10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2013

Rather, my trip to the American Museum of Natural History last week was enlivened, however slightly, by spotting a Rock Pigeon perched on top of the elephants in the Hall of African Mammals, safely out of the elements and unexposed to Central Park’s hawks. Not in any espionage sense. The pigeon seemed very comfortable.

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Elephants Mammals Buffalo Gorillas 158

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

Northern Carmine Bee-eater riding an Arabian Bustard by Markus Lilje/Rockjumper Birding Tours Northern Carmine Bee-eaters in particular are masters of this trait, and rides range from elephants, donkeys and goats to Kori and Arabian Bustards, Abyssinian Ground Hornbills and a variety of other larger birds and mammals.

Africa 265

Africa South Africa Gabon Uganda 265

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

Logging roads have opened up vast areas to commercial hunting, leading to industrial-scale poaching and a more than 60 per cent drop in the region’s Forest Elephant population in less than a decade. Mammals include Western Lowland Gorilla, Forest Elephant and Forest Buffalo, and eleven diurnal primates.

Central African Republic 301

Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 301

Critter News

JUNE 26, 2009

Four chimpanzees were killed last week in the central zone and 11 elephants since the start of the year," park director Emmanuel de Merode told AFP. Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species. He added "a large number of game animals", including antelopes, had also been slaughtered. Here's sobering statistic.

Congo 100

Congo Gorillas Endangered Species Animal 100

Critter News

MARCH 29, 2009

Two of my favorite issues are chimpanzees threatened in labs and mountain gorillas threatened in the Congo. Locals have told Hicks that up to a few years ago there was very little poaching (except for elephants) in the area, and that it is the mining of diamonds and gold that has lead to the current slaughter of wildlife.

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Congo Endangered Species Apes 2008 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

This image is from Bwindi Impenetrable Gorilla National Park, Uganda. He discovered numerous new species for science including this barbet and was the first person to confirm the existence of both Gorillas and Pygmies. Gray-throated Barbet is one of the plainer members of the African Barbet family.

Ethiopia 240

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 240

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

advisory board, the “ Wildlife Protection Board ,” has been created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family 2. A newly created U.S. Why is this happening?

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 115