Rhino Poaching Surges in Namibia
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Namibia’s 15 key birds
10,000 Birds
JUNE 12, 2012
Gaining independence in 1990, Namibia is one of Africa’s “newer” nations, although not quite as newborn as South Sudan which has yet to celebrate its first anniversary! However, Namibia’s colonial history began earlier, in 1884 when it was annexed by the Germans.
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Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, 5th edition
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
And so, back to political entities, this field guide covers Namibia , Botswana , Zimbabwe , the southern half of Mozambique (south of the Zambezi River), South Africa , Lesotho and Eswatini ( Swaziland ). Yet, unless you live in the region, you are likely to have a vague idea where the Zambezi flows and no idea where Kunene is.
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Commissioned Study Shows Namibian Seals Worth More Alive than Dead
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
Each year, up to 85,000 seals are killed in Namibia to make just a few dollars from their furs, when they would be worth so much more to the Namibian economy alive," said Claire Bass, WSPA International Oceans Campaign Leader. Excerpted from PR Newswire.
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Journalists Arrested During Namibian Seal Hunt
Critter News
AUGUST 4, 2009
Ugly stuff in Namibia, the country with the seal hunting that no one talks about because so few know about it (I mean who thinks about seal hunting in Namibia?) Tags: animal cruelty africa seal hunters seals namibia hunting. From Wildlife Extra News.
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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World
10,000 Birds
JULY 19, 2018
401-600 sp: Honduras, Guatemala, Guyana, Suriname and French Guyana, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay; the Sahel countries (Africa), Namibia and Botswana; Central Asian countries and Cambodia. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. 801-1000 sp. – 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China.
Pink in Africa
10,000 Birds
MAY 12, 2013
Another southern African endemic, this species ranges widely across the dry grasslands of central South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They usually occur in pairs or small groups but can gather in the thousands when conditions are right – for example when Etosha Pan in Namibia floods.
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15 expat-friendly countries for a birder to move to
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2015
Namibia (595 / 690). Thailand (925 / 948). India (1180 / 1171). Sri Lanka (375 / 436). The Afrotropics. Uganda (987 / 1083). Kenya (1034 / 1153). South Africa (755 / 842). Botswana (529 / 577). The Neotropics. Costa Rica (857 / 903). Brazil (1753 / 1832). Ecuador (1590 / 1641). Venezuela (1365 / 1383). Peru (1807 / 1761).
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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Prime destinations for seeing African Elephant in the wild include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda. Black Rhinos are best sought in South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania. Lions are most easily found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Hoatzins invaded South America from Africa … by raft
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2011
From Namibia. Well, a new paper by Gerald Mayr et al. describes two fossil hoatzins, one of which, Namibiavis senutae , was originally described as a crane-like gruiform but which, Mayr and his colleagues argue, is in fact a hoatzin. That’s huge. Suddenly, hoatzins are no longer strictly birds of the Neotropics.
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Deadly 60: Big Cat Battleground
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 11, 2011
Steve travels to Namibia, a land of rolling dunes, sand and plenty of dangerous wildlife. Monday, July 11 at 10PM ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD! Africa’s big cats are among the most iconic predators. Steve dons a camouflage suit for a once-in-a-lifetime experience that gets him closer to a wild leopard than he ever hoped.
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100 China Gets to Buy Elephant Ivory
Critter News
AUGUST 16, 2008
It will allow China to bid for more than 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiled in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe through culling and natural deaths. The UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Geneva voted in favour of China becoming a licensed importer.
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Birding the Kruger Park (4): Letaba area
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2022
As the national bird of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the African Fish Eagle is usually very busy whenever it stays in these countries, giving speeches, opening shopping centers, etc. Letaba is a largish rest camp in the North central part of the park. It is near a river, attracting some birds that like to eat wet food.
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A morning in a Kalahari Leopard’s life
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2013
People are often surprised that large predators kills smaller species but its actually a common phenomenon and I have previously seen a Leopard carrying a dead African Wild Cat at Punda Maria in Kruger National Park and Lions killing a Black-backed Jackal in Namibia’s Etosha National Park.
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I Remember Elephants
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Of those range states, opposed were South Africa, Namibia and, not surprisingly, Zimbabwe. Last month in Johannesburg, the vast majority of the elephant-range states (30) were for the up-listing and total ban on any international trade.
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Birding Botswana’s Borders
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2015
Leaving from the border town of Kasane we meandered westwards along the northern edge of the massive Chobe National Park to our left and the far eastern tip of Namibia’s Caprivi Strip. I bring this up because birding the Chobe River in northern Botswana gave me the interesting opportunity to bird a country I technically wasn’t in.
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Beaten by an Angry Bird
10,000 Birds
MARCH 30, 2017
A few years back, I birded northern Greece with a couple from Namibia. Noisy wing beats, heavy landing behind the stern, water splashing everywhere and then, a hit of a heavy wing on my upper arm…. It had been a while since I saw Greater Flamingoes and was thrilled to see them again.
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Flock to Marion
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2022
Birdlife South Africa has previously done two of these types of trips before, previously called Flock to Sea – Namibia in 2013 and Flock to Nowhere in 2017, in partnership with MSC Cruises. It is an extremely popular fundraising project with an almost cult-like following.
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Birding in a Hellmouth
10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2014
There were opportunities to go to far flung places like the islands of the Pacific or the coast of Canada or the Yorkshire Dales… Anyway, as I was obsessed by Africa at the time, I leapt at the opportunity to go to Namibia to collect samples of bat DNA for a biogeography project.
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Birding Places in Europe and the Mediterranean
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2023
Some birders from outside of Europe were quick to jump the train and show the very best of their countries, so we have quite detailed coverage of birding areas in e.g. little-visited Cuba or endemics-rich Namibia, as well as the well-known New Zealand. What is hiding in the future?
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2015
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 1 January. Long-tailed Cormorant, or Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 2 January. African Darter ( Anhinga rufa ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 2 January. Hamerkop ( Scopus umbretta ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 1 January.
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178 Petrel Paradise
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to. That is all.
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Stalking a Kiwi Icon
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2011
Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to.
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The Bee-eaters of Africa
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2012
Two subspecies exist, the nominate breeds across Madagascar, the Comoros Islands and isolated parts of East Africa, whilst a more range restricted second form breeds in a narrow belt along the Cunene River which forms the border between Angola and Namibia. They prefer open areas, especially around wetlands.
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Africa’s endangered species
10,000 Birds
JULY 10, 2012
Image by Adam Riley African Penguin Also known as the Jackass (from its braying call) or Black-footed Penguin, Africa’s only penguin is restricted to the cooler southern section of the continent, breeding at 25 offshore and 4 mainland colonies in South Africa and Namibia.
What is a Palm-thrush?
10,000 Birds
MAY 27, 2015
Across the Chobe River from Kasane, overlooking the Caprivi Strip of Namibia. This fledgeling was trapped in the lobby, but we were able to guide it back outside. The family reunited in safety. Collared palm-thrushes are rather fine birds.
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72 dangerous animals africa
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DECEMBER 15, 2023
They are farmed worldwide, with significant industries in the Philippines and in Namibia. They are the heaviest and largest living birds, with adult common ostriches weighing anywhere between 140-320 lbs and laying the largest eggs of any living land animal. With the ability to run at 70 km/h (43.5 mph), they are the fastest birds on land.
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40 “The Birder’s Guide to Africa” by Michael Mills
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Tourist-friendly, but no endemics, hence serious birders visit it for a few add-on days to a trip to neighbouring Namibia, recommendable for a casual birder/nature lover not on a tight budget. Since I used to live in and know Botswana, let’s see what the guide says on that country in one and a half pages. Well, I have to agree.
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169 Africa’s remarkable long tailed birds
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2013
A family of Red-faced Mousebirds take a drink in Namibia. Always occurring in family groups, they are fond of creeping about thick bushes and this habit, combined with their gray plumage, has coined their appropriately given name of mousebird. Image by Adam Riley. Wood Hoopoes.
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Birding – An Extreme Sport
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 20, 2024
For number three we need to travel to Mahango Park in Namibia. This is a small and very interesting park in northern Namibia. Still, I have some stories of my own and you may find them amusing, or just a reason to say “ Peter, you idiot ” or learn how to avoid a similar fate.
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Tiritiri Matangi Island
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to.
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Birding Heligoland in Early September
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Growing up in Namibia, South Africa, and Sri Lanka provided the perfect setting for this interest. By Luca Feuerriegel Family holidays to nature reserves and the abundance of nature books including bird guides at home paved the way for Luca to be a committed birder by the time he was in his early teens.
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211 Weavers
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2012
Image by Adam Riley in Namibia. Image taken by Felicity Riley in Namibia. Image taken by Adam Riley in Namibia. Image taken in Namibia by Adam Riley. They both build large scruffy grass nests with side entrances, and are usually found in small flocks foraging for seeds in grassy areas of Acacia savanna.
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220 The Future of Birding Field Guides is Digital
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2011
Where do you charge your batteries in Namibia’s Kaokoveld during a longer trip away from lodges and hotels? Where is your internet access along the upper reaches of the Rio Negro? How do you operate a tiny touch screen in -13°F with your numb fingers stuck in thick gloves?
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Introducing the African Birding Beat
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2011
One of Africa’s unique birds, a Secretarybird photographed in Etosha National Park, Namibia The Cape Rockjumper belongs to an African endemic family comprising of 2 species Madagascar, oft termed the 8th continent, has her own attractions.
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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2017
It is therefore only on my list because it used to be a bit of a nemesis for me during the 1980s and 1990s, and I only ever saw it once in Namibia in 1999. I grabbed my binoculars and ran to the window but to no avail: the bird neither showed itself nor called again. Great Bustard , Havelland, Germany.
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Africa’s Barbets
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2012
This image was taken in Namibia’s Erongo Mountains. Acacia Pied Barbet is a Southern African near-endemic and is replaced to the north by Miombo Pied Barbet, which is itself replaced further north by Red-fronted Barbet. Notice the attractive spotted flanks of this Spot-flanked Barbet. Image taken in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.
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Birding Shanghai in November 2022
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Strangely, the Latin name of the Hair-crested Drongo is Dicrurus hottentottus – Hottentot is a name previously given to the Khoikhoi, a nomad pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa, far away from where this drongo lives.
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