10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It was late December, 2012, and I slotted into a sizable group under the joint leadership of two highly respected birders. Visitors to T&T may be familiar with the area – the famed Aripo Livestock Station. Access is restricted, and the livestock referred to are highly temperamental water buffalo.

Trinidad 250

Trinidad Livestock 2015 Buffalo 250

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 7, 2012

9, 2012, at 8 p.m. These big cats are a species under constant threat from poachers and farmers who fear that the leopards are attacking their livestock. Snow Leopard of Afghanistan. Sunday, Dec. Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on earth, is also home to a population of endangered and elusive snow leopards.

Snow Leopard 100

Snow Leopard Cats Afghanistan 2012 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 7, 2013

Malayan tiger cub births in managed care are rare – just one successful birth in 2012 as part of the SSP. The species also often comes into conflict with people over livestock predation. There are currently just over 50 Malayan tigers in the Species Survival Plan.

Tampa 100

Tampa Tigers Thailand Livestock 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

However very few birders ever venture to areas off this well-beaten track, so with this in mind, I decided to explore a fascinating but ornithologically little known corner of Ethiopia in January 2012, to see what surprises awaited me.

Ethiopia 255

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 255

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

In 2012, a petition to delist was filed by ranching and agriculture groups and conservative legal organizations. Our analysis indicates the known threats at the time of listing, habitat loss through land use changes, livestock grazing, and vegetation succession, and brown-headed cowbird parasitism, are reduced or adequately managed.

Endangered Species 185

Endangered Species Species Texas Oklahoma 185