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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Good for animals, of course – particularly some shy mammals. Being a mammal myself, I am understandably much less fond of this animal class than I am of birds. Gazelle, maybe Goitered ? The chick – quite possibly the cutest bird I saw on this trip – obliged. Blue Sheep. At least they are cute.

Sheep 240

Sheep Mountain Goats Gazelles Birds 240

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2022

sq mi), which contradict the conservation significance of the bird it was founded for, some three decades ago – the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard. My guide, Chirag Solanki, told me he had once been searching here for five days, before he managed to locate the birds. And the animals themselves? Indeed, I say.

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Gazelles India 2012 Endangered Species 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2013

There are some seven birds among the 100 most endangered species on the planet on the list of fauna and flora listed as the rarest by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Zoological Society of London – and this morning, I am after one of those! He asks if the wind generators can influence the bird numbers?

India 241

India Gazelles Endangered Species Pakistan 241

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa).

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 241

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

I was lucky to visit India several times, but as a keen birder I carried along only a bird book, and even upgraded it to a new edition between the trips. monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.). The post Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.

Asia 176

Asia Mammals Sri Lanka Bhutan 176

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

This country boasts over 1,000 bird species, vast wildernesses, a superb network of protected areas, the greatest concentration of large game and predators on the planet, excellent lodges and friendly people. The Baobab-studded woodlands and wetlands of the park harbor over 550 bird species and they sure come thick and fast!

Tanzania 216

Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 216