10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Not more than four years following the final breath of the last living Passenger Pigeon , and at the same facility – the Cincinnati Zoo, whose place in ornithological history is morbidly established – the last Carolina Parakeet died. The 19-teens were not a good time for North American birdlife. It was called Incas.

Parrots 267

Parrots Hunters United States North America 267

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

One of the first examples I ever encountered was in the books of Gerald Durrell, the famous conservationist who was an early pioneer of the roles of zoos in conservation. He often defended that role in his books from animal rights activists who opposed “imprisoning” animals in zoos even if it saved them from extinction.

Animal Rights 270

Animal Rights Rights Animal New Zealand 270

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Some were taken of birds and mammals in zoos or aviaries, others were taken in the wild, often in remote places. Fuller’s astonishment at locating this “grail of extinct-bird photograph hunters” is contagious. The photographs span the years 1870 to 2004. It’s almost as good as finding the bird itself!

Animal 270

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 270

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

Dunayer devotes a chapter each to the language used in hunting, zoos, "marine parks," vivisection and "animal agriculture." Through semantic reversal, fishers (like hunters) pretend to promote rather than destroy life" (67). Each year, US zoos label thousands of nonhuman animals 'surplus' and treat them accordingly" (87).

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Speciesism Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We have photographs and newspaper obituaries of Martha, the last living Passenger Pigeon, who died after a lifetime in captivity, mostly in the Cincinnati Zoo. We have a lot of source material. What is amazing is that each of these three books is very different in content and tone.

2014 178

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 178

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

.” Contemporary environmentalism arrived too late to prevent the passenger pigeon’s demise due to market hunters, but the two phenomena share a historical connection. ” In 1900, even before the last Passenger Pigeon’s death in the Cincinnati Zoo, Republican Congressman John F. A newly created U.S. But I digress.

Hunting 156

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 156