10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The annual number of rhino poached in South Africa last year rose to 1,215, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa told a media briefing in Pretoria two weeks ago. On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month. Molewa added that so far this year 49 rhino had been killed countrywide.

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Rhinos South Africa Rhinoceros White Rhinos 176

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2018

So far we have seen Impala, Duiker, Greater Kudu, Mongoose, Zebra and warthogs around the neighborhood, and yard. The mighty rhino along with the Cattle Egret. The house is a four bedroom, four bath two story, with a deck running around three sides of the upper story, great for wildlife viewing.

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South Africa Africa Rhinos Mongoose 126

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Black Rhino was also a widespread African denizen occurring throughout the continent, even into desert areas. Seekers of the game-viewing Big Five have more recently relaxed their criteria and generally either Black or White Rhino is counted as a member of the Big Five.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 228

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

A pair of screeching Blacksmith Lapwings was flying around as six Burchell’s Zebras were quenching their thirst, suspiciously observing surroundings every now and then. 10000birds.com/is-my-rhino-still-alive.htm. The bull weighing almost two tones stopped at the edge of the clearing to sniff the air.

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Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 189

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

She’s reared abandoned baby buffalo, dik-diks, impalas, zebras, warthogs, and black rhinos, among others, but no creature has beguiled her more than elephants. Her husband was David Sheldrick, the renowned naturalist and founding warden of Tsavo East National Park who died of a heart attack in 1977.

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Elephants Kenya Wounded Rhinos 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf. A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds.

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South Africa Africa Game Elephants 251

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf. A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 214