10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There was the discomfort of living in the bitter cold and dark, sometimes without proper clothing or equipment, especially in the early years; harrowing encounters with one of the area’s major predators, Leopard Seals; and a more insidious threat, melting ice.

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Penguins Seals Leopards Research 153

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. Today, there are more than 3,000 birds at this accessible colony and they are protected by fences and stiff fines for human disturbance. Please enjoy the below video that I compiled featuring some of these birds at both mainland colonies.

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Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 210

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

There is little factual material here about global conservation and protection, but that is not the book’s purpose. This is Gooddie’s web site, the host of his original travel blogs and a platform for pitta photographs, video, and paintings by fortunate birders and talented artists. This is a travel adventure book.

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Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. The Amur Leopard ( Panthera pardus orientalis – above) is just one majestic animal on the Critically Endangered (CR) list with less than 100 individuals in the wild due to hunting for its fur.

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 109