10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2019

For example, hummingbirds must find patches where there are still flowers. Species with small ranges ( e.g. , single island endemics) or tiny populations ( e.g. , endangered species) are especially vulnerable. Some species experienced dramatic declines. Most species of shorebird fell as well.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

As an example, my posts on 10,000 Birds are searchable and available online worldwide, but my articles in Birding (such as the one above) are essentially confined to oblivion. There is lots of great Birding content, but if it cannot be located, it might as well not exist. Members will likely also have suggestions for advocacy.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

The Majestic Wetlands: Within Shanghai’s boundaries lie several pristine wetland habitats that serve as vital sanctuaries for a plethora of bird species. This expansive marshland is home to rare and endangered species such as the charismatic Black-faced Spoonbill, Saunders’s Gull, and the elegant Oriental Stork.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2019

One way developers are navigating the warbler’s endangered status is by utilizing conservation banks. First, some background regarding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the listing of the Golden-cheeked Warbler is required. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered.”

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2011

There was a lot of hunting for Bald Eagles—it is traditionally a game species. Yes, they have been an endangered species for as long as most of us can recall, but remember, they were traditionally a hunted species. We need to give hunters new opportunities and new species to hunt.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Funds could be used, for example, for land acquisition, habitat restoration/management, implementing a monitoring program, even building nest boxes…all of this can be done on private lands, sometimes with the support of government agencies. Rich in life, rich in birds, yes…but a birder billionaire I am not. Shocking, I know.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

For example, essentially the entire population of the endangered Whooping Crane winters at Aransas NWR in Texas. For example, the Friends of the Malheur NWR experienced a tremendous surge of support due to the occupation. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws.

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Critter News

MARCH 13, 2010

We hear about the problem with charismatic land species. It's those species that either have a powerful personality or a cute face that endear people to them and garner news attention. Examples include panda bears, wolves, elephants, tigers, etc. Tags: marine life marine animals endangered species.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

But does the value of a particular trip come from the number of birds seen, viewing a particular species, seeing an endangered species, catching a glimpse of a rarity, adding a lifer, or something else? For example, binoculars and field guides have a cost that can be measured in dollars.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

Because Midway is home to endangered species ( e.g. , Laysan Duck, Hawaiian Monk Seal), FWS must also comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Most bird species are discussed individually, with estimated risk and mitigation methods, if appropriate. This will focus on the requirements of NEPA.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Within Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front and Blackfoot River Watershed, conservation easements—largely funded by LWCF as well as the Forest Legacy and Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation programs—are being used to conserve thousands of acres and maintain the region’s ranching history.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CCP also identifies challenges, whether endangered species, invasive plants, fish, or animals, pollution from adjacent lands, encroaching development, or any number of others. For example, a single CCP for the Willamette Valley NWR Complex covers three refuges in Oregon (Ankeny, Baskett Slough and William F.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Common at high elevations in Costa Rica, the best places to check out the full Fiery-throated show are in the Talamancas (Quetzal Paradise and La Georgina for example). A serious world mega and even more so because this species is truly scarce and without a doubt, truly endangered. Scintillant Hummingbird. Yellow-billed Cotinga.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

George Rippon (1861-1927), a member of the British Army in India and Burma. No such differences in the Blue Whistling Thrush , though the HBW still states that “Female is similar but duller”, which refers to the color rather than the IQ of the bird (I hope).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The dominant vegetation of the reserve is deciduous Miombo woodlands and the property constitutes a globally important example of this vegetation type. It also protects hundreds of species of birds and mammals, and thousands of plants, and everything else you need in a functional ecosystem. You do a lot of good.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

For example, a government might refuse to protect - or even willfully destroy - its own natural treasure, as when, in the 1990s, Saddam Hussein's regime drained the wetlands that were home to the persecuted Marsh Arabs. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2012

The authors outline the basic problems of New England’s ecosystem, with attention given to endangered species such as the New England Blazing-star (a late-summer wildflower whose habitat is disappearing) and the dangers of invasive species (beware of Garlic Mustard!).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Compare, for example, the species account illustration of the Cuban Trogon with the photo that opens up the introductory chapter. For endangered species, red and gray tabs at the top of the page indicate level of threatened status from the IUCN and the Libro Rogo de los Vertebrados Cubanos (Red Data Book for Cuban Vertebrates).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

But other species have not been recorded in the ABA Area, including, of course, all 16 Puerto Rican endemics. Some of these are unique examples of U.S. avian diversity: the Puerto Rican Parrot is the only remaining native parrot species and the sole representative of the Tody family ( Todidae) is the Puerto Rican Tody.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario covers 311 species (publicity material says 310, probably because Alder and Willow Flycatchers share one page), birds that author Chris Earley says, “are seen in the province most regularly” (p. He also has useful identification tidbits.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 30, 2008

Here is a New York Times editorial opinion about the removal of the gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) from the endangered-species list. Here , for example, is a news release from the U.S. The editorial board of the Times is intellectually dishonest, so please don't let this be your only source of information about the delisting.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. The birds that rely on federal lands therefore include virtually every species that spends meaningful time in the United States. For example, most of the world’s Black-footed and Laysan Albatross and Ashy Storm-Petrel breed on these islands.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2017

A handful of endangered species have been observed at the refuge (or in the vicinity) as well. In March 2016, FWS issued a “ Biological Opinion ” that acknowledged the potential for bird deaths but concluded that it would not jeopardize the continued existence of several endangered birds. And they want their attorneys fees.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

For example, Theodore Roosevelt’s environmental victories are often cited without comparable mention of non-hunter John Muir’s critical influence over Roosevelt’s thinking on ecology, wildlife and environment. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2011

Compared to that of say the Collared Kingfisher , for example, it would hardly raise an eyebrow. Such a classification is perhaps justified if you are only looking at external morphology and plumage. The Orange-fronted Parakeet varies very little from that of the Yellow-crowned Parakeet.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 15, 2012

The rights view is not opposed to efforts to save endangered species. If people are encouraged to believe that the harm done to animals matters morally only when these animals belong to endangered species, then these same people will be encouraged to regard the harm done to other animals as morally acceptable.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

By way of an example take the Western Gulls that I studied on the Farallon Islands in California. One of the first examples I ever encountered was in the books of Gerald Durrell, the famous conservationist who was an early pioneer of the roles of zoos in conservation. This is a very serious business here in New Zealand.

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Animal Rights Rights Animal New Zealand 270

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. It may be as simple as trying to hit the big white one.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

James Wakelin is prime example of modern ornithologist and conservator. He worked for Ezemvelo (the provincial parks authority) and was an avid bird bander who also worked on DNA analyses, radio tracking, monitoring endangered species nests etc.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in most of Asia, especially China. While there are laws in place protecting endangered species of shark from shark finning, international waters are rarely regulated when it comes to the practice. The shark is thrown back because shark fins are often more valuable than the meat itself.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I selected this paper because it is unusually accessible (for example, it does not have formal modeling, genetic analysis, or daunting equations) and tells a fascinating story about shipping tiny birds hundreds of miles between two isolated islands in the remote Pacific Ocean. Biological Conservation 199 (2016): 146-156. It is all business.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

This can be a very good thing, for example bring my late ass up to date on the EU’s idiotic attitude to diclofenac. One of the most alarming stories I read this week was about the call to rationalise the allocation of conservation dollars in Australia , shifting the focus from protecting endangered species to protecting habitats.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

Fortunately, the process by which a species is delisted is actually quite transparent: anyone with internet access can review exactly what FWS proposes and precisely the scientific evidence FWS says supports the proposal. For example, there are four major populations on public lands—including one on Fort Hood , the largest U.S.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2020

For example, the process applies to, among other things, the listing (and delisting) of species under the Endangered Species Act and interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. For example, 50 CFR § 91.13 Congress generally legislates in broad terms, leaving the specifics to administrative agencies.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. I often start with a question that piques my interest (frequently triggered by the news, social media, or other reading) and then I do some research.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 249

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. I often start with a question that piques my interest (frequently triggered by the news, social media, or other reading) and then I do some research.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130