article thumbnail

Birding and Wildlife photography at Limneo Lodge, Kerkini Lake, Greece

10,000 Birds

From that year onward my work became dedicated to the protection of the area, as well as promotion of local ecotourism possibilities. Since then, the majority of my guests became birders and wildlife photographers. The post Birding and Wildlife photography at Limneo Lodge, Kerkini Lake, Greece appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

Greece 262
article thumbnail

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

10,000 Birds

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

Fish 142
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

10,000 Birds

I didn’t really have time to stop, but as I was passing by, I saw hundreds of American White Pelicans fly up and thought I’d better take a drive through and see what else was there. 6 Responses to “White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge&# Birding is Fun! You never know what you might see! Get yours today!

Wildlife 155
article thumbnail

Owning A Fish Farm Does Not Mean You Can Kill Birds

10,000 Birds

Both Vu and the company were ordered to pay $40,000 to the Texas Park and Wildlife Foundation and a $5,000 fine and put on eighteen months probation after being found guilty in federal court. Seaside’s employees denied shooting any birds; however, owner Vu admitted to shooting six pelicans to prevent them from eating his fish.

Fish 196
article thumbnail

An American Avocet in Rookery Bay

10,000 Birds

Unlike many other estuaries in this part of Florida, Rookery Bay is protected by the Estuarine Research Reserve system, and remains almost entirely undeveloped. Rookery Bay is dominated by mangrove, a mix of Red, White, and Black varieties. Fed by the freshwater of Henderson Creek, the bay eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida 140
article thumbnail

Dawn in South Carolina

10,000 Birds

Today, the vast tract of land is protected, managed for science and conservation. At dawn, my feet hit one of the protected beaches with Wendy Allen, the manager of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, one of the science and outreach organizations working within Hobcaw. Allen’s turtle transect was 2.5

article thumbnail

Peli Can-Do

10,000 Birds

He’s talking about Brown Pelicans. “We He told me about last summer, when Bird Ally X received 246 Brown Pelicans covered not with petroleum, but with fish oil. Both the US Environmental Protection Agency and California state law define fish remains as sewage, and it must be disposed of properly.

Pelicans 198