10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2012

I never knew, until my ill-fated encounter , that these are among the most birdie of the North American flying mammals. They may gather in flocks of hundreds during their fall journey, abandoning their lonely summer habits. I cannot get the Hoary Bat out of my head. Hoary Bats roost in trees, not caves.

Bats 175

Bats Iceland Stray Fur 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This is a cruise like no other, full of scientific lectures, over forty guides spread out on deck, bird-themed parties, and a lights-off mandate to protect birds at night. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. After looking through every bar, we concluded that all had abandoned the ship without warning us.

South Africa 263

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 263

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low. It is too early to show.

Tigers 237

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

No, to me the saddest part of this whole situation is that the National Audubon Society has been missing in action for years on what is one of the most crucial conservation challenges facing our native birds, mammals, and herps.

Feral Cats 271

Feral Cats Trap Neuter Return Tnr Extremist 271

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Like many others, this village was totally abandoned and only recently repopulated, with a current population of only 18 people. Afraid that their ideas for the development of the area, including a ski centre, might be restricted by the nature protection regime, the officials rejected the idea.

Bears 269

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 269

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

… The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease.

Feral Cats 207

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 207

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. Presumably, the species also not only eats fruit but also mammals and possibly birds –the HBW specifically mentions the species catching bats emerging from caves at dusk, and feeding them to juveniles.

Rhinoceros 126

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 126