10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

Twenty years ago, flocks consisting of a thousand European Turtle Doves were a common sight in Serbia in spring. As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. Turtle Doves have been declining in Europe since the 1970s, and in this century alone, the continent has lost 40% of its population of the species.

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Serbia Slaughter Slaughtered Turtles 270

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Malta, you might recall, has the dubious distinction of being a hotspot for illegal hunting of protected birds. Like the felled Turtle Dove photographed above by the BBC.). News Birdlife Malta european union illegal hunting Malta short-toed eagle' Meanwhile, back in Malta, the carnage appears to be continuing.

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Malta illegal Laws Hunting 197

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JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “The

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 161

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

I veer into the very heart of the delta… and find myself in the Rubbish Alley, an illegal dumping site where people of Ammoudia leave old bricks and ceramic tiles, plastic chairs and toys, toilet seats, cut palm tree trunks and a lot more. Tiny bird disappearing into the thicket, then showing on a branch – Willow Warbler.

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Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 241

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JUNE 1, 2011

It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. A female red-tail may leave a nest to hunt for her two chicks and return to feed a rabbit to three chicks without noting an increase in the number of chicks a rehabber has placed there. Birds of prey look cool, but they can’t count.

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Fox Birds Raised Geese 266

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I veer into the very heart of the delta… and find myself in the Rubbish Alley, an illegal dumping site where people of Ammoudia leave old bricks and ceramic tiles, plastic chairs and toys, toilet seats, cut palm tree trunks and a lot more. Tiny bird disappearing into the thicket, then showing on a branch – Willow Warbler.

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Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Patrol and enforce wildlife-damaging violations, including the taking of endangered native plants, capturing turtles, riding ATV’s on pedestrian trails, and abandoning fishhooks. It’s a very mixed chapter. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails. Mow grasslands only once a year to arrest succession. And so on.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 209