here and there.

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Wildlife Seattle Bald Eagle Geese 104

Critter News

JANUARY 4, 2010

India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. whether it be animal rights or human rights. What kind of protection do they really mean? You can put tigers on a farm for legal parts harvesting and still call it "protection."

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Tigers China Protection Trafficking 100

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

under the 1969 Endangered Species Conservation Act and later transferred to the 1973 Endangered Species Act; then protected with other birds of prey under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act through agreement with Mexico, but not Canada, in 1972 1. Peregrine Falcon at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge. state and territory, infusing nearly $1.74

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 132

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

Maybe author Sy Montgomery is right when she says that “birdwatchers often look down on falconry,” and maybe not. In the most poignant (and amusing) point of her training, once she has become serious, her tutor Nancy tells her she must order her own falconry glove, a leather one to protect against the razor-sharp talons of the bird.

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New Hampshire Chickens Hunting Falcons 200

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2018

As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider undoing, reversing, and exploiting our national parks, forests, and monuments. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. After all, removing resources is the exact opposite of protecting resources.

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Colorado Protection Bears ALA 146

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. Towards the centre of the image is the young Blue Sheep with the Snow Leopard right behind. Within seconds the Snow Leopard was on the hapless sheep.

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Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279

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APRIL 22, 2024

Ruili is a Chinese city right on the border to Myanmar, and a major border crossing. Preserving its habitat through sustainable practices and encouraging responsible wildlife tourism are crucial steps in ensuring the continued existence of this charismatic species.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

And it looks even better in my hands while I dream about a visit to regions of Brazil I had scarcely heard of before being provided with a review copy of the first volume of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil.* Each family of birds has a short introductory paragraph and most genera get a sentence or two of description.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2012

Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, March 2009 After our trip to the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge was rained out on our first morning at The Lodge at Pico Bonito we rescheduled our visit for our second and last morning at the lodge. Yes, you read that right, two FREAKING MANGROVE CUCKOOS perched OUT IN THE OPEN!

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Honduras Wildlife Monkeys Transported 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

I spotted a Eurasian Wigeon amongst the American Wigeon right out of the gate, but that wasn’t the best sighting of the day. 6 Responses to “White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge&# Birding is Fun! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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Wildlife 2011 Sacramento Jordan 155

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2020

After a lot of backing and forthing, the vendor accepted our offer and the wood is to become a trust to be protected in perpetuity. The real upside is that it is right by my house and the Tawny Owls occasionally stray into my oak tree at night. There will probably be environmental studies and enhancements to encourage wildlife.

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Litter Stray Industry Owls 216

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Wicked, right? Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 150

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MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. I learned of the trip right as it had been delayed and made a vow that I would be on that ship.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 261

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Worried by the lack of appropriate action by the authorities (as described in the previous post ), this year I invited two more wildlife protection organisations to take part in the annual census of Pygmy Cormorants in Belgrade. They are choosing specific locations with willow trees located right by the water.

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Serbia Protection Europe 2015 176

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

In all European Union countries to the north and east of Serbia (except Romania), Turtle Doves are strictly protected. Money and effort are being invested in that protection. The cargo consisted of huge number of protected passerines such as larks and pipits, beside huntable species like Common Quails and Turtle Doves.

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Serbia Slaughter Slaughtered Turtles 270

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. People who work with wildlife understand that death is a part of life. People do not work with wildlife for fame and fortune. Please write: [link] .

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Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are few sights more wrenching to a wildlife rehabilitator than a convulsing, lead-poisoned bird. In what some might see as an unlikely alliance, wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, and – yes – hunters have banded together to convince those who hunt to use copper bullets instead of lead.

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Hunters Wildlife Rehabilitation Hunting Legislation 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2020

Shanghai is located on the coast of the East China Sea and lies right on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. A former World Wildlife reserve in Nanhui was simply turned into agricultural land. After all, China`s President Xi Jinping recently stated that “We must protect this planet like our own eyes”. And yet it is.

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Wildlife Reserve Asia China Birds 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

Tell me, what happens if we rip away hunting when hunting protects more wildlife land in Africa than national parks? Although lip service was paid to the fact that lions are endangered and a lion was poached, the language of anger was the language of animals rights. And that lions are really cute. Ah, you’ve blocked me.

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Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 200

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JUNE 3, 2021

Personally I wasn’t happy, but I do not live there and do not have a septic tank in my backyard, so I felt that I had no right to complain. There was a panel discussion too, where I gave the opening lecture on Reva’s wildlife and the value of this area for the polluted city with 2M people.

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Otters Protest Protesting Protesters 257

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2016

Wildlife lovers and rehabilitators, as always, tried to intervene. “I If you see a flyer such as this and you’re unfamiliar with wildlife, you can 1) believe the hundreds of people who write things like “I know for a fact a Barn Owl can carry off a 3-pound Chihuahua!” “I had no idea!” “How That’s why we need more trapping.” “I’m

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Pets Barn Owls Kentucky Bald Eagle 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Ted Williams has been writing some great pieces on the battle between those who want to enjoy the beach without off-road vehicles and those who want to protect the right to drive at high speeds on the beach and run over wildlife. His latest is on Forbes.

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Protection Wildlife Rights 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

In the morning, still sleepy, we enter the jungle, where a sounder of Indian Boars (a long-maned subspecies Sus scrofa cristatus ) is watching us, standing among the first trees, right next to the road. Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low. Only in protected areas in southern and central India (e.g.

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Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 230

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

In 1975 there were less than 35 of these birds remaining on the planet prompting the creation of the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. “You don’t want them to go extinct, so we want to protect them. . “You don’t want them to go extinct, so we want to protect them.

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Mississippi Endangered Species Florida Wildlife 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Birding even close to home didn’t even appeal to me, as the extra movement added to the dry heaves (pregnancy is super fun, am I right ladies?). Marks National Wildlife Refuge replenished by naturalist spirit, but remained all I could manage. And the third trimester? So cheers to 2020, and more birding adventures!

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Bald Eagle Alabama Kansas Florida 143

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2022

The ABA’s mission statement is vague: “The American Birding Association inspires all people to enjoy and protect wild birds.” Fish and Wildlife service estimates that there are 16 million “active birders” in the United States, though that figure is likely orders of magnitude too high.

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2019 Legislation 2017 2018 274

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the coastal subspecies was actually a subspecies. The group and its members typically allege that they observe birds or run birding companies or have a mission to protect and preserve birds, so the standing requirement is satisfied. A critical aspect of the listing was a finding by the U.S.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

With the right amount of food, shelter, water and areas for birds to raise their babies, you can transform your backyard into a birdwatching paradise. These types of plants give birds year-round protection from outdoor elements as well as predators. Make sure that your birdbaths have nearby safety escapes to protect wet birds.

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Shelters Wildlife Protection Sanctuary 115

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

Right: Robert McCormick, by Stephen Pearce. Unlike Darwin, who was a self-funded gentleman naturalist on board, McCormick was bound to the Beagle by his duties and was furious that a civilian passenger on board had usurped his rightful position as ship’s naturalist. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection. Now you know.

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 164

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

.” His publications included 1903’s Boll Weevils and Birds and 1914’s Use and Value of Wild Birds to Texas Farmers and Stockmen and Fruit and Truck Growers , pragmatic titles that emphasized the usefulness of wildlife. This last is particularly poignant, if not a bit eerie, for the modern conservationist.

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Chickens Texas Louisiana Wildlife 120

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

We see a closer shot of the river itself, hawks flying across the span, and then we see that brown line again, close up, a wall of brown panels filling the right side of the screen, continuing into the distance, no end in sight, while a white pick-up truck drives parallel to it at the far left of the screen.

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Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 266

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

“People say there are too many crows and they eat all the crops,” says Missy Runyan, director of the Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center in nearby Hunter, NY. Runyan has no problem with hunting; she gives wildlife and gun safety presentations to Rod and Gun clubs across the state. This is baloney.

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Killing Slaughter Slaughtered Animal Abuse 272

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

Which leaves me with quite a few choices – practically the entire tropical belt, right? I am thinking of a relatively stable/prosperous bird-paradise where one may be able to find a job in ecotourism or wildlife research… or, to begin with, as a resident environmental scientist / nature blogger in some wildlife lodge?

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Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 256

Critter News

JULY 27, 2011

Interestingly, we just went on a tour of the Canadian Rockies where the wildlife corridors and fences were lauded by the tour guide as a way for wildlife to avoid the roads. Apparently, there's room for improvement. From the Calgary Herald. The bear was struck last week and found dead two days later.

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