10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

Here local hunters who had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season. Gray-necked Picathartes foraging in leaf-litter on the forest floor in Korup National Park, Cameroon. They also occur in Liberia, Ivory Coast and Guinea.

Sierra Leone 274

Sierra Leone Ghana Cameroon Equatorial Guinea 274

Critter News

MARCH 14, 2009

From discussions with people who buy from breeders, I understand the reasoning behind getting a purebred dog when it comes to the hunting or working breeds. I'm sorry, every cat I've ever seen pretty much eats, sleeps and uses a litter box. The best mousers are not of any particular breed.

Kittens 100

Kittens Kansas Purebred Breeders 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

… [They] have long, downward-curved bills, used to work through the leaf litter … They are typically long tailed, dark brown above, and white or orange-brown below. The species is also hunted for local consumption in Meghalaya (India), according to the HBW. They have strong legs and are quite terrestrial.

Burma 243

Burma Vietnam Birds Laos 243

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

To successfully hunt and breed they need clean and clear lakes, and so are sensitive to pollution that affects both them and/or their fishy prey. Unintentional fishing litter can also hurt the birds. Common Loon populations are relatively stable, though their southern range has retracted.

Minnesota 171

Minnesota Litter Legislation United States 171

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2011

Each year 120,000 birds visit the island to breed from March through August in burrows that riddle the landscape. Shearwater remains litter the island with the carcasses picked clean, leaving just the wings, breastbone and girdle.

United Kingdom 169

United Kingdom Brazil Eggs Abandon 169