Critter News

OCTOBER 9, 2010

A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangered species. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species.

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Tigers International Fund For Animal Welfare IFAW Nepal 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2017

I was given my first real field guide to the birds of Europe by my parents, a guide beyond the species found at backyard feeders and city ponds. I was therefore of the firm opinion that there was no way imaginable that I was ever going to see an Azure Tit, whose world distribution was essentially confined to the Soviet Union. For better.

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Kazakhstan Europe Russia Birds 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2024

Still, one source states that this is the second-rarest of all crane species. What methods are effective to protect an endangered crane species? On Hokkaido, the number rose from 33 in 1952 to about 1200 now, with the bird presumably benefiting from its symbolic importance for Japanese culture and its pull for tourists.

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China Japan Russia Pythons 226

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2024

A Japanese book on Hokkaido birds lists 6 species of woodpeckers – I saw three of them, presumably the most common ones. While the name suggests an endemic, it is not – it can also be found in Northeastern China, parts of Russia and the Koreas (though I would probably advise against a birding trip to North Korea).

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Woodpeckers Renter North Korea Finland 183

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

While Alaska is increasingly devastated by global warming—melting glaciers, permafrost and sea ice, as well as the severe impacts on wildlife, ecosystems and people—she seems to be working not to protect the polar bear or ultimately the citizens of her state, but to make sure nothing gets in the way of energy company plans for expansion.

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New York Times Polar Bears New York Alaska 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Primorye is officially part of Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District. The fish owl is an endangered species, and before Slaght’s work, very little was known about it, especially in Russia. (It Most of the area is forested mountains, cut into sections by rivers and large brooks. So, Blakiston’s Fish Owl it was.

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Owls Russia Fish Japan 134

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens.

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Montenegro Serbia Greece Bulgaria 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Alaska Day commemorates Alaska’s formal transfer from Russia to the United States in 1867. By protecting 25 free-flowing Alaskan rivers in their natural state, we are almost doubling the size of our Wild and Scenic Rivers System. ANILCA will be the last designation of protected federal land that even approaches this magnitude.

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Alaska United States Puffins Wildlife 208

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.

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Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147