10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Africa’s famous Big Five , but do you know there is also an equally fascinating Little Five ? Africa is famous for its large, charismatic mammals, and the Big Five epitomize the most sought-after of these fantastic beasts. This blog post will discuss both the Big and Little members of these quintuplets.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

From the mangroves of the coastline to the rainforests of Iwokrama to the open Rupununi savannahs that are reminiscent of the Serengeti of east Africa to the magnificent Kaeiteur Falls and to the mystery of mount Roraima, there is something for everyone in this fantastically diverse country. The scenery is diverse and sublime.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 277

Critter News

AUGUST 23, 2009

I've been reading a lot about threatened elephants and primate populations in Africa and wondered about lions. Tags: africa Kenya lion endangered species. One rarely hears about how they are doing. But, unfortunately, they are in trouble too. This article talks about the specific situation in Kenya. The storyline is all too familiar.

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Kenya Lions Endangered Species 2002 100

Critter News

JUNE 21, 2009

They are being moved to a wildlife sanctuary. From Wildlife Extra News. Jason Bell-Leask, IFAW Director Southern Africa} said "For years the herd has been maimed by local villagers, sometimes using appallingly cruel methods to protect their crops and granaries from raids by the elephants.

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Malawi Elephants International Fund For Animal Welfare Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

It all seems like such a charmed life … until you have to fly down to Africa for the winter. Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Bird Conservancy, and other groups teamed up to translocate 50 of the birds to another island, Laysan. Thanks to a little human intervention, the future looks much brighter for Millerbirds.

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Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 142

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

The majority of wildcats live today in Africa, and virtually none of them have provided the DNA from which supposed histories of domestication have been constructed by researchers. And I think he was speaking only of our American Kitties not the Wildcat of Africa. But they don’t live in North America. Unless we put them there.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 252

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I got to see a beautiful female and owlet on a trip to a secret nest location near Howard Prairie Lake (human-made nest structures have enhanced local breeding for these huge owls whose nest success is boosted to 83% on artificial platforms vs. 66% at natural sites). I also blogged about that dreamy day. Travel is good for the birding soul.

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2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 182

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Islands, for various reasons, experience more extinctions than continents (with Africa being the only continent not suffering a bird extinction!). Previously common at its only known site, Lake Aloatra, into the 1930’s, the introduction of numerous exotic fish species and human disturbance led to massive population declines.

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Madagascar Lemurs 2006 Owls 230

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The way things should be is a very powerful motivating factor in human lives. I, personally, deeply believe that wild places and wildlife have an existence value that should be respected. And therein my quarrel with those that oppose game hunting in Africa. The conservation value of hunting in Africa is a reality.

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Tigers Hunting Game Protection 169

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

It’s clear that ibis have been part of human civilization for as long as there has been civilization of which to be part. White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds. The Sacred Ibis in Africa – Susan W, The Nature of Framingham. Biblical tales?

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Birds North America Charlotte New Jersey 203

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

Geladas are the sole survivors of a once abundant branch of primates that historically foraged across the grasslands of Africa, the Mediterranean and India. they are the most terrestrial primate after humans. This has resulted in their populations returning to natural levels and their fear of humans being curtailed.

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Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 159

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Early starts are the rule when monitoring endagered species in Mkuze Game Reserve, in South Africa, but there’s a particular urgency to this morning’s start. There are a lot of reasons why Painted Wolves are struggling, and many of them are human caused. Support Wildlife ACT in supporting them.

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Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 187

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2011

Mark Carter is an independent professional birding guide and wildlife surveyor living in Alice Springs, Central Australia. Originally from Scotland, Mark has lived and worked in continental Europe and North Africa before settling in Australia’s “Red Centre&# to work for the Northern Territory Parks Service.

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Chile Australia Monkeys 2008 186

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Here is a sneak peek: Mark Thompson, the former host of Guinness World Records Primetime and Fox’s Emmy Awards red-carpet coverage, will co-host Shark Attack Experiment LIVE with Anna Gilligan, former Fox News Channel personality, from Rocky Bay, South Africa, commonly referred to as “Shark Park.” Color, contrast and shiny surfaces.

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Sharks Experience Experiments South Africa 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human. Some are cute, some are dignified (and royal!). They are software mascots, cartoon characters, animated film dancers, children’s book heroes, zoo celebrities, and documentary film stars.

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 191

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

They were still listed as Endangered, but wildlife management measures taken in this park were clearly working. Below legal size for humans is still legal for pelicans. When I came here for the first time, the Kerkini Lake was the only place in Europe where Dalmatian Pelicans were increasing their numbers.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 188

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Duncan has been in Africa, sweeping all before him like a brush fire. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

With a trip to South Africa on the horizon at the time, I thought I could handle it. Kinabalu (at 13,455 feet the highest peak in southeast Asia), and human development that has resulted in freshwater rice fields, secondary forest, and oil palm plantations, this means that Borneo offers an incredibly high degree of biodiversity.

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Brunei Birds Asia China 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics. The proposal from U.S.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151