10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

In fact, all of the images of Scarlet Macaws in this post are of the birds that live at Copan Archeological Park, birds that were seized at the border before they could be illegally exported.* Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Get yours today! What is the National Bird of Denmark?

Honduras 154

Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

The reasons that these ten have been selected is to illustrate some of the myriad reasons that Africa’s birds are being driven to extinction; from commercial overfishing, powerline collisions, illegal trade, poisoning, traditional medicine usage, overgrazing and conversion of specialized habitats into agricultural land.

Endangered Species 200

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 200

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The hope was that they would be recovered with the tags attached. Prized for their feathers, most of the birds that are recovered do not have their tags, the biodata, attached. Or, to keep the priceless feathers hidden away in drawers, protected in small plastic bags, prized in secret. And, rage and frustration.

Collecting 105

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 105