10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2020

Scores of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks circled overhead, these vocal ducks are often hunted illegally here so it was refreshing to see so many. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also. Arriving before sunrise, we could already see the thick clouds on the horizon.

Livestock 205

Livestock Ducks ALA illegal 205

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I’ve been leading a small but faithful group on Trinidad for several years to count birds within a livestock farm that is generally restricted to the public (you can read about some of those shenanigans here ); this was the first time I was to embark on a CBC on the smaller island of Tobago.

Falcons 232

Falcons Trinidad Ducks Groups 232

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2016

It was placed on the Endangered Species List in 1973 , its populations dropping mostly due to hunting pressure from farmers who believe they kill livestock. Unfortunately, the range of the Andean Condor has decreased. Pesticide poisoning also remains a problem.

California Condor 100

California Condor Livestock Endangered Species Killing 100

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 8, 2010

And the proud Maasai warriors have hunted them ruthlessly in return so that now only about 2,000 remain in the country. Now the Maasai elders and chiefs are recognizing that the threat to the lions is also a threat to their way of life, and have forbidden the warriors to hunt them.

Lions 100

Lions Kenya Livestock Cats 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2020

The eagle’s alleged appetite for livestock has made it the traditional enemy of farmers and shepherds – especially in Scotland’s sheep country – and though claims of its gluttony are undoubtedly exaggerated, pardon for the Golden Eagle has been slow in coming.

Eagles 158

Eagles Lions Hunting Lamb 158

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The combination of over hunting, and the native animals susceptibility to diseases carried by domestic livestock that were allowed to graze there, completely eliminated these Bighorns by 1915. Pronghorn Antelope populations once exceeded 30 million animals, but by the turn of the century, was down to just a few small bands.

Sheep 112

Sheep Oregon Mules Livestock 112

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

Competition with domestic livestock has restricted some Gelada bands to poorer foraging on steep slopes. However the major factor is due to the rapid human population expansion in Ethiopia that has meant that cultivation (even in national parks!) has encroached on Gelada home ranges causing loss of feeding habitat and conflicts with farmers.

Ethiopia 159

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 159