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POLL: Should the use of wild animal fur in the manufacture of clothing be banned?

POLL: Should the use of wild animal fur in the manufacture of clothing be banned?

January 22, 2021November 28, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers. Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the hoods on Canada Goose coats and their many global imitators. A good western coyote, prized for its silky, light-colored fur, can fetch […]

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POLL: Is the booming fashion trend for coyote fur ethical?

POLL: Is the booming fashion trend for coyote fur ethical?

March 25, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 6 Comments

Colton Morris, 28, knelt on the concrete floor of a warehouse in rural Ohio, carefully combing the fur on a pile of coyote pelts with a wire brush before putting them up for auction. A sunny but chilly morning greeted him and around 150 other buyers and sellers at the event in the small settlement […]

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POLL: Should “year-round” Canada goose “management” be allowed?

POLL: Should “year-round” Canada goose “management” be allowed?

May 9, 2018February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 8 Comments

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a rule that would allow it to permit the destruction of resident Canada goose (Branta canadensis) eggs and nests for population control at any time of year. Currently, the Service can issue permits to destroy eggs and nests between March 1 and June 30 to “reduce, manage, […]

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Snowy Owl At Long Beach Connecticut

Snowy Owl At Long Beach Connecticut

January 8, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

Slightly east of Bridgeport and south of Stratford lies a magnificent wildlife venue called Long Beach. The Snowy Owl above (image 1) was photographed at Long Beach in December 2017. With adjacent Pleasure Beach it is noted that they comprise more than 25% of Connecticut’s remaining undeveloped beachfront property. The Dunlin with Sanderling above (image […]

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Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees?

Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees?

December 26, 2017April 10, 2021 Supertrooper 4 Comments

The lucky recipient in the classic Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” got 23 birds over the course of the holiday season. Hopefully they didn’t live in a studio apartment. In the yuletide spirit, we’re taking a closer look at the birds immortalized in the English folk song, first published around 1780. Seven Swans […]

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A Productive Frozen Boat Launch

A Productive Frozen Boat Launch

April 11, 2017December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

Rare eBird lists for Connecticut remain a little shorter than those for Florida in my experience. Nonetheless I was intrigued by reports of rare species of goose being reported at Donald W. Barnes Boat Launch in Hartford County Connecticut in mid-winter. A species commonly seen here in New England in the winter months was remarkably […]

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Glossy Ibis at Ely

Glossy Ibis at Ely

March 9, 2017December 23, 2019 Brian Anderson Leave a comment

First stop this morning was Kiln Lane Ely where we parked up and walked down the lane a few hundred yards to view the flooded fields. The first walk along the footpath failed to locate the Ibis that’s chosen to over winter in Cambridgeshire. As I walked back the Jims called to say the target […]

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Alaska – 13th June (Day 17)

Alaska – 13th June (Day 17)

August 9, 2016December 23, 2019 Simon Colenutt 1 Comment

It was our final mornings birding in Barrow and indeed in Alaska as this was the final day of the trip. We decided to head out to the point to get some final views of Polar Bear. As we drove along the coast road the male Snowy Owl from yesterday was perched close to the […]

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