10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

According to Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World , a handsome volume written by James Hancock, James Kushan and Philip Kohl and published by Academic Press in 1992, Geronticus eremita “once nested in the mountains of central Europe, across northern Africa and into the Middle East. But this range is now much reduced.

Morocco 217

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 217

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2010

Mosquitoes bite humans and animals with no regard to species, and they bring along a number of illnesses. For humans, mosquitoes can lead to such diseases as Yellow Fever and West Nile Virus among others. This illness is particularly dangerous since it can infect both humans and horses, causing damage to the central nervous system.

Protection 100

Protection Pets Horses Humane 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Despite filling very similar garbage disposal related niches, the vultures in North America and the vultures in Eurasia/Africa are really not that closely related. Large, hulking, and menacing, the Old World Vultures , who reach their greatest diversity in sub-Saharan Africa, had a reputation, maybe undeserved, for viciousness.

California Condor 177

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction.

Endangered Species 185

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 185

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Below legal size for humans is still legal for pelicans. And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. The moat would protect the islets and allow the birds to start nesting earlier. Then, there was a herd of buffaloes.

Greece 190

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 190

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The way things should be is a very powerful motivating factor in human lives. And embattled minority should be protected. It’s a powerful motivator that has attracted millions of people from all around the world to devote time and money to protect these resources. The conservation value of hunting in Africa is a reality.

Tigers 170

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 170