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 131

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 131

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month. Molewa added that so far this year 49 rhino had been killed countrywide. Cover photo: White Rhinoceros, Wikimedia Commons. Conservation Africa Mammals poaching South Africa'

Rhinos 174

Rhinos South Africa Rhinoceros White Rhinos 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

There are times when acting in the conservation interest of a species or ecosystem means that the welfare of specific animals is compromised, which is a fancy way of saying that conservationists sometimes have to kill animals for the greater good. There is no solidarity among the big cats.

Lions 188

Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 188

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Africa is famous for its large, charismatic mammals, and the Big Five epitomize the most sought-after of these fantastic beasts. As visitors’ and the public’s interests expanded from the Big Five, and an appreciation for lesser mammals, birds and smaller wildlife has became more widespread, the term Little Five was coined.

Buffalo 213

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. Trips Mammals South Africa' A flock of Red-billed Oxpeckers is flying above.

Africa 200

Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 200

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Initially, I wasn’t that excited about seeing mammals. The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill. We also got great views of a very small mammal, Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat, at Satara.

South Africa 254

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 254

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

This was truly an incredible encounter we had been so, so fortunate to witness; a full Snow Leopard hunt from beginning to end including the take and kill. The red line follows the chase with the yellow dot indicating the first failed attack and the red dot being the final kill position.

Snow Leopard 279

Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279