10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

In December 2007, they reached a record 6750 individuals, or 10 per cent of their European and 4% of their global population. These are overgrown in steppe grasses and local sheep herders are subsidised by the authorities to bring their animals here to keep the grass short, prevent succession by bushes and manage the habitat.

Serbia 317

Serbia Sanctuary Birds Bosnia 317

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. The animal slowly walked away from us, stopping every now and then to check on our behaviour. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind.

Elephants 194

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 194

Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales. And those are just the endangered animals (remember the turkey being ground up during her tv interview?)

Whales 100

Whales Whaling Polar Bears Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

A 2007 genetic review of pigeons and doves ( Pereira et al. 2007 ) found three major clades within the order Columbiformes, which are nicely laid out by John Boyd here. The bird’s skeleton bears similarities to New Guinea’s much smaller (!) The painting above is by 17th-century Flemish artist Roelant Savery.

Solomon Islands 278

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 278

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. Sperm Whales prey on Toothfish and large squid and in February 2007, a 10-metre (32.8 Enough History – Back to the Future.

Russia 181

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

There’s a Sloth Bear in tall, dry grass, barely 50 metres from us, but all we can see is a dark, shape-shifting shadow that eventually becomes all but invisible. Considering the fact that her lake lies conveniently close to the Moharli Gate, I suppose Telia would be the biggest earner of all the animals of Tadoba. The Telia Lake.

Tigers 252

Tigers India Killing 2012 252

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 21, 2007

Just as lacewings and dragonflies keep mosquito populations in check, birds of prey eat rodents that can carry Lyme-bearing ticks, hantavirus, plague bacteria and other ills. 18, 2007 The writer is associate director, Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Epstein, M.D. Boston, Oct.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Boston Rodents 40