10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2015

During this year’s competition, each team raised money for – and awareness of – the illegal trapping of migratory birds in Cyprus , a fitting cause for a race that celebrates the miracle of migration. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean and is a crucial stop-over for migrating birds.

Israel 259

Israel Cyprus illegal Raised 259

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. The organization dismantled nearly 9,000 traps on Cyprus last year. Note: Some of the accompanying photos and videos are very powerful, but also not necessarily for the faint of heart.).

Cambodia 161

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

And fun and food are, I’d submit, not enough reason to fell a bird in which only one in three pairs manages to raise a single chick each season; a bird that has captured the imagination and hearts of tens of thousands of people, whose sonorous purr floats down from on high like the voice of a pterosaur. Thank you for your efforts.

2011 244

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Indiana teacher raises the bar for newbie birders everywhere by finding the state’s first record of a Black-tailed Godwit. Cyprus count yields a rarity: an almost all-black flamingo. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago? Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Now you have.

Malta 230

Malta Barn Owls Fowl Cyprus 230