10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Maybe Moss is right, and birds have changed history. Hundreds of millions of sparrows were killed, almost to the point of extinction. The book is a grab-bag of facts about the ten birds, mostly culled from other works. A prime example is the 1958 Chinese campaign to eliminate sparrows, considered pests because they fed on grain.
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2013
Historical poaching (this population was restocked from Zimbabwe) has clearly left its mark on the gene pool. This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Prime destinations for seeing African Elephant in the wild include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda. They are harmless to humans and their horns are used for wrestling other males for mating rights. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!
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