Botswana Endangered Species Species 
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
You may have read my recent piece on Birding the Okavango Delta in Botswana here on 10,000 Birds. On a recent visit I threw my bags in the hotel room and went straight there, and got over 60 species of birds in a few hours and fantastic views of Nilgai , the largest antelope in India.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
The reserve, in the eastern corner of Botswana near Zimbabwe and South Africa, isn’t open to the public in general, so I figured I’d share a few images here by way of showing off. As well as birds, the reserve holds endangered species like African Wild Dogs. I mean education. Crested Barbets come in close.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. Will the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference delegates up-list them to Appendix I of the Convention, forbidding any future sale over international borders?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 4, 2013
This species was discovered (shot, actually) in the 19 th century, only to be lost through the entire 20 th century. The Forest Owlet is an endemic species of this mountain range. Trips endangered species India owlets owls' Before the trip, Nitin Bhardwaj asked me: “What if we dip it?” “Not Let’s go.”.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2019
This species was discovered (shot, actually) in the 19th century, only to be lost through the entire 20th century. The Forest Owlet is an endemic species of this mountain range. Since its rediscovery in 1997, this species has been found at a number of new locations, several of which appear to hold significant populations.
Critter News
AUGUST 16, 2008
The UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Geneva voted in favour of China becoming a licensed importer. It will allow China to bid for more than 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiled in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe through culling and natural deaths.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2017
I saw Painted Wolves again, my favourite species ever. The Orange-fronted Parakeet is a critically endangered species that I came agonisingly close to seeing but didn’t. Singapore is a densely populated city-state which still manages to protect a number of species. Botswana: I Still Have No Idea Award.
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