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. New Zealand faces massive challenges in protecting its species. The only way to permanently secure the fauna of New Zealand is to remove the cats and rats from the whole country. Insanely ambitious?

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New Zealand Rats Mammals Possums 178

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

In Hawaii I stood on a beach as albatrosses fledged and Tiger Sharks prowled for the less successful ones. There is no feeling in the world like knowing your helping something you care about, whether its sharks or puffins, protecting forests or reefs, advancing science or communities. Amazing stuff.

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Uganda Sharks New Zealand Africa 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. Seeing a wild kiwi is potentially the highlight of a star-strewn birding visit to New Zealand, but please respect the tenuous situation the five species are in and any measures in place for their protection.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Namibia 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. White-faced Storm-petrel ( Pelagodroma marina ) The trip set out from the Northland town of Warkworth (around an hour north of Auckland) bright and early at 8.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 180

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

For only $450,000, we could buy almost all of the habitat neded to protect Ecuador's remaining frogs. It's important to note that Corwin doesn't think he has all of the answers. That depends largely on us, our priorities, and our allocation of resources. Chances are that in any given community, there's a river that needs to be cleaned up.

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Polar Bears California Condor Bald Eagle Lions 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Velvet-fronted Nuthatch is a beautiful bird that in some of its locations is protected by superstition ( Wikipedia ): “The Lotha Naga people will hunt many birds for food but the velvet-fronted nuthatch is generally proscribed due to the belief that killing them would bring misfortune to the hunter. A worrying trend.

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Myanmar Birds China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

These islands and their surrounding waters are protected as part of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Midway’s birds are also protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. On March 21, 2018, FWS released a 198-page document entitled “ Midway Seabird Protection Project — Draft Environmental Assessment.”

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Mice Albatross Honolulu Rats 108

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Ah Hawaii, land of beautiful beaches, surfing, warm weather, and unique birds. Because of its distance to the mainland, Hawaii is home to over 60 species of endemic birds. Few are as unique (or rare) as the Nene , or Hawaiian Goose , Hawaii’s state bird. Nenes can only be found in Hawaii, and used to be plentiful.

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Hawaii Feral Cats Mongoose Geese 167

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2017

Because these lands include a variety of different habitats and range from Alaska to Puerto Rico and Hawaii to Maine, it is difficult to make generalizations about their impact on birds. But if one focuses on specific types of birds, the results can be both illuminating and surprising. Most of the key breeding locations in the U.S.

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Albatross Hawaii Puerto Rico Chile 148

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii). As the only federal lands with a legal mandate to protect wildlife, birders should be at forefront of protecting the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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Wildlife Las Vegas Minnesota Texas 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Protect the Commons The Military Macaws of Jaumave, Mexico Canada… The Conservation Capital of the World Absence: Big South Cape Island Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat About the Author Duncan Duncan Wright is a Wellington-based ornithologist working on the evolution of New Zealands birds. Get yours today!

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 153

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Where Hawaii, Japan, and Siberia are just an ocean away. I’ve been on a whale-watching trip in Orange County , twice gone out to Santa Cruz Island , and even visited Protection Island off the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Where you can get out to deep water almost as soon as you leave the harbor.

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Whales Whaling Albatross Sea Lions 127

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean).

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Eggs United States Sparrows Birds 262

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Of course, there are some with little or no land purchased with MBCF funds, including Harris Neck NWR in Georgia (0.0%), Desert NWR in Nevada (0.0%), and Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii (0.0%). For example, Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii was created in 1985 with land transferred from the U.S. Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii): 0.0%.

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203