10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2024
Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis breed on the Rock of Gibraltar and the late spring arrival of Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus coincides with the time that the gulls have chicks on their nests. I have been following the local gulls with GPS tags and they spend most of their time in rubbish tips in Spain and Morocco.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2024
Black-tailed godwits winter in large numbers on the estuaries of both Norfolk and Suffolk, and we know that nearly all these birds breed in Iceland. In breeding plumage islandica godwits develop a deeper red plumage than their limosa cousins. They are of the race islandica , a sub species of the nominate race, limosa.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 30, 2014
They need to go north to breed and we will anxiously await the return of the adults and the juveniles later in the year. You have to have a lot of respect for all migratory birds when you imagine the lives they live and the incredible journeys they make to enable them to breed and to continue to survive in a changing world.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 11, 2008
They don't breed in captivity. Tags: virunga africa gorilla war congo. Unless they flee to the Rwandan side of the forest, they may die. About 200 of the 700 remaining mountain gorillas are in this forest. Once they're gone, they're gone. Why can't we just leave them in peace?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
Growing up within an hour of one of the world’s premier shorebird destinations -- West Coast National Park in South Africa -- helped for sure. This is an endemic breeding bird in North America and much is now being done by various federal and non-profit groups to ensure and foster its conservation. Get yours today!
Animal Person
MARCH 27, 2009
Henican writes: The truth of the matter, of course, is that most city kids will never have the chance to visit the wilds of Africa and Asia, assuming there are any wilds left in the decades to come. And without their well-run breeding programs, many exotic species really could soon disappear from Earth for good.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2014
The park is home to not one, not two, but large three colonies of breeding seabirds: the Brown Noddy , Magnificent Frigatebird , and Sooty Tern. No, that was not a typo, the Sooty Terns fly non-stop for an average of five years before they return to the Dry Tortugas to breed. Lots and lots of birds.
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