10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 195

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

In KwaZulu-Natal he collected the type specimens of Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird , White-eared Barbet , Blue Swallow , Brown Scrub-Robin , Short-tailed Pipit and others species. The nearest population to them is several thousand miles north in Malawi and southern Tanzania. Image by Hugh Chittenden.

Mozambique 191

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 191

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

There are times when acting in the conservation interest of a species or ecosystem means that the welfare of specific animals is compromised, which is a fancy way of saying that conservationists sometimes have to kill animals for the greater good. Take the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. Shooting lions is big business.

Lions 186

Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 186