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JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). are considered a distinct population segment, which is protected by the ESA and the Migratory Bird Treaty act. On June 25, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

But “Hawk”’s active ingredient, a deadly second-generation anticoagulant, bromadialone, has been implicated in the deaths of Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, and other raptors : American Kestrels, Barn Owls, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, and Turkey Vultures. Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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OCTOBER 13, 2018

It’s still possible (amidst the scurry to take from public lands) to protect our pristine wilderness areas. This particular land near the Tennessee-Georgia border is critical as a protection for Taylor Branch, a tributary of the Conasauga River. Bald Eagle. It’s a good day when the opportunity to see them improves by 616 acres!

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JUNE 3, 2021

Once I observed a man walking his two small dogs here, passing by a perched White-tailed Eagle but looking down at grass and not noticing the largest raptor in Europe at all. The eagle seemed well-used to people and paid no attention either. Photo by Branislav Dencic.

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APRIL 18, 2021

Occasionally I host wildlife rehabilitator vent-fests, where I post a question on Facebook and duly note the rehabber responses. Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? said Alix Parks of Happinest Wildlife Rehab in Tennessee.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

A question I am frequently asked by birders and wildlife enthusiasts is: “ if I only visit Africa once, where should I go ?” This country boasts over 1,000 bird species, vast wildernesses, a superb network of protected areas, the greatest concentration of large game and predators on the planet, excellent lodges and friendly people.

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JULY 25, 2013

The move, which seems limited to just California, is meant to protect endangered shorebirds which have become favorite meals of the raptors. Fish and Wildlife Service, which granted permits to rescuers who moved Peregrine chicks away from bridges, more precarious spots than cliffs or buildings for young just learning to fly.

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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. Golden Eagle. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge PETITION. And yet, it has begun.

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MAY 7, 2019

On a sandbar in the center of the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, hundreds of ducks swirled around each other or lay down to take cover against the punishing wind. Encompassing over 30,000 acres, the refuge protects birds of course, but also butterflies, mammals, and more. I couldn’t believe it. What made my eyes widen?

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MARCH 25, 2016

Wildlife lovers and rehabilitators, as always, tried to intervene. “I I have been caring for raptors for almost 29 years and not even a Bald Eagle can carry off 12 pounds,” wrote Eileen Wicker, the Executive Director of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky. “I The frightening responses went like this: “Just shoot ‘em.”

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

eagles and vultures ) so we need to pay attention. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4

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APRIL 25, 2012

Living in Northern California offers nature lovers many opportunities to view wildlife in there native habitat. Living near the Sacramento River and its many lakes and tributaries makes it even more likely to see the incredible fish hawk or sea eagle we call the Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ). Click on photos for full sized images.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

For a land that can lay claim to an abundance of such wonderful native wildlife, it’s peculiar that the national symbolism of Scotland is so populated by mythological creatures. While it has no official status – at least not yet – many Scots regard the Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) as their national avian mascot.

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JULY 31, 2015

This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. Lisa brings her to all kinds of gatherings to spread the word of wildlife (see Xena’s Facebook page ). This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens. Release day came.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Black Stork and three pairs of White-tailed Eagles breed here. This protected area is of special importance for migrating waders, of which some 27 species were reported here, including Pied Avocet , Temminck’s Stint , Red-necked Phalarope , Sanderling and Dunlin. eBird bar chart. #4 eBird bar chart. #1

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

They are working to clean up oil without protection and the children are falling sick. They are doing it bare-handed without any protective gear.’ The forest also acts as a buffer to protect the coastline against cyclones and rising sea tides. Without any protective gear, this man collects heated oil.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). A Crested Serpent Eagle , looking a bit ridiculous after a rain. Another “maybe this is” species: a possible Wallaces Hawk-eagle.

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JULY 15, 2015

The park was created as much to protect the local communities from marauding elephants with a hatred of dangerous humans and a lack of interest in the differences between nations as it was to protect the elephants. But the wildlife and scenery was epic. Tembe Elephant Park is a mosaic of savannah and forest. Crested Guinefowl.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Harassed by the Ravens, it landed on a snag halfway up the cliff and hunched over its prize protectively. The Ravens – at least, I presume they were the same pair – swept into view again, this time engaged with a different foe – a juvenile Bald Eagle. I began to wish very much that I owned a working camera.

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MARCH 2, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Bald Eagles are Getting Spoiled… Help Save Migratory Birds! 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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OCTOBER 3, 2013

In 2010, a joint expedition by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) and the Sudanese Wildlife Society (SWS) found a further 17 electrocuted Egyptian Vultures. Up to now there have been almost 80 confirmed electrocuted Egyptian Vultures in that area. My first ever Balkan Egyptian Vultures!

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DECEMBER 28, 2019

Daily birding in my own hometown added to the joy of seeing common species in uncommon circumstances, like a Bald Eagle perched on a Destin sand dune. Marks National Wildlife Refuge replenished by naturalist spirit, but remained all I could manage. Not so much. And the third trimester? So cheers to 2020, and more birding adventures!

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APRIL 28, 2017

Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne with Kevin T. Fish and Wildlife Service. This is one of those volumes that belongs on every birder’s shelf. Karlson, $26.00, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Feature image by Lee Karney, courtesy of the U.S.

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JUNE 13, 2017

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing that a planned wind turbine near the famed birding hotspot of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is illegal. miles from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge” in an “area of documented bird concentration.”

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MARCH 13, 2011

The Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will soon be winging their way north, so he spent some quality time with them, his best birds of the weekend. Blue Tailed BeeEater, White Bellied Sea Eagle, White Rumped Shama were other ones I particularly enjoyed. Enjoy the details and proof here. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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JUNE 17, 2015

Danum Valley is a conservancy that protects a large area of lowland rainforest in Sabah in northeastern Borneo. That’s a threatened habitat, and one much sought after by wildlife enthusiasts. Two highlights of the walk back were a bright green Greater Green Leafbird and a Lesser Fish Eagle following the road above our heads.

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JULY 2, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service biologist who lives in Fairbanks, and it is noted that many of these photos have never been published before. Long-billed Dowitcher begins with its taxonomic history, how it was described as a separate species in 1823 by Thomas Say but not accepted as one till 1957. © 2024 by Pete Dunne and Kevin T.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

For birds of prey, we have plates of flight silhouettes, Eagles in flight, Kites in flight, Buzzards in flight, Harriers in flight, Accipiters in flight, falcons in flight, plus multiple flight images on each species account. and population estimate above the map and the bird’s most likely habitats below the map. .”

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JUNE 7, 2016

Jason’s first contribution tackled the importance of the National Wildlife Refuge System., For example, turbine blades can be lethal to raptors, particularly eagles. Photos: Greater Sage-grouse : Jeannie Stafford/ USFWS ; Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area : BLM.

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JUNE 19, 2024

Through Birdie Learning, Amelia shares her joy and knowledge of birdwatching, fostering a community where both novice and experienced birdwatchers can explore, learn, celebrate, and protect nature’s diversity. Spotting an eagle in Alaska? It’s like finding the crown jewel of wildlife sightings. It is recent as of 2024.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Injured wildlife are not the most cooperative of patients. Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I was working at the Coastal Wildlife Rescue Center here in Alabama, and he had either been blown in during a storm or caught a ride on a ship. We felt so bad for her.

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MARCH 27, 2020

Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is risking everything to smuggle a homicidal Bald Eagle out of her husband’s private zoo in Florida, reunite the bird with its mate, and get them both to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. And birders!

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JANUARY 7, 2014

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. David Tipling, award-winning and widely published wildlife photographer, travelled the world during this period, photographing people interacting with birds, and sometimes, just birds. Eagles are national symbols of the U.S.,

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MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. Established in 1974 to protect the delta, which is formed where the fresh water of the Nisqually River meets to nutrient rich, tidal salt water of the Puget Sound. The last weekend of January found me in the frosty Pacific Northwest, meeting some long over due work and family obligations.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Photographed within Beljarica: five White-tailed Eagles by Snezana Panjkovic. Two hundred metres further on, two young White-tailed Eagles were soaring. Yet, the primary job of Beljarica is not to support eagles and otters, but to control the floods. I barely started when some sulphur (a.k.a. Easily enough, they got it here.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This refuge came up as #4 on a recent list of the top 25 National Wildlife Refuges that were featured in a great story here by 10000 Birds own Jason Crotty. While most major estuaries in Washington state have been filled, dredged, or developed, Nisqually River’s has been set aside for wildlife.

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