Experiments Humane Madagascar 
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2011
I have thoroughly explored vast parts of the continent as well as neighboring Madagascar, in the process seeing over 2,000 birds on the continent and all but one Malagasy endemic. Madagascar’s mammals are equally remarkable; over 100 species of endearing lemurs and bizarre carnivores amongst them!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 28, 2022
Last week we talked about the human “snowbird” migration, in which thousands of northerners flock south to the Sun Belt of the United States to escape the frozen wasteland their home states and provinces will turn into from about November through March or later.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2023
And understanding habitats in detail is essential to any birder who wants to get the most out of his experiences in the field. Behrens is a co-author of Birds of Kruger National Park and Wildlife of Madagascar (both Princeton WILDGuides). Habitats of the World is the first field guide to the world’s major land habitats—189 in all.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Islands, for various reasons, experience more extinctions than continents (with Africa being the only continent not suffering a bird extinction!). Madagascar, however, has had more than its fair share of extinct or lost species and Madagascar Pochard was firmly on this list.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
If there are human fishing activities then all the better – Marabous will gather in numbers around fishermen’s docks and fish markets, in fact anywhere where fish are cleaned and scraps disposed of, allowing these intelligent birds to obtain a free meal. Its range also extends to nearby Madagascar.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2018
A bit of background: Pink Pigeons are medium-sized, pink/gray/ brown birds found on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. Is it any wonder that Pink Pigeons were on the brink of extinction when humans intervened? The thunder of wings made shouting necessary for human communication” (p.54).
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 24, 2012
It’s an unnerving experience and not at all pleasant even if the bird doesn’t connect often, and I am no stranger to bird attacks. A young bird contemplates a future of attacking humans in a funny field. Some birds seem to specifically have it in for certain people; I once knew one that had it in for me.
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