10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

My only wolf sightings have been in Spain, in December, and at great range. A Red Fox in Georgia, not looking very red I’ve never been to Svalbard, so I haven’t ticked off polar bear, but I have seen brown bears on a number of occasions in both Romania and Bulgaria. They particularly like chocolate!) in the evening.

Fur 175

Fur Bulgaria Otters Estonia 175

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). April 2012.

Spain 100

Spain Elephants Hunting Wildlife 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

The Tramuntanas – Spain. “I am covered in bug bites, my legs are killing me and I got sick and threw up from the altitude,” Ryan Terrill, 26, a member of the winning American team, the LSU Tigrisomas, commented. The six international teams were as follows: The Zululanders – South Africa.

Peru 217

Peru 2012 Birds Falcons 217

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2020

Yet associations with death, burial, and general ill omen persist, culminating in the robin’s appearance as the unlucky victim of “Who Killed C**k Robin?”, an old bedtime story favorite that was arguably the very first murder ballad heard by generations of children. The still-living C**k Robin.

Ireland 153

Ireland Branding Spain Compassion 153