10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

4%: Mexico, West Papua (Indonesia), New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya. A lot more needs to be done to protect and sustainably utilise that biodiversity, although with the Brazil’s current president, it seems highly unlikely. 6%: Antarctica, Argentina, Indonesia (including the votes for West Papua), India. 8%: Brazil, Panama.

Papua New Guinea 214

Papua New Guinea America Costa Rica Sri Lanka 214

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

This country boasts over 1,000 bird species, vast wildernesses, a superb network of protected areas, the greatest concentration of large game and predators on the planet, excellent lodges and friendly people. This 12,000 square mile ecosystem stretches across north-western Tanzania into the Maasai Mara in Kenya.

Tanzania 250

Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. Cocker put out a call for people’s personal experiences with birds and people responded, over 600 people, most of who are credited in the Acknowledgements section. As they say, the relationship is complicated. So, I just sit here, amazed at this book.

Egypt 244

Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 244

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ), Nairobi, Kenya © David J. He is a writer and communicator whose day jobs have taken him to six continents and more than 25 countries, including Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kenya, and Cameroon. There’s lots to see, so sit back and enjoy this photo-heavy post. The proposal from U.S.

2011 188

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea California 188

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Here, in south-west Ethiopia’s awkwardly named “Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region”, bordering Kenya and Sudan, the great Omo River dominates this dry savanna valley, resulting in some of Africa’s most well developed and best preserved arid-zone riverine forests.

Ethiopia 255

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

One of Africa’s truly exhilarating experiences is watching and listening to a honking flock of these massive birds as they appear out of the early morning mists over a wetland, to land nearby and start their wing-flapping and jumping displays. A Sharpe’s Longclaw photographed on the Kinangop Plateau, Kenya by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 238

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 238

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

So, beside a lot of birds and the sunny sky, I want the coldest thing to experience year-round to be my beer. While there is a lot left to be done when it comes to research and nature protection in many tropical countries, there are not that many jobs in that line of work, and ecotourism seem to be the industry of choice.

Sri Lanka 257

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 257