10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2016

It’s a bang-up breeding year for super-endangered birds! First, wildlife officials in Louisiana announced the first successful wild Whooping Crane nest in that state since 1939. The species, which migrates from the Russian Arctic to Southeast Asia, is down to about 200 breeding pairs in the wild, due to habitat loss and poaching.

Eggs 190

Eggs Louisiana Breeding Asia 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Oil washes ashore at Venice, Louisiana. Oil begins to wash up on the beaches throughout May and June of 2010 May 6, 2010 Oil washes ashore on the Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast, an important nesting and breeding area for many bird species. May 19, 2010 Oil washes ashore on mainland Louisiana.

2010 232

2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 232

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Because of its large contiguous stand of bottomland hardwood forest, Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge was designated as critical habitat and serves as a corridor for the Louisiana black bear between Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge and Red River Wildlife Management Area. The refuge is already open to sport fishing.

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. of Louisiana State University is a long-time member and currently Acting Chair of the SACC. That’s pretty amazing–Bolivia has more bird species than India! Van Remsen, Jr.

Bolivia 172

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 172

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

“Winter Sports in Northern Louisiana: Shooting Wild Pigeons.” He reasons out answers to both questions, finally stating that, despite what many eyewitnesses wrote, the birds had to have laid more than one egg and that the birds had to have nested more than once a breeding season. Or the absence of legal protection.

2014 160

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160