10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Seychelles’ small landmass combined with geographic isolation results in few species. A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Seychelles by Chris Mason-Parker ISBN 10: 1913679284 ISBN 13: 9781913679286 Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2023 Binding: Paperback Number of pages: 196

Seychelles 261

Seychelles Wildlife Tortoises Reptiles 261

Critter News

JUNE 19, 2010

I've finally started getting email updates from Traffic, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Here is one of their stories about tortoises being smuggled in luggage.note the drug connection. The tortoise- and drug-filled bags had come in on 1 June on an Air Mauritius flight and were discovered by Customs officers at the airport.

Tortoises 100

Tortoises Mauritius Madagascar Wildlife 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Thankfully the days of visiting Africa purely for slaughtering its wildlife have mostly come to a merciful end, and safari operators have adopted the Big Five term to market tours that offer sightings of the fortunate remanants of Africa’s once teeming great herds.

Buffalo 232

Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 232

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

And one that is easy to use, because, let’s face it, you want to spend most of your time looking at wildlife, not searching for information. Tall grass, grass in burnt areas, leaves stems, small mammals, large mammals, invertebrates, birds, bird eggs, even hyena feces (that’s the Leopard Tortoise). Such a great variety of food!

Rhinos 252

Rhinos Animal Mammals White Rhinos 252

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Every section is excellent, Going from back to front, the Species Natural History section is where to go for answers to all your questions about penguins and then some. The introductory Penguin Who’s Who introduces each species visually. And that’s just the top section!

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 229