10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2013

Perhaps because of threats to the ecosystems of the many places the Arctic Tern visits (Europe, Africa, South America, and North America), it may be on the decline. Some of those once-popular breeding spots now produce no chicks at all. For example, over the past decade, the population in the Gulf of Maine has dropped by 40 percent.

Bald Eagle 177

Bald Eagle Pandas Puffins Bears 177

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

With 7,500 birds (1,500 breeding pairs), the German population is still rather small compared to the numbers the parakeets have built up in the UK or the Netherlands, where the populations range in the 10s of thousands. The zoo has a small colony of genuinely wild Grey Herons (watch them compete with the seals for the fish!),

Germany 238

Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 238

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2012

Both Harris and his co-author, Wanless, study their puffins on the Isle of May off Scotland, and as a result the bulk of the book is centered on Britain specifically, and Europe more generally.

Puffins 126

Puffins Seals Europe Eggs 126

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The descriptions of the territory’s birds, seals, whales, introduced mammals, invertebrates, and plants are written within the framework of the conversationist, so it is more than a field guide, it is a record of endangered wildlife and the efforts being made to protect it. Surprisingly, South Georgia is not all ice and snow.

Georgia 172

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 172