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A Fistful of British Bird Bloggers

10,000 Birds

The British have never been content to sit at home and invariably have itchy feet; I first came across Terry Thownsend blogging about birds in Copenhagen, Denmark, a few months back he announced he was on the move and he’s currently birding and occasionally blogging from Beijing in China.

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2010 Declared the Year of the Tiger.So What?

Critter News

The Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop declared 2010 to be the Year of the Tiger. When China won't support a ban on tiger farms, nor will it work to curb the ridiculous demand for tiger products in its own country, what's the point? China is the single biggest threat to the tiger and it won't participate seriously in its protection.

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Birding the Bamiyan area, Afghanistan

10,000 Birds

Coming from crowded China, it seems incredible to have such a spectacular sight to one’s own … … free to explore every single watchtower. We will establish a series of online workshops, trainings, and seminars for young women. The second, even more pressing area is female education.