Critter News

APRIL 20, 2012

King Juan Carlos of Spain, Honorary President of WWF Spain, is recovering in hospital after breaking his hip in Botswana where he was on an elephant hunt. Apparently it isn't the first time the King has been shooting big game in Africa, or elsewhere (Apparently he killed a bear in Russia a few years ago too).

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Spain Elephants Hunting Wildlife 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2021

But sometimes it’s impossible to ignore the proverbial elephant in the room. Bear in mind that the year thus far is supposed to be the dry season, as outlined previously. On our way out we came across a tree with several drenched Turkey Vultures playing a waiting game with the weather.

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Litter ALA Endangered Species Elephants 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2020

No doubt, the big five of Sri Lanka include the biggest of the big ever – the Blue Whale , followed by Sperm Whale , Asian Elephant , Leopard and Sloth Bear. Blue Whale – 80%, Sperm Whale on 1 in 3 trips, Asian Elephant 100%, Leopard on 1 in 2 game drives, Sloth Bear on 1 in 3 game drives.

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Sri Lanka Whales Whaling Leopards 205

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Take the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. Similarly, the property protects an impressive large mammal fauna; it contains globally significant populations of African elephant (Loxodontha africana) (106,300), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) (2,135) and wild hunting dog (Lycaon pictus).

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Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 185

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

Yala National Park is brimming with wildlife and there are good chances of seeing Leopard , Sloth Bear and Asian Elephant , while it is also excellent for dry-zone birds, while the nearby Bundala coastal marshes and Palatupana ponds are good spots for shorebirds.

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Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

Well, the answer is that the moniker Red-headed Barbet was first given to the South American species that still bears and thus it had precedence to retain the name. Image taken in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. Its nickname of “Fruit-salad” bears witness to its rather random pattern of red, yellow, black and white.

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Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 235

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JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. A newly created U.S. But I digress.

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 112