10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2013

Our increasingly sedentary and indoor lifestyles have taken their toll on our kids with childhood obesity, ADD/ADHD diagnosis and childhood drug abuse at unprecedented levels. Ken Keffer was born and raised in Wyoming. This has devastating consequences for their development and, ultimately, the health and future of humanity as a whole.

Milwaukee 254

Milwaukee Mongolia Camels Oklahoma 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

And of Wyoming. Reading the title, I feared you had succumbed to the “hook & bullet&# lifestyle of the Rockies and now carried a very, very big-calibered gun with you. They appear regularly on our Christmas Bird Counts and number in the hundreds. Whatever they used to be, they are now a bird of Montana.

Montana 133

Montana 2011 Bahamas Deer 133

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

While the ranking is limited by our current knowledge of the fossil record and the state of genetic sequencing techniques, it certainly spotlights some fascinating and enigmatic global treasures with unique physiologies and lifestyles. The Oilbird today lives only in South America, but fossils of similar species are known from Wyoming.

Madagascar 276

Madagascar Comoros Ecuador South America 276