10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2022

‘If we know how to conserve the forests, and work with the least impact possible,’ he later remarked, ‘Savegre would maintain both its natural resources and its visitors.’” (Slightly edited for length, from Creating Ecotourism in Costa Rica 1970–2000 by Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora).

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Costa Rica Opossums Mammals 2000 248

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Chaka is a small town, with just about 2000 people. Species formerly referred to as P. One recent study found that this species was sister to P. perdix , and also that race przewalskii (sometimes subsumed within suschkini , but generally paler) was basal to other taxa included within the present species.

China 256

China Austria Birds ALA 256

Critter News

AUGUST 22, 2010

In 2000, around 1,000 breeding pairs were known, but by 2009, the number had plummeted to just 120-220 pairs, a decline of 88%. Tags: birds hunting endangered species. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper, one of the world's most threatened birds, is rapidly heading towards extinction because young birds are being targeted for human consumption.

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Species Myanmar Endangered Species Russia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2021

Mid-May to Mid-Jun is the best time to see some of the most exciting species here, as this is the prime breeding time. For another species, the Firethroat , it meant I only got acceptable views rather than the really good ones reportedly possible a few weeks earlier. Still, not a bird that merits flying 2000 km from your hometown.

China 264

China Vietnam Birds Fast Food 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2020

First, 800 km of driving from Belgrade through Bulgaria to very NE corner of Greece and the Dadia Forest National Park with its 36 species of diurnal raptors, out of Europe’s 38. From there to the nearby Evros River Delta, at the very border with Turkey, with more easterly species such as the Spur-winged Plover.

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Greece Bulgaria Serbia 2000 245

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

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Colombia 243

Colombia Industry 2000 Birds 243

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2019

It was actually feared to be extinct until 2000, when four pairs of breeding pairs were discovered. .: It is critically endangered, with estimates of the remaining numbers ranging from 30 to 50 in some sources, a bit more in others.

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2000 Eggs Collecting Breeding 131

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2021

This year the first clutch was laid at the end of May and this is the first time we have had eggs laid in May along Cable Beach since 2000. There are numerous species of raptors around Broome including Black Kites and Whistling Kites. Pied Oystercatcher chicks with nowhere to hide.

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Breeding Feral Cats Eggs Feral 258

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

And since the year 2000, we have an even greater bird, the… Greater Rhea ! Greater Rheas, a species the Germans call Nandu, are very popular in Germany and frequently kept in zoos as well as private enclosures. Nonetheless, this week will be chock full of invasive species. Can German birders count them?

Germany 253

Germany 2000 South America Birds 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

From Nature, “ Discovery of species-wide tool use in the Hawaiian crow “: Only a handful of bird species are known to use foraging tools in the wild. Two of these species could be detected only in the interior region in 2012 surveys.

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Hawaii Research Center 2012 2000 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2024

Light broke and after Couch’s Kingbird I spotted my 2000 th lifer: Crimson-collared Grosbeak. The day was only minutes old and we already had 32 species on the day list. A very good celebratory bird. The male is beautiful (duh) but the female is very striking too, yellow instead of red. And besides, we were younger then.

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Parrots Woodpeckers Coyotes Fast Food 166

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2017

Last but not least, there are only two or three conformed sightings of this northern species, rare in Serbia. Southern Europe’s Herring become a full species, the Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans. How to tell these two apart (and how to tell them that they are now separate species and are not supposed to hybridise)?

Serbia 181

Serbia Croatia Costa Rica Poland 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2021

Geographic patterns of species richness for birds (1,558 species) in East Africa at 0.25° resolution (blue indicates low species richness, while brown indicates high species richness). At the time of writing, Uganda has 16 hotspots with 400+ so far eBirded species, of which one has almost 600 species.

Africa 211

Africa Kenya Uganda Tanzania 211

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2011

How else can you explain the 312 species the Swarovski Optik “Fabulous EL Fifties” racked up in a frenetic five days to win the 2011 Great Texas Birding Classic Big Week? 1/4000sec @ ISO 2000 Long-tailed Duck was the “star” of the Galveston FeatherFest , and a write-in for the Great Texas Birding Classic. 1/2500 sec @ ISO 2000 a.

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Texas 2000 2011 Raised 157

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2018

Since we moved into our home in Broome mid 2000 we have kept a weekly bird list of birds that come into our garden or fly over our garden.

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2000 Parrots Birds Species 114

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

It’s probably about 300 square feet in size, holding maybe 2000 gallons of water. Even though there are several spots where different species can take baths at their leisure, this male Lesser Goldfinch ( Spinus psaltria ) decided to evict a Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus calendula ) that was really enjoying itself!

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Nashville Squirrels 2000 California 107

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

I was happy to read that the wood stork ( Mycteria Americana ), a bird near and dear to me, was down-sited from the status of endangered to threatened species. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). However, birds in the U.S. Photo: U.S.

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North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 204

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Earlier this year when we were in the south of Western Australia adding numerous bird species to our 2018 year list we encountered a small flock of Sanderling. Having visited the art on the grain silos at Ravensthorpe we travelled to the coastal town of Hopetoun. Sanderling feeding on the boat ramp.

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Australia 2000 2018 Breeding 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The Audubon Society just released Audubon’s Birds and Climate Change Report: 314 Species on the Brink. For the threatened birds, there are maps that show change over time (2000 to 2080) in viable ranges. First, there are lists of climate-sensitive species, with potentially broad application to all users.

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Science Birds 2000 North America 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2018

Birdwise, it turned out to be a good one and my year list was almost 400 species long, which made me happy… almost. The Lesser White-fronted Goose is one of the most threatened waterfowl species of the Western Palearctic, with illegal killing being the most important threat globally. The solution? The Kerkini Lake.

Greece 186

Greece 2017 Pelicans Geese 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2012

It has recently been reclassified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List; this category is reserved for only the most threatened species in the world. It has not been seen in its small home range in central Vietnam since around 2000. Conservationists searched intensively in 2011 but found none.

Vietnam 156

Vietnam 2000 Germany Asia 156

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

In May 1992 European Union governments adopted legislation designed to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. At the heart of both these Directives is the creation of a network of sites called Natura 2000. A model in sustainable agriculture and tourism, Noudar is part of the Natura 2000 Network.

Portugal 253

Portugal Legislation 2000 Adoptable 253

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Navarro’s exceptional drawings illustrate the species accounts. Forty-eight species. Press, 2000), and updated in terms of taxonomy, status, and distribution. Compare, for example, the species account illustration of the Cuban Trogon with the photo that opens up the introductory chapter.

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Cuba Birds 2000 United States 237

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2012

But names aren’t everything and there is plenty to say about this species. The latter two species are flightless, but the Brown Teal is flighted and in the old days used to locally migrate in large numbers to winter roosting areas. Male Brown Teal showing some breeding plumage.

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New Zealand Ducks 2000 Suffering 173

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. Sophie Osborn’s stories are personal and inspiring, but this is more than a personal memoir.

California Condor 189

California Condor Falcons California Coyotes 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel Wheatley and covering South America (1994), Africa (1995), Asia (1996), Europe & Russia (2000) and Central America & the Caribbean (2001). Species accounts for all 2,792 bird species. Well, I have to agree.

Africa 175

Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2014

The first edition, I think it is fair to say, has been pretty much become the go to field guide for North America in the years since it was first published back in 2000. The page on extinct species in the introduction is depressing and perfect. There are 111 more species included in this edition.

United States 259

United States Owls 2000 North America 259

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2016

We are at 2000 feet altitude, in dry chaparral, desert scrub, and the feature on this sign was the Acorn Woodpecker. I could see it now, a whole new species, with my name following in italics! On last Saturdays trip, we ran across one of the many signs within the Biosphere, that list the unique bird, animal or plant of that area.

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Woodpeckers 2000 Mexico Research 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2016

This long arduous run of up to 2000 miles, depending on where your start from, is marked by the first major turning point, Cabo San Lucas, or just “Cabo” to every college kid looking for a destination on spring break. White sandy beaches, 80 degree waters with 30 foot visibility, now that’s what I am talking about.

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2000 Oregon California Washington 110

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

For mankind to snatch away a species’ very existence is wrong on so many levels that I can’t begin to explain them. However, despite our best efforts to wipe them off the face of the earth, some of the more vulnerable species have managed to hang on. this species breeds. Here are some U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 214

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Is it to extend, in some degree, to the interests of individuals belonging to other species than [our] own? One cannot reasonably be called upon to love even one's neighbor quite as oneself. Is love to diminish inversely as the square of the distance? One thinks also of unborn generations.

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2000 Morals Vivisection Science 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

The flocks of Black-headed Gulls were far away and huge, 500 to 2000, and it was quite a feat to keep one pair of eyes on one flock, the other pair busy detecting the next incoming flock. I was counting from a car parked at the Ada Huja riverbank with Sandra, a very keen young birder. For the day, at least.

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Serbia Ukraine Europe Birds 166

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2011

… leaving the remainder of the birds on the Cyprus Species List (over 380 species) are either migrants or accidentals. the first three found only in the Troodos and Paphos forests). That’s quite a lot! As it happens though, Blackcaps may provide a modern example of how this can occur. Well no kidding!

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Cyprus Breeders 2000 Protection 157

Critter News

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Reduced to Skin and Bones (PDF, 4 MB) shows that from January 2000 to April 2010, parts of between 1,069 and 1,220 Tigers were seized in 11 of the 13 tiger range countries—or an average of 104 to 119 animals per year. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species.

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Tigers Nepal India Trafficking 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Hence, I was quite surprised with a brave, almost exciting paper by Brown, Forbes and Symes: “Recent history of the Egyptian Vulture in Southern Africa” (Vulture News, 2000). During my lifetime, this species was rare in my native Serbia, too.

Sudan 235

Sudan Macedonia Botswana Serbia 235

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

More family groups of swans began to stay and depending on what article you read, anywhere from 1500 – 2000 Trumpeter Swans spend the winter in that area and live off of 1200 – 2000 pounds of corn offered A DAY! Do neighbors refer to you as bird species + Lady or Guy? She added more corn. Grackle Guy?

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Bald Eagle Deer Minnesota 2000 252

Critter News

MAY 9, 2010

The Commission said it is sending Portugal a final warning over an inadequate impact assessment for a tourist resort development in the south of the country which falls under the Natura 2000 programme.The case concerns the Montinho da Ribeira resort at Algoceira in the Alentejo region. Four other resorts are also planned nearby.

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Portugal Endangered Species Legislation 2000 100