10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2012

She looks at us, then ducks down, then back up, as we draw closer. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. As lovely as the Sage Grouse were, our trip had another primary mission — to see the amazing, highly endangered black-footed ferret. She’s dealt with creatures like us before; it was unpleasant but not fatal.

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Ferrets Prairie Dogs Coyotes Kittens 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

It was therefore an absolute thrill when I heard the news that biologists from The Peregrine Fund, whilst surveying for endangered Madagascar Harriers in November 2006, had discovered a small population of these diving ducks at a very remote crater lake 330km north of Lake Aloatra! The endangered Sakalava Rail, Lake Kinkony.

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Madagascar Lemurs 2006 Owls 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2013

I went to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida. Mottled Duck ? I also spent a bunch of time on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and, as usual, managed to see some birds on workdays. Oh, and there were mammals too. What happened at the end of January? Florida Scrub Jay ?

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2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 145

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

To that end please enjoy this quick guide of where to go birding and wildlife watching when based at any of the many World Cup locations. Don’t forget you can also see some wildlife on the road as you go ! North of Dunedin is Orokonui , a wildlife Sanctuary modeled on Karori with a fence to keep introduced mammals out.

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New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service. On the short list of wins for wildlife during the Bush II era, Short-tailed Albatross were officially listed as Endangered in 2000. However, they were refound on Buldir Island, a remote island that never had any introduced mammals. A curious Laysan Duck takes a stroll at Midway Atoll.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 215

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Targets acquired, we piled into cars and headed south to Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges, the jewel of the Outer Banks, where we were likely to cross paths with the vast majority of our species for the day. Though our focus was birds, there’s plenty of other wildlife on the islands. We set up scopes and started tallying.

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North Carolina Rattlesnake Sparrows Owls 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

With help from federal grants, state agencies, supportive legislators, and a devoted, knowledgeable staff, the Meadowlands slowly becomes a habitable place for birds, mammals, and other wildlife, a place where people can go to enjoy beauty in the middle of the densest populated area in the country.

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New Jersey Legislation Mammals Pigs 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

Lango Camp deck overlooking Lango Baï, by Congo Conservation Company The forests of the Congo Basin contain more than a 1,000 species of birds, together with 400 species of mammals, including Okapi, Hippos, Leopards, Chimpanzees and Bonobos. Ba’Aka people are among the most well-known representatives of an ancient hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

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Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 301

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

It turns out that duck nests tend to be so similar that you need to identify the feathers lining the nest, usually the breast feathers of the parent, to identify the user. It is a photographic guide, offering over 750 photos of nests–empty nests, nests being built, nests with eggs, eggs with parents brooding eggs. David Scott.

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Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 244