It all started during the icy February of 1996. The night temperatures in Belgrade, Serbia, were already below minus 10 Celsius / 14 degrees...

feral cat with a Golden-crowned Kinglet by Isaac Grant Pity the poor souls at Alley Cat Allies. They have been so successful in suckering...

The Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) is North America’s smallest swallow. It can be distinguish from the Northern Rough-winged Swallow by its dark breast band...

Last week here at 10,000 Birds we did a theme week called “Extinction Week.” We covered a wide variety of topics but to me...

Nobody knows and I’m not going to pretend to tell you. However, in this post, I’d like to lay out the basic numbers as...

Extinction endures long past regret or even memory. We nature lovers, celebrants of life in all its exquisite multiformity, feel more keenly than most...

Long-time readers of this blog probably also know Tai Haku, the scuba-diving, tree-planting, bird photographing nature blogger at Earth, Wind, and Water. Back in...

When Costa Rica becomes a topic of conversation, we don’t usually hear the word “extinction” being thrown around. You might hear talk about beaches,...