10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
According to Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World , a handsome volume written by James Hancock, James Kushan and Philip Kohl and published by Academic Press in 1992, Geronticus eremita “once nested in the mountains of central Europe, across northern Africa and into the Middle East. But this range is now much reduced.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2021
And ten years later, I found my name among the data providers in this magnificent book – possibly the most important ornithological publication in Europe in the 21st century, so far. Hence, study the Species and habitats and, combined with Biogeographic patterns in the distribution chapter, construct new bird tours of Europe.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2024
Steve Dudley, a bird guide and author of the Lesvos birding guide, once told me: “Greece is THE premier birding location in Europe for me [and for yours truly as well]. There is one more reason to take my hat off: all funds raised from selling the books go directly towards bird protection projects in Greece.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The Atlas attributes “the rapid increase of Barnacle Geese to several factors”, of which the most important seems to be improved protection of the Svalbard and Russian populations. The Atlas was published in 2020, so these numbers may have been grown since then. It’s spectacular stuff.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2011
Of these three regions, the Cerrado has the least exposure on the international stage, which is a shame since the Cerrado is almost the size of Western Europe and in total holds about 5% of all life on Earth. You might also want to see how the World Parrot Trust works to protect parrots in the wild. Say it ain’t so, Toucan Sam!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
From that year onward my work became dedicated to the protection of the area, as well as promotion of local ecotourism possibilities. Kerkini is one of the most important wintering areas throughout Europe. In the next year I visited the British Birdfair for the first time, which turned out to be the experience that changed my life.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 6, 2015
Turtle Doves have been declining in Europe since the 1970s, and in this century alone, the continent has lost 40% of its population of the species. In all European Union countries to the north and east of Serbia (except Romania), Turtle Doves are strictly protected. Money and effort are being invested in that protection.
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