10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

In fact, early, photographic versions of several chapters appeared in Living Bird and Audubon Magazine (see the above links). I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus.

Cyprus 249

Cyprus Slaughtered Slaughter Research 249

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2024

I’m familiar with the slaughter of herons, egrets, and other pretty birds for their feathers, but I didn’t know that shorebirds were also targets and that the gunning trade greatly contributed to the demise of the Eskimo Curlew.

North America 259

North America America 2006 Delaware 259

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

And once in a while, there is a check-in on what was happening in the United States–the killing of a bird protection warden in the Everglades, investigations into millinery sweatshops, the earlier passage of bird protection legislation. and the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act of 1921 in Great Britain).

Virginia 118

Virginia Portland Industry New York City 118

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Written by Mark Avery, Conservation Director for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for nearly 13 years, this book explores the reasons for the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon from the point of view of the outsider. Or the absence of legal protection. 8) that could not possibly happen in Europe.

2014 160

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings. I have always supported our wildlife management organizations for the hard work they do and for their dedication to wildlife protection.

2011 241

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Its goal was to limit the greedy collecting of birds killed for the plume trade, the bird meat trade (as in the wholesale slaughter of the Passenger Pigeon), and for sport (again, the Passenger Pigeon and declining numbers of waterfowl). Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147