Critter News
AUGUST 17, 2010
A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. One died and the other two were seized for sheltering at a research institution. Tags: zoos taiwan tigers lion endangered species. Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. From Focus Taiwan.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 21, 2015
Brown Wild Indigo Duskywings were everywhere, as were the tiny Eastern Tailed Blue butterflies, plus a Tiger Swallowtail or two. I had a clear mental snapshot, but I fumbled with the camera and before I knew it the bird had dived back beneath the safety and shelter of the bush. Prairie Warbler.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 17, 2015
I had visited the park alone in early March and then with Grant later in the month, where we had our Tiger Snake encounter. We walked along the coastal trail rather than along the promenade or beach, because that way we were sheltered from the fine drizzle that soon reached us. West Gate Bridge from Sandringham.
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2022
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. The region also provides food, fresh water and shelter to more than 75 million people of nearly 150 distinct ethnic groups.
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