10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month. The sky was becoming orange-pink; its reflections were colouring the water, while the rhino raised its head, water sipping through his half-open snout, itself shining from the last sun rays of the day.

Rhinos 175

Rhinos South Africa Rhinoceros White Rhinos 175

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia watches him in half-amusement, then raises and gives a low, bull-like roar, provoking the lapwings to an excited screech, makes a few steps and lies down. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory. The other two are motionless.

Tigers 255

Tigers India Killing 2012 255

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

Interestingly, the first description of a nest of Whitehead’s Spiderhunter was only published in 2015. The Little Cuckoo-Dove indeed looks like a cross between a pigeon and a cuckoo, though it is the former, proudly (and in my opinion, mistakenly) raising its own chicks despite the costs and annoyances of doing so.

Birds 240

Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 240

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2015

The 31 teams, 15 of them international and 16 local, set out as the clock struck midnight on March 24th, 2015 to scour the southern part of Israel for as many bird species as possible. Since 1974 it has been illegal to harvest birds there with mist-nets and limesticks. The competition raised over $50,000 for this very important cause.

Cyprus 259

Cyprus illegal Birds 259