10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For the most part the Black-footed Albatross is an all-American bird, with 97% of their population breeding in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (in the District of Hawaii), and a few others breeding in islands owned by Mexico and Japan. Learning to fly involves testing the wings. The Black-footed Albatross.

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Albatross Hawaii North America California 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2021

I strained to see them, could only see an occasional booby escape our bow, watch some of the hundreds of Wedge-tailed and Pink-footed Shearwaters zip by and hold on as our boat tested its speed. As we approached and drew nearly alongside the small seabirds, we also tested the limits of our optics, our balance, and our focus.

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Costa Rica Dolphins Sea Turtles Turtles 264

Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

In this week’s podcast ending February 13, 2010: **Britain’s Ministry of Defense defends its use of pigs as subjects in explosives testing; **an elephant expert argues for the closing of the elephant exhibit at the Toronto Zoo; **the State of Hawaii seeks to toughen penalties for dog fighting; **Animal rights groups protest the Canadian seal hunt in (..)

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2009 Elephants Hawaii Protest 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2012

New Zealand has one of the direst records of extinction is modern times, second on really to Hawaii in terms of bird species lost. Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike) And, ultimately, it would itself be the testing ground for an even more ambitious project. Image by Glen Fergus. Insanely ambitious?

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New Zealand Rats Mammals Possums 179