10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 27, 2014
Gujarat, December 2010. Actually, despite the fact that central Asian steppes cover huge areas, Sociable Lapwings breed only around nomadic cattle herders’ settlements, which signifies that this species has evolved alongside wild ungulates, such as Blackbuck and Saiga antelopes, which kept the grass short.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 23, 2016
As I opined in my post back in 2010 (and continue to preach) the Western Burrowing Owl needs a conservation plan. This property is also a site with vernal pools and uses cattle grazing for vegetation control. Since cows can destroy nest site entrances, eight inch square concrete blocks were used as foyers at the tunnel entrances.
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2018
Logging into my eBird account… December 6th, 2010. Cows are considered sacred by majority of Hindus so cow meat is generally not consumed. This results in the cow’s corpse being left to be fed on by vultures. Of the estimated 500 million cattle in India, only 4% were destined for consumption by humans as meat.
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