Articles tagged “Birds”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

5 DIY Projects For Your Yard This Spring By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Mar 29 2011 In many parts of the world, spring has sprung! Here are a few diy projects that help make the most of your outdoor space and garden. Whether it's for you or for the birds, you'll love these creative ideas. + READ MORE

Animals Killed, In Need of Help, Due to Japan Tsunami By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 21 2011 Besides the human toll, the Japan tsunami has affected animals. More may have died if it weren't for a "sixth sense," some say. + READ MORE

Endangered Whooping Cranes Make Multi-State Journey Before They're Shot and Killed By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Jan 25 2011 Whooping cranes have bounced back from the brink of extinction, but a few were recently gunned down in Georgia. + READ MORE

The Birds and Beatles? Steve Baldwin Rocks with The Meetles and Brooklyn's Green Parrots (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 8 2010 "I first stumbled across The Meetles in early 2009, just a few months after they began performing in the subway. Seeing and hearing them for the first time was just about as odd as seeing wild green parrots flying about in an urban wasteland!" + READ MORE

5 Reasons You Should Not Release Your Pet Into the Wild By NaturallySavvy.com IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 8 2010 People release their pets into the wild for a variety of reasons, but there are some very good reasons not to. Introducing new animals into an environment throws off the balance of the ecosystem, and many pets aren't equipped for survival in the wild. + READ MORE

By Campaigning Against Poachers, Do Conservationists Have the Wrong Target? By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Sep 14 2010 Consumer demand effectively creates incentive for people, especially in poor countries, to bypass rules promoting conservation and protection of endangered species. If people stop buying poached fish, poachers will (for the most part) stop catching it. + READ MORE

Tar Sands: Harmful to Water, Deadly for Birds By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 8 2010 Turns out the industry's system of monitoring its own environmental impact isn't quite reliable. + READ MORE

Birds and Buildings: A Dangerous Mix, A Chance For Us To Step Up By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 16 2010 The Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2010 calls for each public building newly constructed, acquired, or altered by the federal government to incorporate, to the maximum extent possible, bird-safe building materials and design features. + READ MORE

"Invasive" is in the Eye of the Beholder: Starlings in 5 Easy Steps By Mickey Z. IN Home & Garden Apr 16 2010 The US Department of Agriculture has named them an invasive species. I can think of a far more invasive species. How about you? + READ MORE

Counting Birds For Conservation And Fun By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 11 2010 An accurate count of bird species can give us all a picture of the effects of climate change on wildlife. + READ MORE

How To Buy Humane Eggs - What to Know, and What You Can Forget By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Food & Health Jan 26 2010 Cage-free. Organic. Range-fed. Humane. We know the terms, and we see them on the labels of the egg cartons at the store. But can we trust them? And just what do they mean? + READ MORE

5 Reuses For: Milk Cartons By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Food & Health Jan 6 2010 If you're looking for a green way to reuse your milk cartons, these five reuses are a great start. + READ MORE

Turn your Christmas Tree Into a Feast For The Birds By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Jan 3 2010 Keep the Christmas tree out of the trash and the birds caroling all through the winter with a DIY post-holiday birdie buffet. + READ MORE

In 2010, Which Sparrow Will You Be? 3 Ways to Find Opportunity Within Crisis By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Dec 27 2009 How can we find the hayseeds that enable us to thrive? + READ MORE

The Downside of Freerange Chickens By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Dec 2 2009 Allowing your chickens to roam free makes it hard to complain when they end up as another creature's lunch. But it still hurts. That's why we are finally going to fence them in. + READ MORE

Bird Watching: Not Just for Dorks Anymore By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 24 2009 The virtual birding experience may be precisely the inspiration you need to embark on your own bird appreciation expedition. + READ MORE

12 Reasons to Celebrate Turkey, Not Eat It By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Nov 5 2009 Instead of being targeted for our plates, the turkey should hold a well-deserved place of honor...like the bald eagle. + READ MORE

CrowBox: Training Birds to Be Our Eco-Sidekicks? By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Oct 27 2009 Around two years ago, CrowBox hit the radar as an idea for training crows to do all sorts of useful tasks, including green tasks such as collect garbage. Now, the idea has been let loose for people to start training crows to perform acts of green good. + READ MORE

Where the Wild Things Are (Not) By David DeFranza IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 21 2009 Theater goers have been dazzled by Spike Jonze's fantastic interpretations of the monsters from Maurice Sendak's book Where the Wild Things Are for over a week now. In the film Max makes an exciting journey to a world of his own imagination, populated by creatures that are, truly, wild. + READ MORE

Isn't it Time to Clean Up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? By David DeFranza IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 20 2009 We all know it's out there: a giant swirling mass of trash and scrap known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. We have seen how the trash is killing birds and other wildlife. It's a twice-the-size-of-Texas problem, but what can we do to stop it? + READ MORE