10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
However, I have another ongoing love affair, with India. If you have never thought of India as a birding destination, I’d urge you to give it a good look. From the alpine habitats of the Himalayas, to deserts, grasslands, wetlands and forests, India has a great deal to offer the birdwatcher. Contact: ashley.boon@btopenworld.com.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 28, 2010
You don't hear much about leopards. This article says India is losing more than one a day. Tags: India leopard endangered species. Tigers are the ones getting most of the attention. But they are seriously threatened by extinction too.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2015
India, February 2013. I am camping in the dry-deciduous jungle in eastern Maharashtra, near the geographic heart of India. These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc. If they can survive next to such neigbours, how come they are endangered? It is February and evenings are cold.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2013
This bird is known from only a dozen localities, with only a handful of individuals and a very fragmented habitat, hence the critically endangered status in the Red Book (one of 198 such species – also my fifth). Nate’s best was also a rarity in India. Forest Owlet by Dragan Simic. What are the odds? Sociable Lapwing.
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