10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf One may say so.

Elephants 180

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 180

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

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. In 2012, the Hindustani Times claimed that from January 2011 to June 2012, a further 9 tigers were killed in the Tadoba buffer zone. Cover photo: Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj.

Tigers 238

Tigers India Killing 2012 238

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism.

2011 239

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 239

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In 2011 their population was estimated at over 3,000 individuals, increasing steadily at 5-8% every year. The Japanese are putting in great effort at breeding sites to help bring this bird back, and although this species faces significant threats, it is possible that somewhere they will become “tolerably common” once again.

Albatross 198

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 198

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Despite birding in shattered forests with the constant background whine of chainsaws, the birding is phenomenal, with an incredible diversity and volume of rare and endangered species. With an economic growth rate of over 20%, Ghana is listed as “The World’s Fastest Growing Economy in 2011”. Is there a solution?

Ghana 188

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the Sonoran Desert population of Bald Eagle is not a listable taxon under the Endangered Species Act. ” CBD has been litigating this issue with a some success for a decade: it won preliminary victories in 2008 and 2011. What does that mean?

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species 2017 100