10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
It seems this species is shy even by pitta standards – the HBW calls it a “very shy and secretive pitta, easily overlooked” and says that it is “very rare in China (S. His obituary was published in Nature. Quite possibly, this laughingthrush is now locally extinct in Switzerland or at least in Basel.
Critter News
AUGUST 17, 2010
A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. Tags: zoos taiwan tigers lion endangered species. One died and the other two were seized for sheltering at a research institution.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 22, 2015
During 1990s, the South China Tiger became extinct in the wild (some still survive in zoos) and the number of extinct races reached four. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' At that time there were still some 40,000 tigers in the wild. Cover photo: Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj.
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