10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. Prime destinations for seeing African Elephant in the wild include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda. Black Rhinos are best sought in South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania.

Buffalo 236

Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 236

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2011

(Check out Part 1 here) (Check out Part 2 here) This hawk was a fierce hunter. I’ll be in Tanzania when that post appears working on a new topic for January. Patch was focused and deliberate, consistent and inventive. There will be more on Patch and her transition to adulthood in the next and final installment on December 16th.

Gophers 241

Gophers Blackbirds Tanzania Hunting 241

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

I get that you’re really angry, I mean, he was a popular lion and yes, his cute widdle cubs will probably die to, but I can’t help feeling you’ve kind of missed the point a bit, and well, ending all hunting in Africa will not solve much and maybe make things worse and… No, no, I’m not a hunter.

Lions 243

Lions Sierra Leone Hunting Buffalo 243

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

The land was of course already occupied by San (Bushmen) hunter-gatherers for millennia and more recently Bantu tribes of the Nguni branch (most notably Zulus and Xhosas). The nearest population to them is several thousand miles north in Malawi and southern Tanzania. Image by Hugh Chittenden.

Mozambique 218

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 218

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Hunters go to Africa to shoot lions, and this is without question a good thing; for birds, for ecosystems, and for lions in general! I guess the natural question is… how does some hunter from the US help in the conservation of the lion? Hunters are prepared to spend a lot of money for the privilege of shooting a lion.

Lions 204

Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 204