10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. This was truly an incredible encounter we had been so, so fortunate to witness; a full Snow Leopard hunt from beginning to end including the take and kill.
Critter News
OCTOBER 2, 2009
So far this year poachers in Kenya have killed 128 elephants for their ivory; last year 98 were killed. Some wildlife experts have attributed the increase in elephant poaching to the presence of Chinese workers in Africa. Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa Kenya china asia elephants traf.
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Critter News
AUGUST 25, 2008
State wildlife officials are investigating a possible poaching case in which someone removed the gallbladder of a black bear -- which can sell for thousands of dollars in Asia -- after the animal was struck and killed this week by a car in the Lake Tahoe area. Tags: bear poaching asia. Sounds like a crime of opportunity.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2011
The kitten Venus is an F4 Bengal meaning she’s four generations (F4) removed from the Asian Leopard Cat which is a small wild cat from Asia. According to US Fish and Wildlife domestic rural cats kill roughly 39 million birds annually. Lorraine started with one tiny kitten when she moved into her home.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2013
White-faced Ibis Killed by One-eyed Peregrine – Alex Lamoreaux, The Nemesis Bird. White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds. Roseate Spoonbills at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds. Glossy Ibis , photo by Valerie Gebert.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Thankfully the days of visiting Africa purely for slaughtering its wildlife have mostly come to a merciful end, and safari operators have adopted the Big Five term to market tours that offer sightings of the fortunate remanants of Africa’s once teeming great herds. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!
10,000 Birds
APRIL 21, 2015
Will H5N2 Kill Wild Birds? People should avoid contact with sick/dead poultry or wildlife. We have seen H5N2 become an important virus for domestic poultry, suddenly, starting in Asia, moving to Europe, then to North America with wild migratory birds as the likely vector. So, what about wild birds?
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