10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2013

Unfortunately, contemporary people from the high Andes are beginning to see condors as the enemy; a predator that will kill and eat livestock. Andean condors are vultures and feed exclusively on “carrion” dead animals. It is true that condors eat dead animals. The attribution of condors as killers seems accidental.

Livestock 172

Livestock Chile Colombia Ecuador 172

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. Here's the good news: This is a very readable explanation of how animals in the Hundred Heartbeat Club (there are 100 or fewer individuals in the wild today) got to be in the club. This is all very unveganly, but I went for it nevertheless.

Polar Bears 100

Polar Bears California Condor Bald Eagle Lions 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

In addition to Corey’s photo below from his trip to an Oilbird cave in Ecuador , check out these additional remarkable Oilbird eyecandy images. Oilbirds ( Steatornis caripensis ) in Ecuador © Corey Finger. Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomus discolor). Secretarybird ( Sagittarius serpentarius ) in Kenya by David J.

Madagascar 274

Madagascar Comoros South America Ecuador 274

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare. We all know the answer to that – not thinking at all about the how – how on earth you actually do that – and causing a civil war that has killed hundreds of millions.

Tigers 169

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

He subsequently leaves for Peru and gets kidnapped and killed by Sendero Luminoso – the local brand of Maoists. Famous ornithologist Ted Parker crashed into a mountain in Ecuador while surveying birds. It has all Big Five animals and a whole lot of other grumpy mammals. She died in a car accident during a birding trip.

Mozambique 208

Mozambique Birds Ghana Namibia 208