10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

An adult Red-breasted Goose in a wildfowl collection Red-breasts are indeed popular in wildfowl collections, but they are valuable birds that are rarely kept full-winged (it has been illegal for many years to keep them un-pinioned) so these days escapes are relatively rare. The photograph below was digiscoped in Bulgaria in February 2007.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed. According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008.

Ghana 196

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 196

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. In 1992, in recognition of his work, the National Trust for the Cayman Islands presented Willie with its prestigious Award of Distinction for Environmental Conservation. They are also the rarest.

Antigua and Barbuda 229

Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 229