10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2024

An abstract of a scientific paper reads as follows (unabridged): “External examination of free range abandoned dead Greater Coucal in a veterinary dispensary, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India revealed presence of a large sized louse in the feathers and was identified as Laemobothrion maximum on the basis of morphology and size of the louse.”

Vietnam 191

Vietnam Fowl Birds Iran 191

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Also frequent escapees (or very free ranging domestics) are guinea fowl and to a lesser extent a number of other gamebirds up to and including peacocks. If you think I’m exaggerating head off the beaten path on almost any of the Virgin Islands and see how long it takes for you to get caught out.

Puerto Rico 185

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 185

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I take umbrage at the omnivores who buy grass-fed beef and call me a barbaric savage for harvesting Maine’s overpopulated deer, moose, rabbit and fowl. A “free range” bird eats insects, as well as plants, so it gets more nutrition out of the same amount of land than do her cattle, which eat only the grass. Indeed, in Ms.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York San Antonio Meat 40