10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Madagascar, however, has had more than its fair share of extinct or lost species and Madagascar Pochard was firmly on this list. However numerous expeditions failed to produce any evidence of the bird and in 2006 the IUCN reclassified Madagascar Pochard as “possibly extinct”.

Madagascar 234

Madagascar Lemurs 2006 Owls 234

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

A lot of destinations were mentioned, with Central and South America leading the way, New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia appearing only at the middle of the list, and African countries (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar) lagging at the end of the list.

Congo 264

Congo Africa South Africa Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

The prehistoric extinctions most famously include the megafaunal assemblages of Europe, the Americas, Australia and Madagascar. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. Some of these giants were lost surprisingly recently – the last mammoths around 1700 BC.

Marsupials 166

Marsupials Costa Rica Elephants Cuba 166

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

The Dodo lived on Mauritius, an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. These are the lost raphines: Dodo ( Raphus cucullatus ). It gave up flight long, long ago.

Solomon Islands 273

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 273

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I was fortunate to have been born and raised in Africa, and although I have traveled extensively around the world, it remains my home and in my blood. I have thoroughly explored vast parts of the continent as well as neighboring Madagascar, in the process seeing over 2,000 birds on the continent and all but one Malagasy endemic.

Papua New Guinea 215

Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 215