10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. That means passing over the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, where you’re liable to get shot, trapped, or otherwise hunted. Take Hawaii, for example. Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).

Cambodia 143

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 143

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

The idea of Lost Animals was conceived after the publication of Extinct Birds (2001), a 400-page, four-pound book on 75 extinct species. They would pause over them and just gaze, sometimes even raising the book towards their eyes in the vain hope that this action would allow them to see more. Other species are less known.

Animal 267

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 267

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Indiana teacher raises the bar for newbie birders everywhere by finding the state’s first record of a Black-tailed Godwit. Someone better tell that flamingo not to stay put and avoid Malta, where voters narrowly rejected a ban on hunting migratory birds. Now you have.

Malta 183

Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 183