10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2015

In all, the duo compared DNA from 77 redpolls, including specimens from museums around the world, from the Museum of Vertebrates at Cornell University to the Natural History Museum of Geneva in Switzerland. They found no DNA variation that distinguishes Hoary Redpolls from Common Redpolls.

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Species Birds Breeding Switzerland 106

Critter News

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Some employees from firms in Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland had "puppy killer" and "scum" daubed on their houses. The campaign also used tactics such as false allegations of paedophilia against managers of the supply companies, and posting sanitary towels to their homes saying the blood was contaminated with the AIDS virus.

Animal Rights 100

Animal Rights Animal Animal Cruelty Europe 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2008

"Our results paint a bleak picture of the global status of mammals worldwide," the team led by Jan Schipper of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in Gland, Switzerland, concluded. "We

Species 100

Species Mammals Switzerland Spain 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2018

It turned out Raphael Nussbaumer is a keen ornithologist who just completed his PhD in Lausanne (Switzerland). Quite a few rarely visited spots and rarely seen birds landed in our inboxes, which prompted me to ask Raphael more about his tour and how he prepared it without asking any local birder for advice.

Serbia 78

Serbia Birds Species Fish 78

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Birders there had to invent games to make seeing a scaup interesting: Because of all the places it could have called its winter home, it chose the Rhine separating Huningue and Weil am Rhein, the border triangle of Switzerland, France and Germany.

Ducks 85

Ducks Birds Species New Zealand 85

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2012

It has been seen near Luzern (85 km away) in Switzerland, so it is not a very local bird at all. Because of all the places it could have called its winter home, it chose the Rhine separating Huningue and Weil am Rhein, the border triangle of Switzerland, France and Germany. And requirement four, the one to never return?

Ducks 70

Ducks Birds North America Germany 70

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 5, 2008

Sharon McEachern has a blog post about animal rights in Switzerland.

Animal 40

Animal For Animals Rights Switzerland 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2012

Another great example of a little bird book is, yes, Little Bird , written by Germano Zullo, illustrated by Albertine, recently brought over from Switzerland and translated by Enchanted Lion Books. This beautiful book, an a import from Switzerland, is a joy to look at and read.

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Birds Owls Blackbirds Lions 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2014

I live in New York; I’ve also lived in Maine and Switzerland. I landed in Tulsa on a Saturday, and later that night Kim told me the presentation I was scheduled to give the following afternoon might be sparsely attended, if not canceled, because of the approaching snowstorm. Snowstorm? ” You’re in Oklahoma ,” she replied.

Tulsa 97

Tulsa Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Birds 97

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Michael Kessler, born in Peru and currently working in Switzerland, has researched birds, plants, and overall biodiversity in Bolivia and South America, and, his bio says, fulfilled a lifelong dream by contributing his artwork.

Bolivia 100

Bolivia Birds Species Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

The Italian Sparrow is not entirely confined to Italy but – not surprisingly – also occurs in neighbouring areas of Austria and Switzerland. Anyway, this current taxonomic classification has interesting implications to German birders.

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Sparrows Birds Species Italy 103

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

I slept in hotel in Zurich but didn’t leave the airport or even clear immigration, so I can’t really say I’ve been to Switzerland either. I have caught a bus across Europe, but I can’t really claim to have “been” to Germany or Belgium. It’s arbitrary, but there you go.

Birds 65

Birds Botswana Bald Eagle Eagles 65

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

It subsequently spread to Budapest/ Hungary (2005, 2006), Zürich/ Switzerland (2006), and north-east Italy (2008/2009). The Usutu Virus has spread considerably in central Europe over the last 10 years. The first detection outside Africa occurred in Vienna/Austria between 2001 and 2006.

Germany 79

Germany Blackbirds Birds Species 79

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 30, 2007

25 well-known scientists, philosophers and politicians from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United States informed in a comprehensible manner and on a high level about the current status on animal ethics studies, answered open questions and introduced their approaches.

Animal Ethics 40

Animal Ethics Animal Rights Germany Animal 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2017

Switzerland: The Armchair Tick Award Cause I’m a Terrible Birder Award. So I award this spot to the endemic White-cheeked Turacos I saw in Ethiopia and can’t help feel were robbed by the choughs. Botswana: I Still Have No Idea Award. Southern White-faced Owl or African Scops Owl ? I still have no idea. What the hell is this?

Birds 40

Birds 2016 Ethiopia Species 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). The country list (which also includes Principalities, Territories, Special Administrative Regions, Autonomuos States, Kingdoms, Caliphates, etc.) has reached 54.

2019 69

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Jamaica 69

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

With Corey’s February jollies to The Bahamas (when he should have been at home looking for GGOs), Lichtenstein, Austria and Switzerland our country/province/principality/kingdom/territory list has swollen to 37. Lists from nine countries have been shared this month with Cuba appearing for the first time.

2017 53

2017 Woodpeckers Australia Sanctuary 53