10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

Turtle Doves have been declining in Europe since the 1970s, and in this century alone, the continent has lost 40% of its population of the species. More campaign photos at the FB page of the BPSSS/BirdLife Serbia). And that flight is illegal because EU legislation does not allow export of game meat from Serbia to EU.

Serbia 270

Serbia Slaughter Slaughtered Turtles 270

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

Illegal capture for the wild animal trade is an obvious peril for such a charismatic species, but this big blue bird is also hunted both for its meat and feathers. Check out the World Wildlife Fund’s creative campaign to save the Cerrado. Such cavities are hard to find and are sometimes disputed by more than one species.

Protection 182

Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 182

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. In Europe the population size is estimated to be decreasing by 30-49% in 22.8

Montenegro 197

Montenegro Serbia Greece Bulgaria 197

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

There seem to be so many that some days the negative stories just seem to pile up in my reader, species lost here, habitat destroyed there, poisoning, illegal persecution, the list can seem endless. Further research revealed two more companies in Britain and several others across Europe all engaged in the same shooting tourism.

Morocco 171

Morocco Turtles Protest Protesting 171