10,000 Birds
JULY 8, 2013
Yes, the earth has gone around the sun twice since the uproar from birders and other lovers of wildlife managed to convince the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to table the idea of hunting Sandhill Cranes in Tennessee for two years. Tennessee started a festival around the event, just for wildlife watchers.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2018
It’s still possible (amidst the scurry to take from public lands) to protect our pristine wilderness areas. This particular land near the Tennessee-Georgia border is critical as a protection for Taylor Branch, a tributary of the Conasauga River. Thanks to The Chattanoogan for covering this event.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2022
Established to protect a watershed and used for environmental education in the eastern Central Valley, Rio Loro has a few nice trails, picnic tables, and even has a small canopy tower (!). It was quickly followed by wintering, pearly colored Chestnut-sided Warblers , tiny Tennessees , and one smart Black-capped Wilson’s after another.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2021
said Alix Parks of Happinest Wildlife Rehab in Tennessee. The finders of an adult Barred Owl brought to Kathryn Dudeck in Georgia thought he had a wing fracture, so they wrapped the entire bird in the plastic protective wrap used by landscape companies and taped it up. “Yes, there was an American Kestrel inside!”
10,000 Birds
APRIL 14, 2015
This common bird is also the state bird for Arkansas, Texas (another avian hot spot), Tennessee, and Mississippi, so Florida even misses points for originality. Why not choose an iconic bird that could use a little extra protection? The striking Snail Kite? Florida went with the Northern Mockingbird , found in all lower 48 states.
10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2013
The far-inland Chattanoogan newspaper in Tennessee shares a story about an international team of researchers tracking half a dozen Pink-footed Shearwaters from Chile to North America and back in hopes of learning about the at-risk birds’ habits and how better to protect them.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
Such registries would help protect animals, pet guardians and communities by preventing repeat offenses from anyone with an established history of abusing animals. Through its campaign, www.ExposeAnimalAbusers.org , the animal protection organization is promoting model legislation that state legislatures could enact.
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