10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

American scientists, realizing belatedly how embarrassing it was to know so little about a species right in the heart of their own continent, rushed to study this remnant population. When the South Dakota ferret numbers began dropping, they captured nine animals in hopes of starting a captive breeding population.

Ferrets 181

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 181

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2013

At the very northern end of their breeding range in the Channel Islands, they are strictly a Californian bird as far as the U.S. Like several species, breeding Peregrines were extirpated during the height of the DDT era but have reclaimed their island domain in more recent years. is concerned.

California 161

California Birds Sea Lions Whales 161

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2011

Until recently the species certainly only hung on to existence on two small islands in that group, but this distribution is an artefact of a long decline. The species in fact used to occur across New Zealand, but declined quickly with the arrival of introduced mammals.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Penguins Endangered Species Species 161

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

According to an as yet unpublished update to the IUCN Red List, there are only 949 to 2,215 breeding Dholes left in the wild – which is far below the number of the world’s breeding tigers (source: the Guardian). Maharashtra), prey densities are high and Dhole numbers stable (source: IUCN).

Tigers 232

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 232

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Kirtland’s Warbler is a classic niche species; they breed in only very specific conditions, which occur in only a very specific area. That is a big difference compared to the 2,000+ singing males detected in 2012, well above the recovery goal for this species set by the U.S. this species breeds.

Albatross 199

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

After one 3 year stint, they left with 131,405 specimens including birds, mammals, reptiles, plants and even human remains (which were only recently repatriated for burial in Africa!) The Mangrove Kingfisher is a rare species which as its name suggests, lives in coastal mangroves. Image by Hugh Chittenden.

Mozambique 183

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 183