10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s all about the improbable intersection of human beings and Emperor Penguins, and if I can’t make it to an Emperor Penguin colony (highly unlikely), reading this book has been the next best thing. Little film clipboards in the text indicate the availability of these video clips.

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Penguins Seals Leopards Research 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. Today, there are more than 3,000 birds at this accessible colony and they are protected by fences and stiff fines for human disturbance. Please enjoy the below video that I compiled featuring some of these birds at both mainland colonies.

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Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 220

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The books work best when the birding is coupled with the human element. There is little factual material here about global conservation and protection, but that is not the book’s purpose. And, just last week James Currie posted about Finding Rainbow Pittas here, on 10,000 Birds, with great video footage.

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Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 196

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. The Amur Leopard ( Panthera pardus orientalis – above) is just one majestic animal on the Critically Endangered (CR) list with less than 100 individuals in the wild due to hunting for its fur.

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