Animal Breeding Europe Protection 
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2020
It can still be an entirely opposite end of a continent, but – if you are residing in Europe – the flight can be as short as one (from Germany) to two hours (from UK). I am talking of the very heart of the Balkans and the final birding frontier of Europe: Serbia. The country has one eBird hotspot with 200+ and 62 more with 100+ birds.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 29, 2016
But this breeding and social arrangement has its risks. And for wild pheasants ( Common , in Europe; or Ring-necked , stateside), a bigger group may actually present an existential danger. Newly published research in the journal Animal Behaviour suggests an ideal harem size for pheasants of 2.7 female birds for every male.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2015
One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves! Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger! Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2019
And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. These handsome finches breed in the far north of Europe and come here for the winter only. I think all were males, at last two huge ones certainly were. I barely started when some sulphur (a.k.a.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2022
In a big city such as Shanghai, it is not always easy to see animals. This sometimes makes it difficult for wild animals to survive. Hopefully, seeing these birds and learning about them will also make you understand that it is important to protect them and nature in general. Some Birds of Shanghai.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 15, 2012
Specifically, rural northwestern Spain, at various points along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage route to the supposed burial place of Saint James the apostle and, before that, to the westernmost point in continental Europe, the supposed End of the Earth, the Finis Terra. There are many big birds, many pretty birds.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2018
Yet, in the late 1970s there still were six colonies with about 40 breeding pairs left, but in the early 1990s only two colonies and 22 pairs persisted (of which only 13 bred in 1991) – five of them in this gorge. There are very few sheep in the meadows and too few animals end up dead in the open, where scavengers can get them.
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