10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, injunctions were granted and lifted, granted and lifted, over the course of more than a decade; during one busy period in 1982, the official stance on killing the goats changed five times in two months. And so the Friends of Animals took them to court, demanding an injunction and a return to live-trapping.

Goats 184

Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 184

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. AND you can use lead shot, which will impact any scavenger like a bald eagle that happens to feed on the carcass you leave. It’s free! But is this for real?

2011 263

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 263

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

I wonder what Americans would think if, in a Wikipedia entry, a Bald Eagle would be illustrated using a photo taken at an Albanian zoo. One of the established ways to evaluate self-cognition in animals (including humans) is the mirror test. But I am grumbling a little bit about it.

Birds 251

Birds Sparrows Mountain Goats Protection 251