10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. But how can we protect animals from drones in the hands of irresponsible pilots ?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2018

As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider undoing, reversing, and exploiting our national parks, forests, and monuments. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. After all, removing resources is the exact opposite of protecting resources.

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Colorado Bears Protection ALA 146

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

You may have read about Kikinda in the Wall Street Journal or the BBC Wildlife Magazine. Even among the protected areas of Serbia, Djerdap National Park stands out as better preserved than most. Alongside 170 birds, in this park you stand a chance of spotting the Eurasian Lynx , Brown Bear and Grey Wolf ! Djerdap National Park.

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Serbia Sanctuary Bosnia Birds 317

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. But the shocking voice that made the difference and prevented the full protection of elephants was even less expected than the WWF’s stance – the EU vote. And it gave me a hope.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 180

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection. Finally – the Seabirds. Now you know. Working title: The Only Planet.

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Russia Penguins Whaling Whales 164

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

In North America, you’ve got Bears at the large end, Cats in the middle, and at the smaller end, the Mustilids. An abstract from a recent paper in Nature : Anthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man-made structures, vehicles, poisoning and predation by domestic pets, combine to kill billions of wildlife annually.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 252

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

My attention was drawn upward by the elegant flying-knife form of an Osprey bearing a large fish. Harassed by the Ravens, it landed on a snag halfway up the cliff and hunched over its prize protectively. This is something to bear in mind when reading fables. I identified it, smiled at its luck, and moved on.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Bears Fish 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered.” For example, a developer could set aside land for protection within the project (“on-site mitigation”). Or it might opt to offset habitat losses by purchasing and protecting habitat elsewhere (“off-site mitigation”). In 1990, the U.S.

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San Antonio Endangered Species Texas Austin 124

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Pambassador finalists will participate in the current panda release plan, designed to re-introduce captive bears into the wild. Isn’t that exciting? To find out more, visit the PandaQuest competition app on Facebook right now at: [link].

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Pandas Animal Protection Bears 2013 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past Reason To Become A Bird Watcher #13: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Welcome Wednesday: On Yer Bike – Birding with a Sketchbook The Third Factor What is the American Bird Conservancy Anyway?

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2011 Deer Fish New York 149

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that Americans spend nearly $1 billion annually on bird houses, feeders, nest boxes, and baths. Brome states that the “SquirrelBuster Legacy” is protected by several patents, including U.S. The ‘707 patent bears the uninspired title “Bird Feeder,” and it issued in July 2001.

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Squirrels Birds 2001 Washington 118

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.

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New York Times Polar Bears New York Bears 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.

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Wildlife Coyotes Wolves Hunters 231

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource.

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Wildlife Las Vegas Minnesota Texas 214

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Trying to stop her is her furious husband and the authorities, and helping her is a smitten tech guy and an underground railroad of fellow wildlife rescuers. It’s a funny, suspenseful road trip with lots of wildlife. And birders!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 245

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

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2011 Deer India New York 175

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2021

I am hoping that there is an appreciative audience here, willing to learn a little about down-under birds and wildlife. Point Cartwright also protects a small remnant patch of coastal scrub and, more importantly, from a local birding perspective a small population of Fairy Gerygone. No adults were seen – only young birds.

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Australia Cooking North America Fish 245

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. The proposal from U.S.

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Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It is also native to Japan, where it is protected and protectively studied to the point where Slaght had trouble getting any information.). The fish owl is Jonathan Slaght’s grail and also, more prosaically, his dissertation topic. Slaght has a wonderful talent for depicting people. ’ I still have two questions to answer.

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Owls Russia Fish Japan 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Assuming you have a passing interest in wildlife, or at the least you know someone that does, and chances are in the last week or so you’ve become aware that some lady from America shot a lion. This Lion should not be shot, as it is a protected reserve that forbids shooting. Qualifying statements to follow).

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Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 181

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2011

Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. This was not a very successful prank, especially since we had just encountered a large cinnamon-colored black bear which was much more interesting, even to a birder.

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Rattlesnake Mules Bald Eagle Mammals 163

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2008

He can do so in one of two ways: either by heeding the advice of scientists calling for the polar bear to be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act; or, at the very least, by delaying the lease sale while the complexities of the proposed listing are sorted out.

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New York Times Polar Bears New York Endangered Species 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Indeed, The U.S. Indeed, The U.S. A key part of Donald J.

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Texas United States Mexico Laws 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. People don’t respect wildlife. ” In 1900, even before the last Passenger Pigeon’s death in the Cincinnati Zoo, Republican Congressman John F. A newly created U.S. But I digress.

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Hunting Hunters Wolves Gorillas 108

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This is the guy that’s suppose to protect our environment. Hatch (R-Utah) that he will shrink Bears Ears National Monument, a 1.35-million-acre It began on Friday, February 17, 2017. Last Friday, Donald Trump informed Sen.

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Utah United States Obama Fox 104

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Not long ago, I posted a list of the 25 best National Wildlife Refuges for birding. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. How important are 10,000 or 100,000 or even 1,000,000 acres and where are those acres anyhow?

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203