Critter News
AUGUST 23, 2009
I think it's sad to force one more species to participate in another human war. Tags: afghanistan military war us mules. The US Marines are using them because they're good for hauling stuff.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 7, 2012
Tune in Sunday to watch the first ever capture and release of an endangered snow leopard in Afghanistan! Snow Leopard of Afghanistan. Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on earth, is also home to a population of endangered and elusive snow leopards. Snow Leopard of Afghanistan: Boone’s Mission.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2015
Other species I can recognize are colloquially called crocodile bark tree, due to the bark pattern, and paper bark. For you and me, there are about 200 bird species, but for proper tourists, there seem to be only five species in the reserve: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Sloth Bear , Indian Wild Dog (Dhole) and the Gaur.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Beside India, Lynx Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of South Asia covers Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Despite depicting 540 species/56 families, it is a lightweight book of 173 pages, easy to pack and carry. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2023
The species name is cyanouroptera , meaning dark blue tailed and -winged. Of course, me writing about the meaning of “gorgeted” rather than providing bird-specific information indicates a lack of papers on the species. In fact, Spectacled Barwings wearing contact lenses are easily mistaken for this other species.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2024
I promise that this is the third and last in a series of posts covering a recent trip to Afghanistan. It contains a lot of non-bird photos of this area and ends with some description of my reason for traveling to Afghanistan and how you might support the people there. Finally, a bit further inside, a Long-legged Buzzard.
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