10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2021

When you mention “Africa” to a birder, it is likely that at least two thirds will instantly think “Kenya”, and for a good reason: it is home to over 1,060 bird species and boasts many globally important birding areas. There are loads of travel guides to East Africa and Kenya in particular.

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Kenya Africa South Africa Penguins 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2024

Called The Big Bird Race , it tells the story of how my team, representing Country Life magazine , recorded 155 species in 24 hours in East Anglia (Suffolk and Norfolk). I’ve done a number of big days since, most notably in Kenya in 1986. In 1983 I co-wrote a book about a one-day, 24-hour competitive birdwatch that I took part in.

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Birds Kenya Barn Owls Owls 130

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Dedicated keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Nairobi Elephant Nursery in Kenya protect baby Shukuru from the cold and rain, and the risk of pneumonia, with a custom-made raincoat. Sheldrick is fourth-generation Kenya-born and has spent the better part of her life tending wild animals.

Elephants 100

Elephants Kenya Wounded Rhinos 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

A few years ago while I was watching elephants in the Samburu National Reserve in Northern Kenya with elephant researcher Iain Douglas-Hamilton, I noticed a teenaged female, Babyl, who walked very slowly and had difficulty taking each step. Empathy Among Elephants. Marc Bekoff wrote this article for Can Animals Save Us? ,

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100