10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2011

This comes from BirdLife Cyprus’ research officer Mike Miltiadou, and shared by Melpo Apostolidou: Waterbirds that bred on the island this year. These are good news as the species has a non favourable conservation status at European level and this is only the second year the species nests in Cyprus.

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Cyprus Ducks Cattle Breeding 174

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2014

I dreamed of birding the Sundarbans delta – roughly the size of Connecticut or Cyprus – ever since my very dear friends Tim and Hanna Balke told me a story of their visit to these swamps where the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Mehgna rivers converge in the Bengal basin. They are doing it bare-handed without any protective gear.’

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Bangladesh Dolphins Cambodia Cooking 188

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

The program has been successful enough that some of the birds have been released back into protected areas in California, Arizona, and across the border in Baja, but the species is still far from out of the woods. Bringing Griffon Vultures into Cyprus – Dan Rhoads, 10,000 Birds. California Condor , photo by Sheridan Woodley.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 187

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife? Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now.Or

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243