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

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

So there you go, Europe! The crucial factor limiting the maximum baggage is the transport of the entire German population to their new home in the central Saharan desert regions of southern Algeria, Mali and Niger by camel. As a matter of fact, it is getting worse by the day. Leaving the European Union is not an easy task.

Algeria 147

Algeria 2013 Germany Mali 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

This strange but beautifully plumaged bird was widely known throughout Europe as the Waldrapp (meaning “Forest Crow”). It bred in large colonies on cliffs and castle ramparts in southern and central Europe, before it began a relentless march towards extinction.

Endangered Species 185

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

Morocco and Algeria) and migrates to tropical West Africa. As its name indicates, it breeds in Europe, with good numbers still nesting on the Iberian Peninsula and into eastern Europe, as well as further westwards right across to China. Two populations exist, the westernmost breeds in the western Sahara (e.g.

Africa 262

Africa Gabon South Africa Uganda 262