Europe Hunting Raised 
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Some time after the Spanish encounter with the Turkey, birds were brought back to Europe where they were raised and became an important source of food and fancy feathers. According to R.D.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
In the Spring, the reserve is alive with nesting Redshanks , Skylarks , and displaying Lapwings , while Marsh Harriers cruise the reed beds looking for food for their young, and Brown Hares raise their young safe from men with dogs. It is a windy place at the best of times.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2011
Mating pairs are faithful for life and share the tasks of raising the young. Illegal capture for the wild animal trade is an obvious peril for such a charismatic species, but this big blue bird is also hunted both for its meat and feathers. The Hyacinth Macaw doesn’t start a family until it is seven years old.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2013
The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. If you are a migratory bird in Europe and western Asia, this is your sweet spot. That means passing over the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, where you’re liable to get shot, trapped, or otherwise hunted.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
the development of field-based ornithological research in Europe and Great Britain; a quick step back through the history to look at bird protection, conservation, and our precarious future, with a focus on Birkhead’s long-term (50 years!) With Birkhead, you never know what’s going to come next.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2016
Yes, that really is a bird and it doesn’t have anything to do with a tiny country in Europe. Raising $67,000 plus for conservation! : The real reason for the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race is to raise money for desperately needed conservation efforts in the Mediterranean. Thick-billed Lark!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 21, 2016
I am not entirely sure whether most birders outside Germany know or realize that Germany still has a decent population of one of Europe’s most attractive and desired bird species: the Great Bustard Otis tarda.
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