10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2022

Located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, the Naliya Grassland is the smallest reserve of India, covering only 2 square kilometers (yes – 0.77 After my trip, I followed the news of this species closely. The latest, 2021 assessment of the IUCN Red List of threatened species, considers 13% of bird species to be facing extinction.

Gazelles 261

Gazelles India 2012 Endangered Species 261

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2013

There are some seven birds among the 100 most endangered species on the planet on the list of fauna and flora listed as the rarest by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Zoological Society of London – and this morning, I am after one of those! And the animals themselves? Males reach 1.2

India 248

India Gazelles Endangered Species Pakistan 248

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

I was lucky to visit India several times, but as a keen birder I carried along only a bird book, and even upgraded it to a new edition between the trips. On that first trip, I even saw some of the last 500 (Asiatic) Lions ! Despite depicting 540 species/56 families, it is a lightweight book of 173 pages, easy to pack and carry.

Asia 182

Asia Mammals Sri Lanka Bhutan 182