10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

No, not an Arctic Fox, but a Red Fox in Arctic Finland I may not have seen many wolves, but I have seen lots of foxes (or what I should perhaps call red foxes). Keeping fox numbers down certainly benefits our local ground-nesting birds, especially Stone Curlews and Grey Partridges.)

Fur 190

Fur Otters Bulgaria Estonia 190

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

and several other retailers over alleged false advertising over "faux" fur products. The complaint also alleges violations of the federal Fur Products Labeling Act and Federal Trade Commission Act, which also prohibit the false advertising and mislabeling of any fur product. Tags: HSUS fur.

HSUS 100

HSUS Fur Raccoons Rabbits 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Its family must have flown south Finding mammals is always a challenge: we saw Red Foxes several times, and Red Squirrels daily, though disappointingly the majority sported grey rather than red fur. Juveniles usually stay with their parents for the first winter, but he (or was it she?) had clearly been left behind.

Reindeer 146

Reindeer Squirrels Fur Fox 146

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. Eagle hunting is a family tradition that goes back at least 12 generations, part of the larger nomadic Kazakh culture. It’s exciting.

Eagles 102

Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 102

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief in magpies and red foxes: Saying goodbye to a friend. Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Paul’s family noticed that whenever he was about to have an attack, Tinker would get agitated.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100