10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In Intriguingly, there are far more Bald Ibises in captivity than there are in the wild, for this is a bird that breeds readily in confinement. Bald Ibises are curious birds, for they are happy breeding in close proximity to man.

Morocco 244

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

Parasites penetrate the skin, travel through the blood vessels and finally (if you’re lucky) settle in the urinary tract where they happily breed, doing irreversible damage to it (and if you’re less lucky they might get confused and settle inside your spinal cord or even your brain). Published in the Canoeist, UK, July 2003.

Botswana 218

Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 218

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. See TIME’s video “ The March of TIME: Hunting Dog Field Trials.&#. Foxes that slunk back in fear and snapped their teeth didn’t get to breed. Ones that came up to the scientists did.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2015

Habitat destruction, disease and hunting are still major problems that affect the conservation efforts, but the breeding sites and wintering grounds now have international protection. Captive breeding programs have not shown much success. This happened in 2003 when 73 birds died from Avian Botulism.

Taiwan 239

Taiwan North Korea Vietnam 2003 239

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Another Indian species, the Forest Owlet , was missing for longer, although in part due to some very unscientific shenanigans perpetrated by its describer, Richard Meinertzhagen , which left searchers hunting in entirely the wrong part of India for it! Where does it breed? Efforts are underway to try and find where they breed.

New Zealand 209

New Zealand India 2003 Collecting 209