10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Birds of Kruger National Park covers the 259 species most frequently seen in the park, about half of the total number of birds documented there. This still leaves the user flipping through sections, looking for the species in question, though I don’t think there are many species with this habitat overlap.

Ecuador 172

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 172

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

He was caught at an airport with about 70 live animals, including at least three different endangered species and eight inch-long Caiman crocodiles. I don't know how these poor animals survive stuffed in luggage. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime reptiles crocodile south africa endangered species. Very cruel.

South Africa 100

South Africa Endangered Species Reptiles Africa 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

I don’t mind that they share the world with other creatures, and I have even developed an appreciation for mammals, reptiles and amphibians – but only so long as watching them doesn’t collide with my finding birds. species found only around the Mediterranean or in Europe’s Southeast.

Europe 165

Europe Mammals Animal Birds 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Although the class focused “on birds, students also pick up some botany, geology, hydrology, forestry, fisheries, meteorology, and wildlife management,” students also learned “the names, habits, and importance of local animals and plants.” And many become birders. They would know the local streams, lakes, and marshes.

2018 264

2018 Agenda Science Eggs 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2013

This park protects the largest remaining tract of dry deciduous forest in the west of India, offering visitors 37 species of reptiles, 38 species of mammals and, not to be forgotten – almost 300 bird species. The largest reptile is the Indian Mugger Crocodile. Three Indian Jackals are walking through a sunset.

Lions 226

Lions India Mammals Boars 226

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Plants, animals, as well as birds. We were able to identify several warblers, Great Horned Owls, Zone-tailed, Coopers and Redtailed Hawks, Osprey, Common Ground Doves, Cactus and Canyon Wrens, Black-throated Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, Common Nighthawks, Lazuli Buntings, House Finch, Gray Thrashers, and several species of Sparrows.

Coyotes 133

Coyotes Rodents Reptiles Fox 133

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

And, I started daydreaming about encountering something a little different, maybe a Horned Frog, Ceratophrys cornuta, a large, squat green and brown frog of South America, with a wide mouth large enough to eat other frogs as well as reptiles. As Mattison says, “Frogs are unlikely to be mistaken for any other type of animal.”

Reptiles 184

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2013

These mangroves function as a sanctuary for fish and other animals that then make their way as adults across the channel to the coral reefs that surround the island. The frigates are by far the most numerous and evident of the island’s nesting species. A Brown Booby, one of three booby species to be found on the island.

Whales 262

Whales Whaling Sharks Marine Life 262

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

One of those pooie reptiles: Green Iguana by Niklas Aronsson. Or even those pooie reptiles. But why would someone look for that, an easy and common one among the 920+ bird species of Costa Rica? And if the amount is taken into consideration, I guess this has to be a much better omen. Or a mammal.

Costa Rica 138

Costa Rica Reptiles Farming Mississippi 138

Animal Person

APRIL 1, 2010

I think of "old speciesism" as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. Meanwhile, "new speciesism" is the notion that within a paradigm where rights are included for nonhuman animals, some are more deserving of rights than others for any of a variety of reasons (e.g.,

Speciesism 100

Speciesism Apes Advocacy Salamander 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

The first edition, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics , was published in 1989. It was my first trip to the Neotropics, and I had no idea what I was getting into. Kricher has expanded subject coverage and updated, revised, re-arranged, and rewritten text.

South America 151

South America Ecuador Reptiles America 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2012

All of the animals, birds and reptiles who live there are native species who were once injured, have gone through rehabilitation, and ended up with a permanent disability which prevented their return to the wild. I live near a small zoo.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 205

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Zoos Reptiles 205

Critter News

AUGUST 19, 2008

Amy, a German shepherd, and Uno, a Labrador retriever, have joined the team at {Frankfurt,} one of Europe's busiest airports — the first two dogs in Germany trained to sniff out live animals, plants or derivatives or remains of them. Incredible that illegal smuggling is estimated at $293 billion. That's huge.

Trafficking 100

Trafficking Germany illegal Reptiles 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

. … Matthew Anderson [of Audubon] said proponents of colonies are putting the interests of one invasive species — cats — over the hundreds of other native ones that are their prey. But about two-thirds of the people speaking supported the new measure, including Dan Niziolek, director of Minneapolis Animal Care and Control.

Feral Cats 208

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 208

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

It brings mammals, and frogs in profusion, and reptiles, and insects. We found some more sleeping birds, lots of frogs, and a Lesser Mousedeer – a new species for me! It pays to ask ahead about how the tour will be run, and pick the smaller ones for your own enjoyment and the wellbeing of the animals involved.

Badgers 154

Badgers Wildlife Reptiles Monkeys 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. And for rodents and reptiles as well. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. Smaller and larger animals (if there are any) are taken by other creatures. That was one of his cats.

Feral Cats 255

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2012

On the first day, before the sun was even properly up, I already had one of my target species under my belt: the storied and spectacular White Stork. But I saw some really cool things, and now I am going to tell you all about them! My journey started off in the city of Leon. My life White Stork.

Spain 171

Spain Europe Industry Rodents 171

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2016

This often applies in animal behavior and ecology, and this often comes about in relation to predator pressure. This example is important because it appears that the protector species, not just the protected species, gains a benefit, the latter having been documented many times before.

Alligators 116

Alligators Protection Leopards Birds 116

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2013

Like several species, breeding Peregrines were extirpated during the height of the DDT era but have reclaimed their island domain in more recent years. The Channel Islands have all sorts of species and subspecies that are endemic to the islands, including mammals, reptiles, plants, and of course birds, many of which are nonmigratory.

California 164

California Birds Sea Lions Whales 164

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Even better is a guide to mammals and reptiles, because snakes and lizards are pretty much up there with mammals when you’re exploring new territory. Animals of Kruger National Park by Keith Barnes is the animal guide I wish I had when I visited South Africa. Believe me, I tried. Such a great variety of food!

Rhinos 239

Rhinos Mammals Animal White Rhinos 239

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Not from an environmental perspective but from a “don’t you like animals?”

Animal Rights 262

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 262

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. This makes perfect sense.

Animal Rights Movement 208

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 208

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2022

Inside the camps, you are allowed to walk around freely – outside, this privilege is reserved for the animals. There are quite a few raptor species around Skukuza. Most likely, the devil, not god created this species. African Spoonbills seem unfazed by large reptiles. I guess you just get used to them with time.

Birds 147

Birds Africa Eagles Barn Owls 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2020

Each activity builds on these basics–observation, documentation and action–introducing concepts like migration, nesting, and conservation, and also teaching specific ways bird behavior may be different for different species. The chapters on native and exotic species, migration, L.A. The sections complement each other.

Los Angeles 264

Los Angeles 2019 Birds 2014 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

He had the habit of asking very similar question about the animals featured in his zoology lectures, including basic questions like how big they are, what limits physiology puts on their geographic range, etc. For instance, among animals, booby and noddy combined probably represents the majority of the biomass of the somewhat unusual St.

Mammals 175

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Add 315 bird species, 42 species of mammals – including Vulnerable Irrawaddy and Endangered Ganges River Dolphins , 61 amphibians and reptiles – including Estuarine Crocodile , at least 150 species of commercially important fish and 334 plant species to the picture. And tell me now – don’t you share my dream?

Bangladesh 184

Bangladesh Dolphins Cambodia Cooking 184

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

This has been looked at in other studies for ectotherms (the most obvious sorts of animals to be affected since they get their heat from ambient conditions) and elderly humans. These results show that daily temperature variability can substantially impact the population viability of endothermic species.

Killing 206

Killing Zebras Birds Research 206

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2011

Of those traits, there are two kinds: The ones that are bird-like, but are not shared between birds and other animals because of a common ancestor having had the trait. These animals were small, had highly efficient respiratory systems, were feather-clad, and may have soared around a bit. Flight is an example.

Mammals 248

Mammals Europe Groups Family 248

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

Phoebe Snetsinger was an American birder who first passed the 8,000 species mark. It has all Big Five animals and a whole lot of other grumpy mammals. He subsequently leaves for Peru and gets kidnapped and killed by Sendero Luminoso – the local brand of Maoists. She died in a car accident during a birding trip. None were found.

Mozambique 218

Mozambique Birds Ghana Namibia 218

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2020

Birds, butterflies, flowers, reptiles – you name it, Gehan has covered it. Further chapters detail wildlife watching opportunities for primates, birds, reptiles, turtles, butterflies and dragonflies; a description of the parks and reserves by habitat type; and a wildlife watching calendar to help plan a trip. Product details.

Sri Lanka 199

Sri Lanka Whales Whaling Leopards 199