10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2018

This will be the first time I find myself in Greece in winter. The Lesser White-fronted Goose is one of the most threatened waterfowl species of the Western Palearctic, with illegal killing being the most important threat globally. Both: “The Lesser White-fronted Goose in Greece” by Demertzi et al., The solution?

Greece 190

Greece 2017 Pelicans Geese 190

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. But the “illegal international trade” is already there, killing – among other places – in Kruger (S.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 242

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

The story of the flightless Dodo, discovered on the island of Mauritius in 1598 and killed off by 1700, is sad and familiar. 40, 1895) helped me appreciate practices that were essential to the late 19 th century naturalist, though controversial and, in the case of oology, illegal today. I’m not sure what to make of this.

Mauritius 186

Mauritius Egypt Cyprus Collecting 186