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.

Serbia 245

Serbia Otters Boars Hunters 245

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I can still hear the gunshots and hope that the hunters really do shoot only the flying birds. I veer into the very heart of the delta… and find myself in the Rubbish Alley, an illegal dumping site where people of Ammoudia leave old bricks and ceramic tiles, plastic chairs and toys, toilet seats, cut palm tree trunks and a lot more.

Greece 162

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

I can still hear the gunshots and hope that the hunters really do shoot only the flying birds. I veer into the very heart of the delta… and find myself in the Rubbish Alley, an illegal dumping site where people of Ammoudia leave old bricks and ceramic tiles, plastic chairs and toys, toilet seats, cut palm tree trunks and a lot more.

Greece 192

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 192

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

In a recent case involving my own facility, an immature bald eagle was hit by a car. People passed the eagle often. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species. He lay in a ditch with a spinal injury, unable to move.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 189

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. And wow, what a trip we had! million hectares in 2007. million hectares in 2007.

Ghana 193

Ghana Hunters Gambia Guinea 193