10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
The scientific species name of the Rusty-naped Pitta oatesi honors Eugene William Oates (1845-1911), an English civil servant in India and naturalist. He published a number of books on birds of India and Burma, making me wonder how hard all these overseas civil servants really worked in their day jobs.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
From the Times of India. Sher Singh, one of the kingpins of the countrywide wildlife trafficking racket involved in stealing eight common marmosets from Alipore Zoo on August 9, walked off a train in the wee hours of Friday. Sure doesn't sound like these guys take wildlife trafficking very seriously. Unfortunate.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2013
It’s all very well to advocate the should that tigers should not be poached from a reserve in India. Perhaps it would be better to move the tigers to that bigger reserve, or maybe a zoo. I, personally, deeply believe that wild places and wildlife have an existence value that should be respected. I hear you. I really do.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2019
Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2019
9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2019
Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Rondevlei Nature Reserve. 14 Jun 2018. Silver Teal – Spatula versicolor. Costanera Sur, Promenade.
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