10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

In keeping with high diversity in other aspects of the avian kingdom, including falcons and excluding owls, this small country has a raptor list that tops fifty species. While there’s a lot of protected habitat, with so many other raptors and birds to compete with, each species has a pretty small population.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica West Virginia Eagles Monkeys 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

The program has been successful enough that some of the birds have been released back into protected areas in California, Arizona, and across the border in Baja, but the species is still far from out of the woods. Vultures, Human Evolution, and Windmills – Greg Laden, 10,000 Birds. California Condor , photo by Sheridan Woodley.

California Condor 175

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 175

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Below legal size for humans is still legal for pelicans. And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. The moat would protect the islets and allow the birds to start nesting earlier. I’m in Greece, after all.

Greece 189

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 189