Last month, the tortured body of a man who filmed hunters in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province was found in the mansion of an influential politician and feudal lord. A day before, the hunting party – foreign guests of the politician – had been attempting to hunt houbara bustard, an endangered bird coveted for the supposed […]
Tag: migratory bird
Wildlife officers investigating shooting of osprey near Loveland
Wildlife officers are investigating the shooting of an osprey, the male half of a pair nesting on the south side of Boedecker Lake west of Loveland, leaving wildlife specialists worried for survival of his young. “It’s a concern,” said Debbie Eley, resource specialist with the city of Loveland’s open lands division. Male and female ospreys […]
6 Ways Humans are Responsible for Mass Bird Deaths
There are numerous ways in which we unknowingly cause harm to birds and other wildlife. Let’s take a look at some of the common practices that are harming bird populations around the world: 1. Windmills Wind turbines are a green energy source that helps offset our dependence on fossil fuels and our contribution to greenhouse […]
POLL: Should the Trump Administration be allowed to auction leases in the Arctic refuge to the oil and gas industry?
In a last-ditch attempt to make good on promises to the oil and gas industry, the Trump administration is rushing to formalize plans to drill for oil in the Arctic national wildlife refuge before Joe Biden takes office. On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management initiated the process with a formal “call for nominations”, inviting […]
How Migrating Birds Could Warn Us of the Next Pandemic
“Fire!” A baritone retort accompanies a spray of tawny sand as a large cannon net stretches wide. Small shorebirds with white bellies and mottled orange and black feathers try to flee, but the net is faster: It settles and traps a flock of Ruddy Turnstones underneath. A ragtag crew leaps up and dashes to the indignant […]
Idaho’s first swan hunting season opens in portions of the Panhandle Region
Those lucky enough to have secured one of the limited tags will get to participate in a new hunting opportunity. October 19 not only marks the date of the waterfowl opener in the Panhandle Region, but also the opener of Idaho’s first ever swan season. In August, 50 tags were issued first-come, first-serve for this […]
No, ‘regenerative ranching’ is not good for grassland birds (commentary)
A staggering 3 billion birds, including 700 million grassland birds, have been lost in the last 50 years. Without question, one of the leading causes of those catastrophic losses has been habitat loss driven by grazing livestock. Yet, latching on to the success of regenerative plant agriculture, beef advocates have launched far-fetched “regenerative ranching” theories […]
Proposed Mines in The Bahamas Threaten Winter Home of Migratory Shorebirds
NEW YORK (June 25, 2020) – As threatened Piping Plovers are nesting in record numbers on the U.S. Atlantic Coast, their recovery could be jeopardized by a series of mining proposals in The Bahamas, where they spend almost two-thirds of each year. The Bahamian government is considering three projects to open part of Andros in […]