How, where and when to watch wildlife
Some people take their wildlife very seriously, for some it is a part time hobby, and for others it is an incidental part of their leisure time. Our aim is to provide information to make your wildlife watching more enjoyable, more knowleadgeable, and more often.
Wildlife photography usualy goes hand in hand with watching wildlife, please see our wildlife photo section for more details.
See our guide to Where to see wildlife in New Zealand.
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Wildlife holidays, vital to conservation - The where and how guideWildlife tourism is probably the key factor to safeguarding the wildlife of the world. Where wildlife has a monetary value, it is much more likely to be preserved, whether for tourism or, sadly, hunting.
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Rhino poaching- the poacher tells all.
'We never liked doing what we did and telling our story will help the public be aware of how to catch other poachers,' says Rhino One, the name the older brother goes by in prison.
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Whale watching industry should pay whalers to stop whalingConservationists would save more whales from the harpoon if the whale-watching public and industry were willing to pay a levy that could be used to persuade those countries currently engaged in whaling to stop.
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Millions of sea turtles are killed as ‘collateral damage’ in the race for fish Millions of sea turtles have become the unintended victims of a failure to properly manage the worlds' fisheries, with more and more of their habitats clogged with hooks and nets.
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Biodiversity loss shows no signs of slowing down - IUCNThe 2009 Red List, issued by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, shows more than one-third (36 percent) of the 47,677 species assessed are threatened with extinction.
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Huge seizures of 1169 kgs of elephant ivory in Kenya and Ethiopia The Kenya Wildlife Service has seized the largest haul of ivory in recent history at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, following on 2 days after a similar seizure in Ethiopia.
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Kenya wildlife down by 40% - Community tourism protects species better than National ParksWildlife populations throughout Kenya-inside as well as outside the national parks-declined by 40 percent from 1977 to 1997.
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More birds are critically endangered than ever before – Now 1227 speciesBirdLife International's latest evaluation of the world's birds has revealed that more species than ever are threatened with extinction. A staggering 1,227 species (12%) are now classified as Globally Threatened but the good news is that when conservation action is put in place, species can be saved.
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Lost and abandoned fishing nets, crab pots and marine debris killing marine wildlife and choking the oceans. The total input of marine litter into the oceans per year has been estimated at approximately 6.4 million tonnes annually, of which nearly 5.6 million tonnes (88 percent) comes from merchant shipping.
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Is this the largest invasive species in the world? Hippos in ColombiaPablo Escobar, the notorious drugs lord, had so much money that he didn't know what to do with it. Amongst other things (A bullring, an airstrip, a concrete Jurassic Park.), he stocked part of his huge estate with hundreds of exotic animals, including elephants, camels, giraffes, ostriches and zebras. He created a lake for hippos and four were released into the lake.
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Chris Packham's thoughts
Leakey speaks about ivory auctions and their disservice to conservation I believe that auctioning the ivory stockpiles would cause poaching to increase particularly in the central, eastern and western African elephant range states.
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Rhino poaching- the poacher tells all.
The Van Deventer brothers were arrested in South Africa on charges of poaching rhinoceroses. Having entered into a plea bargain with the state, the brothers received reduced prison sentences. Shortly afterwards, they contacted investigative journalist and Africa Geographic columnist Ian Michler. They wanted to tell their story.
Common birds declining worldwide – Indication of deteriorating environmentCommon birds are declining worldwide, providing evidence of a rapid deterioration in the global environment that is affecting all life on earth - including human life.
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50% of world's primates endangeredThe world's monkeys, apes and other primates are disappearing from the world's forests faster than ever
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Government may lift bird import banDespite Tony Blairs promise to ban the import of wild birds permanently, the government has recently revealed that the ban may only be temporary.
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Seabird, Not Seen For 80 Years, Photographed off Papua New GuineaExtinct seabird rediscovered off Papua New Guinea.
Hornbill Conservation in Thailand - Poacher to Gamekeeper.How the dedicated work of one woman has saved several species of hornbill from extinction in Thailand.
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The 2008 Majete Elephant Translocation ProjectLocal tribes people have been in conflict with elephants for many years and this has culminated in the death of two adult and two baby elephants.
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16 bird species saved from extinction 1994 - 2004.16 of the world's rarest birds were saved from extinction between 1994 - 2004.
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Manta Rays are two distinct species
Through genetic and morphological analysis she confirmed that there is indeed a second, and possibly a third, species of manta ray that exists across temperate, tropical and subtropical waters worldwide.
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The world’s biodiversity has crashed as resource use soarsWhile nature continues to decline, WWF research from 2006 concluded that we are now globally consuming about 25% more natural resources than the planet can replace in each year.
Elephants, rhinos and tigers butchered - The end of the world is nigh?In the last few days, we have received reports that poachers have killed 17 elephants in the Virunga National Park in the Congo, at least 6 tigers in Nepal's Chitwan National Park and 6 rhinos in northern India and Nepal.
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Deep Sea Survey of Antarctic Finds New Sea LifeMany weird and new species revelaed by Australian scientists conducting a deep sea survey.
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New Bird Species Recognised in Colombia, May Already be ExtinctA new bird species, the Antioquia Brush-Finch or Atlapetes blancae – has been described as a result of studies supported by Fundación ProAves in Colombia.
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BBC Wildlife Magazine
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Wildlife watching in Spain
Wildlife of Spain
IberiaNature.com (nothing to do with Wildlife Extra, but very good) has a very good guide to the wildlife of Spain.
IberiaNature.com (nothing to do with Wildlife Extra, but very good) has a very good guide to the wildlife of Spain.
Safari with childrenMy kids were so excited about the thought of going on safari in Kenya, and we had a great time. A walking safari, 4 days on the Masai Mara seeing pretty much everything, the flamingos and rhinos at Nakuru, everything you want to see. And the abiding memories? Hiding under the seats of the open top landrover while watching lions hunting, (as all they have learned from years as armchair viewers is that lions will eat you.) and the hotel with a swim up bar and free coke!
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Worldwide conservation stories from 2007
- Large Mammals Missing from 80 Percent of their Range due to Human Pressure.
- UK Government Must do More to Prevent Extinction of Threatened Wildlife in UK Overseas Territories.
- Endangered & Threatened Birds May Be Rarer than Geographic Range Maps Suggest.
- Marine Conservation can Reduce Poverty and Improve Health.
- Six of the world’s eight bear species are threatened with extinction.
- Primates in Peril - 25 most threatened species of primate.
- Cure found for killer 'Frog Fungus'.
- Amphibians may be declining by 25,000 times the background rate of extinciton.
- Some conservation successes amongst the threat of increased extinction.
- Extinction crisis escalates: Red List shows apes, corals, vultures, dolphins all in danger.
- Some conservation successes amongst the threat of increased extinction.
- Male bias may mean rare birds are even more endangered.
- Largest bird conservation programme targets 189 most endangered bird species.
- Golf courses – Good for wildlife?
Popular conservation news stories from the recent past
Articles and advice about the wildlife, National parks and safaris in Kenya
Mammals on the EDGE; the 100 most endangered mammals.The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has launched a new programme aimed at protecting some of the world’s most bizarre and unusual animals, many of which are being completely ignored by more populist current international conservation efforts. See the top ten and read the full article.
WILDLIFE WATCHING WITH CHILDRENMy kids were so excited about the thought of going on safari in Kenya, and we had a great time. A walking safari, 4 days on the Masai Mara seeing pretty much everything, the flamingos and rhinos at Nakuru, everything you want to see. And the abiding memories? Hiding under the seats of the open top landrover while watching lions hunting, (as all they have learned from years as armchair viewers is that lions will eat you.) and the hotel with a swim up bar and free coke!
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