10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2022
Located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, the Naliya Grassland is the smallest reserve of India, covering only 2 square kilometers (yes – 0.77 sq mi), which contradict the conservation significance of the bird it was founded for, some three decades ago – the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard. Indeed, I say. Males reach 1.2
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 27, 2014
Sociable Lapwings breed in several areas along the Kazakhstani – Russian border and overwinter in Iraq, Sudan and northwest India. Trips endangered species India lapwings Sociable Lapwing' Sam claims that they are always there, 26 of them only a week ago. Locals being vegetarians, why are there no birds?
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10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2015
India, February 2013. I am camping in the dry-deciduous jungle in eastern Maharashtra, near the geographic heart of India. Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low. Only in protected areas in southern and central India (e.g. It is February and evenings are cold. Against snakes,” he said.
10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2013
There are some seven birds among the 100 most endangered species on the planet on the list of fauna and flora listed as the rarest by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Zoological Society of London – and this morning, I am after one of those! Trips Great Indian Bustard India' Males reach 1.2
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2012
Another oft-quoted account is that of Lopo Vaz de Sampayo, governor of the Portuguese possessions in India. The era during which the Ottoman Empire was wealthiest is called the Tulip era, or Lale Devri in Turkish. We here at 10,000 Birds salute Swarovski Optik ‘s commitment to conservation.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2012
The bulk of the population (approximately 80%) belong to the Zulu tribe, but significant numbers of Xhosa and Afrikaans, as well as immigrants from India and Britain call this beautiful patch of land on Africa’s eastern seaboard their home. The Mangrove Kingfisher is a rare species which as its name suggests, lives in coastal mangroves.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2013
This bird is known from only a dozen localities, with only a handful of individuals and a very fragmented habitat, hence the critically endangered status in the Red Book (one of 198 such species – also my fifth). Nate’s best was also a rarity in India. Forest Owlet by Dragan Simic. What are the odds? Sociable Lapwing.
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