Critter News
AUGUST 14, 2009
Detectives seized 200 products believed to be made from endangered animals including musk deer, leopards and tigers. The regulations closed a legal loophole which enabled traders to pretend animal products came from countries with lower levels of protection. From the Telegraph.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 21, 2016
The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. And I need you to vote for me and send me to Antarctica, so I could write wildlife blogs on Adélie Penguins and Leopard Seals.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
That’s a threatened habitat, and one much sought after by wildlife enthusiasts. This is the place, after all, that people see Sunda Clouded Leopards! After a sumptuous breakfast (albeit one without pork products) we set out on another walk, this time up a hill overlooking the camp. Night is for the frogs.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2011
A question I am frequently asked by birders and wildlife enthusiasts is: “ if I only visit Africa once, where should I go ?” Highly recommended birding and wildlife sites include Selous Game Reserve, the Eastern Arc Mountains, Pemba and Zanzibar Islands and Arusha National Park.
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2022
Looking forward, the biggest threats to the Congo rainforest come from industrial plantations, especially for palm oil, rubber, and sugar production. The Congo Basin is the only place to shelter all three subspecies of gorilla: the Western Lowland Gorilla, the Eastern Lowland Gorilla and the endangered Mountain Gorilla.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 30, 2020
As Bill Oddie noticed in his foreword to ‘Wild Sri Lanka’ (2nd edition) by Gehan De Silva Wijeyeratne, this island paradise is probably the only country in the world where almost all books on wildlife were authored by a single person. Such a concept seems perfect for a phone app on Sri Lanka wildlife watching.
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