10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

The Majestic Wetlands: Within Shanghai’s boundaries lie several pristine wetland habitats that serve as vital sanctuaries for a plethora of bird species. This expansive marshland is home to rare and endangered species such as the charismatic Black-faced Spoonbill, Saunders’s Gull, and the elegant Oriental Stork.

China 176

China Endangered Species Sanctuary Protection 176

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

If they can spare a glance upward, the busy grape-pickers might also be treated to another portent of the changing seasons in the Iberian skies overhead: the sight of flocks of White Storks ( Ciconia ciconia ) heading south from their summer breeding grounds in Europe to Africa, where they spend the winter on the warm savannas.

2017 114

2017 Spain California Condor California 114

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

When zoo keepers saw that the baby was not eating and having trouble gaining weight, they made the decision to hand-raise him. Upon reaching maturity, he may also become an important part of Busch Gardens’ plans for a cheetah breeding program that will help boost the population of these critically endangered animals.

Jacksonville 100

Jacksonville White Rhinos Zoos Rhinos 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Here’s a diagram, available on the Audubon site , that compares its 2000 range with its anticipated 2080 range: Only 1 percent of the bird’s breeding range remains stable between 2000 and 2080 if global warming continues on its current course. … Conservation Audubon endangered species Extinction Week longspurs science'

Species 178

Species Science Los Angeles Birds 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season.

Ghana 199

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death.

2011 243

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

Woodward’s Barbet belongs to a group of barbets known as Green Barbets. He worked for Ezemvelo (the provincial parks authority) and was an avid bird bander who also worked on DNA analyses, radio tracking, monitoring endangered species nests etc. In 1964, Clancey’s “Birds of Natal and Zululand” raised the total to 590.

Mozambique 195

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 195