10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' Now with the evidence that the reversal of negative population trend is possible, the next big task ahead is to sustain it and make the 2022 target of 7,000 a reality, hopefully even with a year or two to spare. Cover photo: Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj.

Tigers 251

Tigers India Killing 2012 251

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2011

Until recently the species certainly only hung on to existence on two small islands in that group, but this distribution is an artefact of a long decline. The species in fact used to occur across New Zealand, but declined quickly with the arrival of introduced mammals.

New Zealand 162

New Zealand Penguins Endangered Species Species 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2013

The Channel Islands have all sorts of species and subspecies that are endemic to the islands, including mammals, reptiles, plants, and of course birds, many of which are nonmigratory. I can’t finish this post without mentioning marine mammals. Aside from birds, people really seem to like Island Foxes.

California 169

California Birds Sea Lions Whales 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2012

The fourteen identification chapters cover: geology and constellations; habitats; wildflowers; trees; shrubs, vines, and ground cover (grasses, sedges, rushes); primitive plants, lichens, and fungi; mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; fishes; butterflies and moths; other insects; other invertebrates (spiders, leeches); beach and tidepool life.

Massachusetts 211

Massachusetts North America Rhode Island Ohio 211

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Will the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference delegates up-list them to Appendix I of the Convention, forbidding any future sale over international borders? A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%.

Elephants 192

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 192

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2012

Sharks cruise off the city’s beaches, and just yesterday a deadly species of snake was found in a suburban railway station. Lurking in the suburban lawns of Sydney are the deadly Funnelweb Spiders.

Sharks 232

Sharks Birds Australia Boars 232

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

After one 3 year stint, they left with 131,405 specimens including birds, mammals, reptiles, plants and even human remains (which were only recently repatriated for burial in Africa!) The famous Verreaux family who made several expeditions into the province through the 1820’s and 1830’s procuring specimens for rich collectors.

Mozambique 193

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 193

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. It is February and evenings are cold. We have rented army-style tents erected on concrete platforms surrounded with shallow but steep-walled ditches. What are these ditches for,” I asked my friend Nitin Bhardwaj.

Tigers 244

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

However, they were refound on Buldir Island, a remote island that never had any introduced mammals. With such a restricted range, the duck is still at risk of stochastic events (in other words, Mother Nature), and disease is a recurring problem on Midway, but the species is in much better shape than they were a hundred years ago.

Albatross 213

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

New Zealand has been the recipient of a higher than average number of introduced species, in particular a range of mammals from elk to mice. This is quite a big deal for an island group that had no mammals save bats for millions of years. This is a very serious business here in New Zealand.

Animal Rights 266

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 266

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2012

New Zealand has one of the direst records of extinction is modern times, second on really to Hawaii in terms of bird species lost. The initial solution was translocation, but there were a limited amount of islands on which you could place species without mammals being a problem, and they were only very small islands.

New Zealand 174

New Zealand Rats Mammals Possums 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2015

This bat is rare and range-restricted in South Florida, which are some of the reasons it was recently listed as an endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Overall, these threats pose significant risk to the survival of the species. The Florida Bonneted Bat is the largest of Florida’s bats weighing 1.2

Bats 166

Bats Florida Endangered Species Cuba 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

Mai Po Nature Reserve : world famous locale for shorebirds, waterfowl, waders, and wetland birds; wintering grounds for certain endangered species. Many at Mai Po, which is one of the best places in the world to see this endangered species. BONUS MAMMAL SPECIES LIST. Numerous everywhere there was water.

2014 223

2014 Eagles Asia Groups 223

Animal Person

AUGUST 25, 2010

For me, part if this goes to the question of whether or not we should breed or otherwise try to restore endangered species, in general. The answer to that question could, for some, be dependent upon whether the endangering is our doing. The analogy to mammals we rescue is interesting; it's a good point.

Fish 100

Fish Rabbits Rescue Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Despite birding in shattered forests with the constant background whine of chainsaws, the birding is phenomenal, with an incredible diversity and volume of rare and endangered species. Whether permits being issued are for selective harvesting or not, what is undeniable is that these reserves are being clear-felled.

Ghana 197

Ghana Hunters Gambia Guinea 197

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Criterion (x): The reserve has a higher density and diversity of species than any other Miombo woodland area: more than 2,100 plants have been recorded and more are thought to exist in the remote forests in the south. In fact, managing an area so you can shoot some antelope an the occasional lion doesn’t just protect those species.

Lions 187

Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 187

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2017

Home to over 400 species of birds, 450 types of native plants, half of the U.S. species of butterflies, and many endangered, threatened or candidate species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act.” ” We have been fighting the Sagebrush Rebellion for years now.

North Korea 103

North Korea Mountain Lions Legislation Nebraska 103