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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
Marshes are the habitats with the greatest species richness in moderate zones, also significant as breeding, wintering and migratory stopover sites for birds; it therefore comes as no surprise that this one is among the 10,000 Important Bird Areas of the World (one per each bird species?). Oenanthe oenanthe. Northern Wheatear.
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2011
The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. A reduction in illegal hunting on Little Cayman has also allowed the ducks to recover there, and in 1995, they bred on Cayman Brac for the first time in many years.&# They are also the rarest.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2022
Wikipedia also has some highly specific information on the appearance of the eggs of this bird over time, something that I would not necessarily have needed to know: “They become increasingly stained with feces, as does the nest, over the duration of the breeding season.”
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2019
They may have been disturbed by the presence of hunters in the Danube backwaters. When I reached the levee earlier that morning, I met an elderly hunter from whom I learned that there was an ongoing duck and pheasant hunt, but no one was shooting from, nor towards the embankment, hence I should be safe there.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 26, 2024
Explaining the increase in the number of sightings is difficult, as the Siberian breeding population is declining. Stopping spring shooting and educating hunters about these endangered birds has helped reduce the pressure on the species, but many threats still remain.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. Visitors are encouraged to wear hunter orange during hunting seasons for safety. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_5pt9OTLA. v=sk_5pt9OTLA.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed. According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008.
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