10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2022

T]he Association had suffered net losses and has a net deficiency in net assets that raise substantial doubt as its ability to continue as a going concern.”. The ABA’s mission statement is vague: “The American Birding Association inspires all people to enjoy and protect wild birds.”

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Yellow-bellied Tit suffers a bit less from such jokes. Recently, it has become fashionable among Siberian Rubythroats to go for a slightly more subdued throat color (no source as I just made this bit of information up).

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Birds Deer China Owls 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Find a site which offers some protection from the sun during the heat of the day and which allows a direct approach. Even if you are suffering sub-zero temperatures, spring is still coming and the birds will be looking for nesting sites before you know it. As important as the style of box is the position in which you site it.

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Eggs Suffering Cats Protection 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2019

Perhaps you like them enough to have supported legislation protecting wetlands in the United States and Canada. Lago de Cuitzeo, which hosts hundreds of thousands of birds each winter, suffers from water overuse by agriculture, insufficient sewage treatment, and unplanned development. The post Who cares for your ducks in the winter?

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Ducks Blackbirds United States Pelicans 115

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2023

I try not to talk too much with my long-suffering congregation about birds. And I have protected and cared for other native plants that have turned up on their own, particularly granjenos , which have now begun to produce their first tasty red fruits. So I am attempting to respond, by creating new habitat.

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2018 Suffering Mexico Protection 182

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. What about others who work tirelessly to repopulate and protect wildlife, who live in fear this may happen to their colonies? Who suffers for these crimes?

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Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

Critter News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The animal protection group Seal Sitters says a necropsy showed that the sea lion had suffered a shark bite and had twisted intestines in addition to a bullet wound. KING says one of the Nisqually casualties was a Steller sea lion, protected under the Endangered Species Act. Investigators say they do not know who is responsible.

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Sea Lions Lions Wounded Washington 100

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). If not knowing this information any longer and thus suspecting you might be suffering from dementia, there are always some other animals around to facilitate assisted suicide.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 216

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MARCH 22, 2016

In 1882 the legislature passed special provisions to protect the bird, decades before the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. However, they have suffered habitat loss not only in the United States, but also in Central and South America. In 1947 , Maryland made the oriole its state bird.

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Maryland Baltimore United States Legislature 103

Critter News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Do whales deserve constitutional protection against slavery? SeaWorld’s attempts to deny [orcas] the protection solely based on their species is the same kind of prejudice used to justify any enslavement. Well, it's still historic and precedent-setting. Here's hoping we see more of these legal challenges.

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PETA San Diego Whales Whaling 100

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? Animal rights is concerned with individual animals, and their suffering and welfare. Conservation is concerned about protecting populations, species, habitats, ecosystems. And that lions are really cute.

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Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 207

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

If birders are willing to spend so much money in the pursuit of birds, it seems some would be willing to spend some on protecting them as well…right? They have suffered from competition with Blue-winged Warblers (including hybridizing), forest succession, and parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds. Shocking, I know.

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United States Protection Endangered Species North America 157

Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2011

. – July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization.

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Farm Animal Farmed Animals Farm Sanctuary Farming 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Formerly distributed across parts of southeastern Brazil from the state of Bahia to Rio de Janeiro, this Brazilian endemic suffered dramatic declines due to chronic loss of its lowland Atlantic forest habitat. In 2013, Dalcio Dacol and I paid a visit to this reserve as part of an independent, month long birding trip in southeast Brazil.

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Brazil California Condor Parrots Texas 214

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

It is part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia.

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Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 245

Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

Fortunately the donkey was rescued by the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA). No, their suffering will be far more drawn out. Humar, pictured on the right, is just one animal to have suffered this traditional, yet ineffective treatment, to horrifying effect. His suffering didn’t stop there.

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Morocco Wounded Animal Cruelty Animal Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2019

And there’s a good discussion of how natural instincts (like the migration instinct) can be eliminated from the DNA of a species when, for example, a small population on the brink of extinction is taken into captivity, ostensibly for its protection – as almost happened, in 1941, when only fifteen migrating “whooper” adults were known to exist.

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Humane 2018 Laws Science 133

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2011

Point Defiance, Protection Island, Hurricane Hill, and Sunrise all felt our footsteps to say nothing of Carkeek Park, Discovery Park, the Space Needle, and Top Pot Doughnuts. I got sunburned, Desi suffered a nasty cut over his eye, and all three of us sneezed and sniffled and hacked and coughed with colds.

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Seattle Washington Chickens Blackbirds 179

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Brown, a case in which the meat industry is attempting to invalidate a California law designed to reduce animal suffering and protect public safety. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently heard arguments in National Meat Association v.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Meat Humane Society Of The United States Factory Farm 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The photographic quality ranges from very good to exceptional, and though the point of photographs in a book like this is to communicate information, I think the excellence of some of Loughlin’s photography suffers from the number of images packed into the book. I also think there are chapters where the photographs crowd out the text.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 249

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2018

Due to mass wolf poisonings in the 1960s and the 1970s, Griffon Vultures in Serbia suffered a dramatic population crash. We approach a low limestone cliff topped with separate rock formations, like a medieval city wall topped with parapets that offered protection to defenders. No, they weren’t in raspberry fields.).

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Serbia Herzegovina Bosnia Sheep 106

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Out of over 30 respondents, almost everyone wanted money for better facilities, paid staff, on-call veterinarians, emergency vehicles, food, and protected land – from Terry and Lindsay in California to Cindy in Michigan, from Sally in Kentucky to Mickie in South Dakota, and Lisa and Lia in New York. Change in Attitude. “I

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 246

Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

In a unanimous decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court rejected a broad challenge by animal protection advocates to the state’s rules on the care of farmed animals) but struck down regulations that regard husbandry practices as being “humane” merely because they are routine. Thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this information from August 8.

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Farm Animal Farmed Animals Farming Farm Bureau 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2019

It’s also nice to read about protected areas, different habitats, and more information about each bird especially when you don’t have to worry about more pages adding more weight to your field pack. I love a field guide that has more information than illustrations.

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Costa Rica Parrots Birds West Virginia 113

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Here, well meet an alpha male named Boro and follow his daily struggle to maintain authority and protect his kids. Family drama unfolds when Boro is challenged and defeated by a hostile baboon outsider, and suffers the loss of his son to disease.

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Botswana 2009 Suffering Africa 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

In other words, 21st century “geocentric” conservation must be concerned about the welfare of individual animals (traditionally termed animal welfare, or animal protection) and the welfare of wild populations (the traditional focus of progressive conservation). All attempts to domesticate wild animals should be discouraged.

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Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 239

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 10, 2010

Our dog, Baby, has suffered from back and hip problems since the day she was born. Natura Smart Wool wicks away moisture and humidity to protect against bacteria that causes odors. If your pet suffers from allergies like ours does, this bed should help a lot in reducing the odors and dust. Cover is removable for easy care.

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Pets Suffering Dogs 2010 100

Critter News

JUNE 21, 2009

Jason Bell-Leask, IFAW Director Southern Africa} said "For years the herd has been maimed by local villagers, sometimes using appallingly cruel methods to protect their crops and granaries from raids by the elephants. From Wildlife Extra News.

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Malawi Elephants International Fund For Animal Welfare Rescue 100

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

In a co-ordinated protest, members of the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) destroyed hundreds of traps and set free the birds inside. The hunting and selling of ortolans, which have suffered a Europe-wide decline of 40-50% in the last 40 years, has been illegal in France since 1999. From the Guardian.

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France Endangered Species Protest Protesting 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

While the park still suffers from an abundance of non-birds, at least some of them are already dead.

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South Africa Niger Birds Mice 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

It puts our ecologically valuable wildlife at risk and disrespects the men and women charged with protecting our natural resources. Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1.

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Extremist Oregon Wildlife illegal 151

Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

If we are going to subject animals to great suffering (radiation for heaven's sake), don't let it be for something like this. Or better yet, to protect and cherish the planet WE CURRENTLY LIVE ON. We are nowhere near that. To be honest, I like science fiction and find the universe fascinating, but I do not support NASA funding.

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Monkeys Experience Experiments Squirrels 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2014

The project faced a load of unexpected problems, from the total lack of interest among the particular protected area managers, to the local naturalist/guide and his surprising lack of understanding of his role. He suffered from the lack of experience as a traveler and someone who has hired guides himself.

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Birds Botswana Free Range Leopards 210

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2009

Our dog, Baby, has suffered from back and hip problems since the day she was born. Natura Smart Wool wicks away moisture and humidity to protect against bacteria that causes odors. If your pet suffers from allergies like ours does, this bed should help a lot in reducing the odors and dust. Cover is removable for easy care.

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Pets Suffering Dogs Protection 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2014

In spite of the bird extinctions that have plagued the islands of the Pacific, it doesn’t seem to have suffered that much; I saw it in gardens in both Fiji and Tonga. I’m speculating, but the aggressive and ornery nature of honeyeaters may have afforded it a small amount of protection from introduced species.

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Tonga Fiji Samoa Vanuatu 175

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The condition this bird is suffering from is avian keratin disorder, I believe. PCBs have been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency since the 1970s, but due to their chemical makeup, can persist in the environment for many years.

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United States Colorado Virginia Pelicans 103

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. The Crested Bunting would certainly be a highlight in a post on buntings (such as this one ) but does not particularly stand out here in Yunnan. A worrying trend.

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147