10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2019
Several times, the answer was “Africa”, which, being a continent and not a country, I excluded from the statistics, but will further comment below. Also, destinations mentioned only once (by a single respondent) were excluded from the statistics, because I saw them more like a statistical error than a popular destination.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2023
Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 19, 2016
This example is important because it appears that the protector species, not just the protected species, gains a benefit, the latter having been documented many times before. Previous research has shown that wading bird nesting colonies could provide substantial food for alligators in the form of dropped chicks.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2015
Can your hearts be so species-specific? Can you convince yourselves that your cat does not kill birds, when statistics show pet cats only bring home 23% of their kills? If you love your cats so much, why don’t you protect them? It’s natural.”).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2017
You see, up to this point, let’s say 1972, perhaps 1973, I had never really been exposed to a “Threatened, or Endangered” species of any kind. Even our local Greater Sage Grouse , which now are receiving a huge effort at habitat protection, and restoration, were just those really cool birds out in the desert.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2011
It is not an encyclopedia, though it does summarize research, explain basic concepts, and ends with a section on bird statistics. It is a fascinating book that teaches while it entertains, that offers research-informed arguments for bird protection and conservation in the guise of vibrant design. We are a BirdLife Species Champion!)
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4 About 15 million birds are killed annually by hunters, and of course this is distributed among a very small number of species.
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