10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

That would be only the tip of the iceberg since the power line was built in the 1950s and has probably caused the death of hundreds if not thousands of Egyptian Vultures (source: BSPB). Neighbouring (FYRO) Macedonia nowadays has about 20 pairs, while two decades ago they had 135! Reasons for this situation are numerous.

Sudan 220

Sudan Macedonia Botswana Serbia 220

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This can also come in the form of crowdsourcing identification tips on unknown birds. Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. 1999, Holt et al. of Snowy Owl deaths (Kerlinger and Lein 1988).

Ethics 137

Ethics Owls New York North America 137

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

He has earned his tip. The Osprey tries another hunt, finally a successful one, while Telia goes deeper into the water and lies down. Our guide is standing on his seat, scanning the area with binoculars. All of a sudden, in a hushed voice he says one word only: “Tigers!” We have met the daughters of Telia, the Tigress of the Lake.

Tigers 240

Tigers India Killing 2012 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.

Rhinoceros 125

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 125

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Very little information was available at the time, so we hired a car and off we went, following the few tips we had managed to gather but mostly our noses. According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. And wow, what a trip we had! million hectares in 2007.

Ghana 189

Ghana Hunters Gambia Guinea 189