10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. But how can we protect animals from drones in the hands of irresponsible pilots ? Image © Womackke.

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Birds Protection Idaho Bears 181

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2019

In 2014, FWS completed a five-year status review , concluding that development still threatened the warbler. For example, a developer could set aside land for protection within the project (“on-site mitigation”). Or it might opt to offset habitat losses by purchasing and protecting habitat elsewhere (“off-site mitigation”).

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San Antonio Endangered Species Texas Austin 124

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Birding that starts with the largest eagle of the continent certainly bears promises… The next stop is the town park in Opovo, north of Belgrade, where local bird expert Ceda Vuckovic reported one, locally rare, Short-eared Owl. And the citizens of Kikinda are justly proud of it.

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Serbia Owls Rodents Eagles 235

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. But the shocking voice that made the difference and prevented the full protection of elephants was even less expected than the WWF’s stance – the EU vote. And it gave me a hope.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection. Finally – the Seabirds.

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Beside birds, in this park you stand a chance of spotting the Eurasian Lynx , Brown Bear and Gray Wolf ! Even among the protected areas of Serbia, the Iron Gates National Park (in Serbian: Djerdap) stands out as better preserved. The Woodchat Shrike, Boljetin, June 2014. Well, do you really?

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Serbia Turtles Birds Eagles 184

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Germain has lived in East Asia since 2014. Birds of different species gather in bird waves to improve foraging efficiency (the insect escaping one bird will most likely be caught by another bird of the wave) and increase protection against predators. Where are my binos?” I asked myself while I was in the taxi on my way to the airport.

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