10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2024

Despite once being endangered due to hunting and pesticides, Bald Eagles have made a remarkable comeback, getting delisted from the U.S. Endangered Species list in 2007. Steller’s Sea-Eagle Species Name: Haliaeetus pelagicus. feet, perfect for their hunting prowess. Wingspan: 6.5 feet (1.95 kilograms).

Alaska 207

Alaska Eagles Bald Eagle Deer 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

The project recruited schoolkids from eight Asian nations, from Russia down to Thailand, to help color in frames of an animation that depicts the lonely and perilous migration of a Spoon-billed Sandpiper as it faces threats from habitat loss and hunting. (Hat tip to Clare M. for the scoop!) And share it far and wide!

Asia 146

Asia Thailand Russia Endangered Species 146

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Trips endangered species India lapwings Sociable Lapwing' Sociable Lapwings breed in several areas along the Kazakhstani – Russian border and overwinter in Iraq, Sudan and northwest India. Sociable Lapwing photos by Chirag Solanki.

Sudan 244

Sudan India Ukraine Camels 244

Critter News

AUGUST 22, 2010

Spoon-billed Sandpipers nest only in the far north-east of Russia. To prevent the Spoon-billed Sandpiper's extinction urgent action is needed, both to find ways to give local people economic alternatives to hunting birds and to persuade hunters to release any sandpipers they catch.

Species 100

Species Myanmar Endangered Species Russia 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

They are also endangered by a loss of habitat, as energy companies encroach on more and more of their territory for oil and gas operations. But most important, they are beginning to starve, because the sea ice they depend on for hunting seals, their main food, is melting at a very rapid rate because of global warming.

New York Times 40

New York Times Polar Bears New York Alaska 40