10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection.

Russia 181

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. Which makes it a haven for seabirds….and and seabirders.

South Africa 264

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the largest assemblages of breeding seabirds in the United States. These islands and their surrounding waters are protected as part of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants to eradicate all of the mice on Midway.

Mice 103

Mice Albatross Honolulu Endangered Species 103

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

They breed in colonies scattered around the Antarctic continent (the number ranges from 60 to 70, and as Kooyman points out, the colonies can drastically change in size from year to year) on the ice (and one of the things I learned from this book is how many different kinds of ice there is in the Antarctic) in the darkest months of winter.

Penguins 165

Penguins Seals Leopards Research 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

I remember way back in that same year commissioning the services of an active sport fishing boat to head out into the ‘deep’, 30 miles beyond the lighthouse at Cape Point itself, in search of a working trawler, in the hope of adding a suite of pelagic sightings to my expanding ‘life list’ of Southern African birds.

Albatross 189

Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 189

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 174

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 174