10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

: “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” Survival rates of chicks increase when there are helpers present – and if in captivity this is not an option, humans can also take the place of helpers ( source ). ” ( source ).

Burma 191

Burma India Birds Indonesia 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2014

Nearly wiped out by human heedlessness, development, and pesticide use, under the protection of the Endangered Species Act this handsome fish eagle has made a stunning comeback, rebounding in numbers and recolonizing areas where many thought they were gone forever. with a view of the Capitol, no less!)

Bald Eagle 221

Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species Washington 221

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 184

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. .” And within these chapters are three marvelous stories told by Sophie A.

California Condor 171

California Condor Falcons California Birds 171

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

But it wasn’t until he studied falconry’s appeal to centuries-old cultures–the Persians, English, Dutch, French, Chinese, Russians, and people of the Middle East–that Cade realized the sport of kings was slowly dying and would disappear along with the age-old mystique of a raptor returning to the human who trained her.

Falcons 173

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 173

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. I very much enjoyed the first section, which relates the history of the bird and its relationship with us, humans, from its discovery in 1851 up to the fateful Lake Mack fire and its aftermath in the 1980’s. Rapai is clearly fascinated by Leopold’s life, and frankly, so was I.

Michigan 223

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 223

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

But within a couple of decades, it’s effects on both wildlife and humanity became apparent. The most notorious effect is that their eggshells become so thin that a parent bird will crush it’s eggs while attempting to incubate them. They were secure in their isolated home here until humanity came to Laysan in the 1890s.

Albatross 199

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 199