10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

During the three-week trip, he and his entourage killed 2,100 Houbara Bustards. These bustards are protected by international agreements and hunting them is banned in India. This is a bird that’s listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN ; its Pakistani population of 110,000 may be dropping by almost one-third annually.

Pakistan 181

Pakistan Hunters Hunting India 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This was only my second time ever to observe this subspecies (the first time was here as well), two other subspecies I have observed in India. The only wildcat I found was illegally killed by hunters during closed season. They may have been disturbed by the presence of hunters in the Danube backwaters.

Serbia 242

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 242

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The Snow Leopards’ thick pelts have long been highly sought-after artifacts by the people who share its Central Asian range, providing amazing insulation in the cold, but another reason their pelts are so thick must be to protect the leopard when it takes rough tumbles across its rugged, rocky environment.

Snow Leopard 279

Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Rubbish dumps are another favorite, and just like the most reliable stake-out for the endangered Greater Adjutant is Guwahati’s stenching rubbish-dump in Assam, India; so can Marabous be found at many rubbish dumps in Africa, slowly picking their way through the rotten mess looking for anything edible. They also prey on frogs and crabs.

Africa 233

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 233

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The latter is even captured in a somewhat gruesome video , in which the hornbill plucks a caged bird out of its cage and kills and eats it. At 15h59, the female picked up the fourth chick and killed it by repeatedly crushing it with her beak. Then she tried to feed it to the remaining chicks.

Rhinoceros 124

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

And embattled minority should be protected. People that are interested in conservation are all about the should – conservation’s raison d’être is the people perceiving that we should protect species and ecosystems, we should not allow them to be lost to extinction. A hungry child should be fed.

Tigers 169

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 169