10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

In California I smelt the breath a Blue Whale as it passed feet beneath my boat. There is no feeling in the world like knowing your helping something you care about, whether its sharks or puffins, protecting forests or reefs, advancing science or communities. In the Bahamas I swam in a pod of feeding dolphins.

Uganda 160

Uganda Sharks Africa New Zealand 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers Science, 330 (6006), 954-957 DOI: 10.1126/science.1193604 Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers Science, 330 (6006), 954-957 DOI: 10.1126/science.1193604 Salas-Gismondi, R., Altamirano, A., Shawkey, M., Vinther, J.,

Penguins 190

Penguins Seals Peru Science 190

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 28, 2010

This last implies of course an improvement in ethics, as opposed to morality, as I have defined it, unless we already understand 'Do as you would be done by' as applicable to whales, cattle, chickens, and so on, as it is to human beings. Smart , "Ethics and Science," Philosophy 56 [October 1981]: 449-65, at 453 [italics in original])

Morals 40

Morals Whales Whaling Chickens 40

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 12, 2008

I've touched on relevant issues off and on, but most specifically in a 2004 piece on arguments for and against whale hunts. Revkin The New York Times / Science 620 Eighth Ave., I've linked back to that story in my latest post on Japan v Greenpeace saga on my Dot Earth blog. A very under-appreciated arena. Best, Andy -- Andrew C.

Animal Ethics 40

Animal Ethics 2004 New York Times Japan 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

Life Along the Delaware Bay starts with a brief cultural history of the Bay, showing the sod dikes farmers built to drain the marshes, and how Cape May went from being a whaling town to a Victorian beach resort to the home of the Cape May Hawk Watch.

Delaware 178

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

The iconic Ted Williams: Cool Green Science – Native Fish Coalition – Audubon – Muckrack – Recent Conservation Columns (I’m waiting for the expanded paperback version of his Wild Moments/Earth Almanac essays to come out in April. I love all of Sy Montgomery’s fabulous wildlife adventures.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 253

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 253

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2013

It is responsible for some of the happiest moments of my childhood, the trips to the Buffalo Museum of Science that kindled my passion for nature; and yet, the quest for specimens ushered some of my favorite species of birds out of the world. It is driven by love for animals, but relies on their deaths to exist.

Elephants 156

Elephants Mammals Buffalo Gorillas 156

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2011

This third obstacle seemed impossible to overcome until I discovered that the Port Townsend Marine Science Center hosts Puffin Cruises aboard the 65′ Glacier Spirit, owned and operated by Puget Sound Express. There was no pretending this was a whale-watching trip, a ruse that is growing stale anyway. But how to get there?

Washington 169

Washington Protection Puffins Rhinoceros 169

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2011

Like the other species of seabird on the island they are the subject of long term studies by PRBO Conservation Science (formerly Point Reyes Bird Observatory), and in order to get good data sets large numbers of birds are banded each year (around 800 per year). A great place to watch whales and pelagic seabirds. Note about images.

Breeding 180

Breeding Stray Seals Whales 180