10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

The majority of wildcats live today in Africa, and virtually none of them have provided the DNA from which supposed histories of domestication have been constructed by researchers. I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. Which would be even worse. Let me tell you this: They are.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

And buildings without thought for birdlife, significant buildings like the Minnesota Vikings shiny “death trap” for birds, are still being built.** His seminal article, “Bird-Window Collisions,” based on dissertation research finished in 1979, was not published in a peer-reviewed journal until 1989.

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New York City Illinois Science Killing 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

When I looked at lists of birds allowed for falconry in Minnesota years ago, I asked some of my falconer friends, “Really, owls?” They know how to trap raptors and if something is interesting nearby, they will try to band it for research. Not always. Quite a few falconers are also licensed bird banders.

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Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 260