10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2015

A sampling: “It was heartbreaking to watch (my cat) bring home between one and four birds a week.”. And I am a serious environmentalist, and my heart bleeds every time I take my old car batteries and leftover rat poison and dump them in the river. The conservation implications are clear,” writes researcher Dr. Susan Willson. “If

Cats 260

Cats Butcher Birds Pets 260

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. I queried for birds and mammals living in the new world (but excluding sea birds) outside of the tropics (which includes a lot of tropical migratory birds, obviously) an a similar sample of mammals. This is not a surprise.

Mammals 179

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Unfortunately for the hunters these were already all extinct, and with the introduction of cats, rats, stoats and the like the only upland game bird, the New Zealand Quail , was fast on the way out too. A PhD student was presenting her research into the population in Westland, the relic population of Grey Duck.

Species 169

Species New Zealand Ducks Game 169