10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? Bat finders often want to insure there’s enough room between them and the bat. “But one woman brought a bat she had been taking care of for a few days. .

Transported 279

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2021

All of a sudden, you have a superpower where you can scan and find more birds, where warblers become identifiable, veritable jewels, where you feel transported closer to the bird. You don’t want to miss a Bat Falcon. Life is good when you can inspect the plumage of a hummingbird. This one is a Lesser Violetear from Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Transported Parrots Thailand 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2012

We didn’t know what to expect from the train that had at one time been used to transport bananas to the coast and is now used to transport ecotourists to the wildlife refuge. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to! It turned out to be pretty cool.

Honduras 181

Honduras Wildlife Monkeys Bats 181

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2021

Jochen Roeder, a former fellow 10,000 Birds writer who lives in Germany, says according to EU nature conservation directives it’s illegal to cut down trees during the spring and summer unless they are checked by an expert for nesting birds or resting bats. The companies have to cover the costs of hiring experts and consultants. Ah, Europe!

Wildlife Rehabilitation 264

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Laws Game 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Basically, hornbills get paid by evolution to eat fruit, digest the fleshy parts, and regurgitate or defecate the rest – a means of seed transportation that is apparently quite attractive to many plants despite the yuck factor involved. For example , fallen figs do not seem to mind catching a ride with Oriental Pied Hornbills.

Rhinoceros 159

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 159

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Recently, 29 fish species of fish were recorded in this area, together with 8 amphibians, 9 reptiles and 62 species of mammals (including 20 species of bats), together with Wild Boar , Roe Deer , Wildcat , Golden Jackal , Eurasian Otter , European Pine and Beech Martens , Steppe Polecat , Stoat and the Least Weasel.

Serbia 189

Serbia Eagles Protection Ducks 189