野生动物季,逐月看遍全世界
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1月的野生动物季
- 莫雷利亚 🇲🇽 墨西哥Monarch butterfly season · 11月10日 – 3月15日(通常)The overwintering colonies at El Rosario and Sierra Chincua sit two to three hours east of the city.92
- 坦帕 🇺🇸 美国Manatee season at Big Bend · 11月1日 – 4月15日Manatees crowd into the warm outflow of the Big Bend power station when the bay drops below about twenty degrees, and the free viewing centre beside it opens for exactly those dates.84
- 阿鲁沙 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Wildebeest calving season · 1月20日 – 3月15日(通常)The short grass plains around Ndutu and the southern Serengeti, reached on safari from Arusha, fill with newborn wildebeest calves and the predators that follow them; camps here book out well before the February peak.77
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Wildebeest calving · 1月15日 – 3月15日(通常)Close to half a million calves drop in a three-week burst on the short-grass plains around Ndutu, and every predator in the ecosystem is there for it.75
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.73
- 蒙特雷 🇺🇸 美国Monarchs at Pacific Grove · 10月20日 – 2月28日(通常)Monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus at the Pacific Grove sanctuary from late October to about the start of March, peaking around the turn of the year.72
- 古利德维肯 南乔治亚和南桑威奇群岛Fur seal pupping · 11月15日 – 1月15日(通常)Antarctic fur seals take over every workable beach to breed, and the bulls hold territory aggressively enough that landings get moved or dropped.72
- 鹿儿岛市 🇯🇵 日本Cranes winter at Izumi · 11月1日 – 3月25日(通常)Well over ten thousand cranes from Siberia winter on the Izumi plain in the north of the prefecture, about an hour by shinkansen.70
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas · 12月1日 – 5月31日(通常)Thousands of northern elephant seals haul out on the beach at the south end of the coast road, pupping in January and moulting into spring.68
- 埃托沙國家公園 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Calving and the zebra move · 11月15日 – 2月28日(通常)Zebra and springbok drop their young as the new grass comes up, the plains game shifts west, and the predators go with them.65
- 圣克鲁斯 🇺🇸 美国Monarch butterflies · 10月15日 – 2月15日(通常)Tens of thousands of monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus grove at Natural Bridges from mid-October, hanging in a shape that looks like dead leaves until the sun hits them.64
- 西岛 科科斯(基林)群岛Reef fish spawning season · 12月1日 – 2月28日(通常)The islands' one dive operator times trips to the reef's summer breeding activity: giant triggerfish nesting at Canyons and bump-head parrotfish gathering to spawn at Cologne Gardens, both easiest to see across December to February.64
- 飞鱼湾 圣诞岛Red crab migration · 10月15日 – 1月15日(通常)Millions of crabs leave the forest with the first rain and walk to the sea, and the cove is one of the easiest places to stand in the middle of it.57
- 恩戈罗恩戈罗自然保护区 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Calving on the Ndutu plains · 1月1日 – 3月15日(通常)The herds drop most of their calves on the short-grass plains at Ndutu, in the conservation area's western corner, and the predators concentrate on them.54
- 百內山脈 🇨🇱 智利Guanaco birthing · 11月15日 – 1月10日(通常)Chulengos drop in the open country on the eastern side from late November, which is also why the pumas are working that ground in daylight.50
- 长野市 🇯🇵 日本Snow monkeys in the hot spring · 12月15日 – 3月15日(通常)The macaques at Jigokudani sit in the pool all year, but the winter version with snow on their heads is the one people come for.47
- 黃石國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Winter wolves in the Lamar · 12月20日 – 3月10日(通常)The road from Gardiner through to Cooke City is the only one ploughed all winter, and the Lamar Valley in the snow is where the wolf watchers set their scopes at first light.31
- 大提頓國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月1日 – 3月31日(通常)Thousands of elk come down out of the high country to winter on the flats north of Jackson, and horse-drawn sleighs take people out among them.30
- 杰克逊 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月15日 – 4月5日(通常)Several thousand elk drop out of the high country onto the flats north of town for the winter, and horse-drawn sleighs run out among them from mid-December until the herd leaves in early April.29
2月的野生动物季
- 慕那尔 🇮🇳 印度Eravikulam calving closure · 2月1日 – 3月31日(通常)The national park above the town shuts for the Nilgiri tahr calving season, which takes the area's main draw out of an itinerary for about two months.94
- 坦帕 🇺🇸 美国Manatee season at Big Bend · 11月1日 – 4月15日Manatees crowd into the warm outflow of the Big Bend power station when the bay drops below about twenty degrees, and the free viewing centre beside it opens for exactly those dates.90
- 莫雷利亚 🇲🇽 墨西哥Monarch butterfly season · 11月10日 – 3月15日(通常)The overwintering colonies at El Rosario and Sierra Chincua sit two to three hours east of the city.90
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Spring raptor migration · 2月15日 – 5月31日(通常)The northbound crossing is longer and thinner than the autumn one: black kites from late winter, then short-toed and booted eagles gaining height over the Rock before heading inland.84
- 奇特旺县 🇳🇵 尼泊尔Wildlife viewing on short grass · 2月1日 – 4月15日(通常)With the tall grass cut and the waterholes shrinking, rhino and deer are visible across the floodplain instead of hidden in it.81
- 阿鲁沙 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Wildebeest calving season · 1月20日 – 3月15日(通常)The short grass plains around Ndutu and the southern Serengeti, reached on safari from Arusha, fill with newborn wildebeest calves and the predators that follow them; camps here book out well before the February peak.79
- 蒙特雷 🇺🇸 美国Monarchs at Pacific Grove · 10月20日 – 2月28日(通常)Monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus at the Pacific Grove sanctuary from late October to about the start of March, peaking around the turn of the year.77
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Wildebeest calving · 1月15日 – 3月15日(通常)Close to half a million calves drop in a three-week burst on the short-grass plains around Ndutu, and every predator in the ecosystem is there for it.76
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas · 12月1日 – 5月31日(通常)Thousands of northern elephant seals haul out on the beach at the south end of the coast road, pupping in January and moulting into spring.75
- 圣克鲁斯 🇺🇸 美国Monarch butterflies · 10月15日 – 2月15日(通常)Tens of thousands of monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus grove at Natural Bridges from mid-October, hanging in a shape that looks like dead leaves until the sun hits them.73
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.71
- 鹿儿岛市 🇯🇵 日本Cranes winter at Izumi · 11月1日 – 3月25日(通常)Well over ten thousand cranes from Siberia winter on the Izumi plain in the north of the prefecture, about an hour by shinkansen.68
- 埃托沙國家公園 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Calving and the zebra move · 11月15日 – 2月28日(通常)Zebra and springbok drop their young as the new grass comes up, the plains game shifts west, and the predators go with them.65
- 飞鱼湾 圣诞岛Baby crabs come ashore · 11月20日 – 2月20日(通常)About a month after spawning the young crabs come out of the sea and head inland in a red carpet a few centimetres deep.60
- 西岛 科科斯(基林)群岛Reef fish spawning season · 12月1日 – 2月28日(通常)The islands' one dive operator times trips to the reef's summer breeding activity: giant triggerfish nesting at Canyons and bump-head parrotfish gathering to spawn at Cologne Gardens, both easiest to see across December to February.60
- 恩戈罗恩戈罗自然保护区 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Calving on the Ndutu plains · 1月1日 – 3月15日(通常)The herds drop most of their calves on the short-grass plains at Ndutu, in the conservation area's western corner, and the predators concentrate on them.57
- 长野市 🇯🇵 日本Snow monkeys in the hot spring · 12月15日 – 3月15日(通常)The macaques at Jigokudani sit in the pool all year, but the winter version with snow on their heads is the one people come for.55
- 大沙丘国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Sandhill crane migration · 2月1日 – 3月31日Twenty thousand cranes stop over in the San Luis Valley on the way north, feeding in the fields by day and flying back to the wetlands at dusk.49
- 杰克逊 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月15日 – 4月5日(通常)Several thousand elk drop out of the high country onto the flats north of town for the winter, and horse-drawn sleighs run out among them from mid-December until the herd leaves in early April.35
- 黃石國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Winter wolves in the Lamar · 12月20日 – 3月10日(通常)The road from Gardiner through to Cooke City is the only one ploughed all winter, and the Lamar Valley in the snow is where the wolf watchers set their scopes at first light.33
- 大提頓國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月1日 – 3月31日(通常)Thousands of elk come down out of the high country to winter on the flats north of Jackson, and horse-drawn sleighs take people out among them.33
3月的野生动物季
- 奥斯汀 🇺🇸 美国Congress Avenue bats · 3月20日 – 11月1日(通常)A million and a half Mexican free-tailed bats roost under the bridge from spring until they head south in the autumn.90
- 坦帕 🇺🇸 美国Manatee season at Big Bend · 11月1日 – 4月15日Manatees crowd into the warm outflow of the Big Bend power station when the bay drops below about twenty degrees, and the free viewing centre beside it opens for exactly those dates.89
- 莫雷利亚 🇲🇽 墨西哥Monarch butterfly season · 11月10日 – 3月15日(通常)The overwintering colonies at El Rosario and Sierra Chincua sit two to three hours east of the city.88
- 慕那尔 🇮🇳 印度Eravikulam calving closure · 2月1日 – 3月31日(通常)The national park above the town shuts for the Nilgiri tahr calving season, which takes the area's main draw out of an itinerary for about two months.87
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Spring raptor migration · 2月15日 – 5月31日(通常)The northbound crossing is longer and thinner than the autumn one: black kites from late winter, then short-toed and booted eagles gaining height over the Rock before heading inland.79
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas · 12月1日 – 5月31日(通常)Thousands of northern elephant seals haul out on the beach at the south end of the coast road, pupping in January and moulting into spring.75
- 鹿儿岛市 🇯🇵 日本Cranes winter at Izumi · 11月1日 – 3月25日(通常)Well over ten thousand cranes from Siberia winter on the Izumi plain in the north of the prefecture, about an hour by shinkansen.74
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Wildebeest calving · 1月15日 – 3月15日(通常)Close to half a million calves drop in a three-week burst on the short-grass plains around Ndutu, and every predator in the ecosystem is there for it.73
- 阿鲁沙 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Wildebeest calving season · 1月20日 – 3月15日(通常)The short grass plains around Ndutu and the southern Serengeti, reached on safari from Arusha, fill with newborn wildebeest calves and the predators that follow them; camps here book out well before the February peak.72
- 奇特旺县 🇳🇵 尼泊尔Wildlife viewing on short grass · 2月1日 – 4月15日(通常)With the tall grass cut and the waterholes shrinking, rhino and deer are visible across the floodplain instead of hidden in it.69
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.68
- 长野市 🇯🇵 日本Snow monkeys in the hot spring · 12月15日 – 3月15日(通常)The macaques at Jigokudani sit in the pool all year, but the winter version with snow on their heads is the one people come for.66
- 大沙丘国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Sandhill crane migration · 2月1日 – 3月31日Twenty thousand cranes stop over in the San Luis Valley on the way north, feeding in the fields by day and flying back to the wetlands at dusk.59
- 恩戈罗恩戈罗自然保护区 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Calving on the Ndutu plains · 1月1日 – 3月15日(通常)The herds drop most of their calves on the short-grass plains at Ndutu, in the conservation area's western corner, and the predators concentrate on them.58
- 杰克逊 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月15日 – 4月5日(通常)Several thousand elk drop out of the high country onto the flats north of town for the winter, and horse-drawn sleighs run out among them from mid-December until the herd leaves in early April.46
- 黃石國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Winter wolves in the Lamar · 12月20日 – 3月10日(通常)The road from Gardiner through to Cooke City is the only one ploughed all winter, and the Lamar Valley in the snow is where the wolf watchers set their scopes at first light.44
- 大提頓國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月1日 – 3月31日(通常)Thousands of elk come down out of the high country to winter on the flats north of Jackson, and horse-drawn sleighs take people out among them.44
4月的野生动物季
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Spring raptor migration · 2月15日 – 5月31日(通常)The northbound crossing is longer and thinner than the autumn one: black kites from late winter, then short-toed and booted eagles gaining height over the Rock before heading inland.90
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas · 12月1日 – 5月31日(通常)Thousands of northern elephant seals haul out on the beach at the south end of the coast road, pupping in January and moulting into spring.87
- 奥斯汀 🇺🇸 美国Congress Avenue bats · 3月20日 – 11月1日(通常)A million and a half Mexican free-tailed bats roost under the bridge from spring until they head south in the autumn.84
- 卡尔斯巴德洞窟国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Bat flight programme · 4月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats spiral out of the natural entrance at dusk while a ranger talks; phones and cameras have to be off.80
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Seal pups in the streams · 4月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Fur seal pups leave the colony through the colder months and swim up the streams north of town to play in the pools under the waterfalls.80
- 坦帕 🇺🇸 美国Manatee season at Big Bend · 11月1日 – 4月15日Manatees crowd into the warm outflow of the Big Bend power station when the bay drops below about twenty degrees, and the free viewing centre beside it opens for exactly those dates.78
- 凡城 🇹🇷 土耳其Pearl mullet spawning run · 4月15日 – 7月15日(通常)Inci kefali, a fish found nowhere outside Lake Van, swim up to 24km up the rivers that feed the lake to spawn each spring, and fishing is banned lakewide for the run.74
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.70
- 奇特旺县 🇳🇵 尼泊尔Wildlife viewing on short grass · 2月1日 – 4月15日(通常)With the tall grass cut and the waterholes shrinking, rhino and deer are visible across the floodplain instead of hidden in it.62
- 杰克逊 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月15日 – 4月5日(通常)Several thousand elk drop out of the high country onto the flats north of town for the winter, and horse-drawn sleighs run out among them from mid-December until the herd leaves in early April.57
- 納塔萊斯港 🇨🇱 智利Puma tracking season · 4月15日 – 9月30日(通常)Trackers work the eastern side of the park through the cold months, when the grass is short, the guanacos are bunched and the cats hunt in daylight.57
- 黃石國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Spring wildlife on the northern range · 4月15日 – 6月15日(通常)Bison calves in the Lamar Valley from late April, bears out of the den on the lower slopes, and wolves visible against the last snow.51
- 科伯克谷國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Spring caribou migration · 4月1日 – 5月31日(通常)The Western Arctic herd heads north through the valley toward its calving grounds while the river is still frozen, so any viewing is by ski plane and timing depends on the herd.44
- 百內山脈 🇨🇱 智利Puma tracking season · 4月15日 – 9月30日(通常)The cold months are when trackers find them: fewer visitors, snow that holds a print, and long low light at both ends of the day.37
5月的野生动物季
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Spring raptor migration · 2月15日 – 5月31日(通常)The northbound crossing is longer and thinner than the autumn one: black kites from late winter, then short-toed and booted eagles gaining height over the Rock before heading inland.93
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas · 12月1日 – 5月31日(通常)Thousands of northern elephant seals haul out on the beach at the south end of the coast road, pupping in January and moulting into spring.92
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Sardine run past Algoa Bay · 5月15日 – 7月31日(通常)Shoals move up the coast from late May with gannets diving on them and dolphins working from below.91
- 德班 🇿🇦 南非Sardine run · 5月25日 – 7月20日(通常)Cold water pushes shoals of sardines up from the Eastern Cape with gannets, dolphins and sharks behind them, most reliably in the last two weeks of June.84
- 悉尼 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 5月15日 – 11月15日(通常)Twenty thousand humpbacks pass the headlands, north from May to July and back with calves from September.83
- 安克雷奇 🇺🇸 美国Salmon runs · 5月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Kings push into Ship Creek from mid-May, silvers take over from late July, and you can watch it from a car park in the middle of the city.81
- 凡城 🇹🇷 土耳其Pearl mullet spawning run · 4月15日 – 7月15日(通常)Inci kefali, a fish found nowhere outside Lake Van, swim up to 24km up the rivers that feed the lake to spawn each spring, and fishing is banned lakewide for the run.81
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Grumeti River crossings · 5月15日 – 7月10日(通常)Before the famous Mara crossings the herds push north-west through the corridor and over the Grumeti, where the crocodiles are the largest in the park.79
- 卡萨内 🇧🇼 博茨瓦纳Dry-season elephant herds · 5月1日 – 10月31日(通常)As interior pans dry up, elephants pull out of the bush and concentrate along the Chobe riverfront, with herds of a thousand or more common by September and October.78
- 布拉索夫 🇷🇴 罗马尼亚Bear watching season · 5月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Licensed hides in the forests around the town take bookings from spring to early autumn, through guides rather than on the day.77
- 卡尔斯巴德洞窟国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Bat flight programme · 4月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats spiral out of the natural entrance at dusk while a ranger talks; phones and cameras have to be off.77
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Seal pups in the streams · 4月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Fur seal pups leave the colony through the colder months and swim up the streams north of town to play in the pools under the waterfalls.74
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.71
- 威士拿 🇨🇦 加拿大Black bears on the mountain · 5月20日 – 10月15日(通常)Sixty-odd bears live on the two mountains and are visible from the lifts and the golf courses from the melt onward, most obviously in spring on the new grass and in autumn on the berries.70
- 奥斯汀 🇺🇸 美国Congress Avenue bats · 3月20日 – 11月1日(通常)A million and a half Mexican free-tailed bats roost under the bridge from spring until they head south in the autumn.69
- 黃石國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Spring wildlife on the northern range · 4月15日 – 6月15日(通常)Bison calves in the Lamar Valley from late April, bears out of the den on the lower slopes, and wolves visible against the last snow.61
- 卡特邁國家公園和自然保護區 🇺🇸 美国Coastal bears in the sedge meadows · 5月25日 – 7月15日(通常)Before the salmon arrive, brown bears graze the coastal sedge meadows and dig clams at places like Hallo Bay.60
- 科伯克谷國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Spring caribou migration · 4月1日 – 5月31日(通常)The Western Arctic herd heads north through the valley toward its calving grounds while the river is still frozen, so any viewing is by ski plane and timing depends on the herd.60
- 納塔萊斯港 🇨🇱 智利Puma tracking season · 4月15日 – 9月30日(通常)Trackers work the eastern side of the park through the cold months, when the grass is short, the guanacos are bunched and the cats hunt in daylight.50
- 百內山脈 🇨🇱 智利Puma tracking season · 4月15日 – 9月30日(通常)The cold months are when trackers find them: fewer visitors, snow that holds a print, and long low light at both ends of the day.31
6月的野生动物季
- 德班 🇿🇦 南非Sardine run · 5月25日 – 7月20日(通常)Cold water pushes shoals of sardines up from the Eastern Cape with gannets, dolphins and sharks behind them, most reliably in the last two weeks of June.93
- 凡城 🇹🇷 土耳其Pearl mullet spawning run · 4月15日 – 7月15日(通常)Inci kefali, a fish found nowhere outside Lake Van, swim up to 24km up the rivers that feed the lake to spawn each spring, and fishing is banned lakewide for the run.93
- 西雅图 🇺🇸 美国Salmon at the Ballard Locks · 6月15日 – 9月20日(通常)Sockeye run through the fish ladder in early summer, chinook and coho into September, and the viewing windows below the locks are free and busy.92
- 哈亚尼斯 🇺🇸 美国White shark season · 6月1日 – 10月31日(通常)White sharks follow the grey seals into Cape waters from early summer and are gone by late autumn, with the tagged detections peaking in August and September.91
- 安克雷奇 🇺🇸 美国Salmon runs · 5月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Kings push into Ship Creek from mid-May, silvers take over from late July, and you can watch it from a car park in the middle of the city.90
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Sardine run past Algoa Bay · 5月15日 – 7月31日(通常)Shoals move up the coast from late May with gannets diving on them and dolphins working from below.88
- 布拉索夫 🇷🇴 罗马尼亚Bear watching season · 5月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Licensed hides in the forests around the town take bookings from spring to early autumn, through guides rather than on the day.85
- 罗得岛 🇬🇷 希腊Moths at Petaloudes · 6月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Jersey tiger moths gather in their thousands in the shaded valley at Petaloudes for the dry months, and the site is closed to visitors outside them.83
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Grumeti River crossings · 5月15日 – 7月10日(通常)Before the famous Mara crossings the herds push north-west through the corridor and over the Grumeti, where the crocodiles are the largest in the park.80
- 阿約拉港 🇪🇨 厄瓜多尔Tortoises in the highlands · 6月1日 – 12月15日(通常)Santa Cruz's wild tortoises spend the cool grey months up in the wet pastures, which is when the ranches on the road to Santa Rosa are thick with them.80
- 卡萨内 🇧🇼 博茨瓦纳Dry-season elephant herds · 5月1日 – 10月31日(通常)As interior pans dry up, elephants pull out of the bush and concentrate along the Chobe riverfront, with herds of a thousand or more common by September and October.80
- 堪察加彼得罗巴甫洛夫斯克 🇷🇺 俄罗斯Salmon run · 6月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Six species come up the rivers through the summer, in the largest run of wild Pacific salmon anywhere.78
- 悉尼 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 5月15日 – 11月15日(通常)Twenty thousand humpbacks pass the headlands, north from May to July and back with calves from September.77
- 威士拿 🇨🇦 加拿大Black bears on the mountain · 5月20日 – 10月15日(通常)Sixty-odd bears live on the two mountains and are visible from the lifts and the golf courses from the melt onward, most obviously in spring on the new grass and in autumn on the berries.74
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.74
- 卡特邁國家公園和自然保護區 🇺🇸 美国Coastal bears in the sedge meadows · 5月25日 – 7月15日(通常)Before the salmon arrive, brown bears graze the coastal sedge meadows and dig clams at places like Hallo Bay.73
- 黃石國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Spring wildlife on the northern range · 4月15日 – 6月15日(通常)Bison calves in the Lamar Valley from late April, bears out of the den on the lower slopes, and wolves visible against the last snow.69
- 卡尔斯巴德洞窟国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Bat flight programme · 4月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats spiral out of the natural entrance at dusk while a ranger talks; phones and cameras have to be off.69
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Seal pups in the streams · 4月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Fur seal pups leave the colony through the colder months and swim up the streams north of town to play in the pools under the waterfalls.68
- 克拉克湖國家公園和自然保護區 🇺🇸 美国Bear viewing season · 6月1日 – 9月15日(通常)Brown bears graze the coastal sedge meadows and dig clams early in the summer, then move to the salmon streams at Silver Salmon Creek and Crescent Lake later on.63
- 奥斯汀 🇺🇸 美国Congress Avenue bats · 3月20日 – 11月1日(通常)A million and a half Mexican free-tailed bats roost under the bridge from spring until they head south in the autumn.59
- 沙姆沙伊赫 🇪🇬 埃及Summer schooling at Ras Mohammed · 6月1日 – 8月31日(通常)High summer is when the snapper and barracuda gather in numbers off the point, which is the one thing here worth putting up with the heat for.54
- 納塔萊斯港 🇨🇱 智利Puma tracking season · 4月15日 – 9月30日(通常)Trackers work the eastern side of the park through the cold months, when the grass is short, the guanacos are bunched and the cats hunt in daylight.40
- 孙德尔本斯 🇧🇩 孟加拉国Three-month breeding closure · 6月1日 – 8月31日The forest department shuts the Bangladeshi Sundarbans to visitors and to fishing for the breeding season.37
- 百內山脈 🇨🇱 智利Puma tracking season · 4月15日 – 9月30日(通常)The cold months are when trackers find them: fewer visitors, snow that holds a print, and long low light at both ends of the day.27
7月的野生动物季
- 西雅图 🇺🇸 美国Salmon at the Ballard Locks · 6月15日 – 9月20日(通常)Sockeye run through the fish ladder in early summer, chinook and coho into September, and the viewing windows below the locks are free and busy.97
- 内罗毕 🇰🇪 肯尼亚Mara migration season · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds cross in from the Serengeti and the Mara River crossings run from late July into October.93
- 安克雷奇 🇺🇸 美国Salmon runs · 5月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Kings push into Ship Creek from mid-May, silvers take over from late July, and you can watch it from a car park in the middle of the city.93
- 德班 🇿🇦 南非Sardine run · 5月25日 – 7月20日(通常)Cold water pushes shoals of sardines up from the Eastern Cape with gannets, dolphins and sharks behind them, most reliably in the last two weeks of June.91
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Sardine run past Algoa Bay · 5月15日 – 7月31日(通常)Shoals move up the coast from late May with gannets diving on them and dolphins working from below.88
- 凡城 🇹🇷 土耳其Pearl mullet spawning run · 4月15日 – 7月15日(通常)Inci kefali, a fish found nowhere outside Lake Van, swim up to 24km up the rivers that feed the lake to spawn each spring, and fishing is banned lakewide for the run.88
- 阿約拉港 🇪🇨 厄瓜多尔Tortoises in the highlands · 6月1日 – 12月15日(通常)Santa Cruz's wild tortoises spend the cool grey months up in the wet pastures, which is when the ranches on the road to Santa Rosa are thick with them.83
- 堪察加彼得罗巴甫洛夫斯克 🇷🇺 俄罗斯Salmon run · 6月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Six species come up the rivers through the summer, in the largest run of wild Pacific salmon anywhere.83
- 威士拿 🇨🇦 加拿大Black bears on the mountain · 5月20日 – 10月15日(通常)Sixty-odd bears live on the two mountains and are visible from the lifts and the golf courses from the melt onward, most obviously in spring on the new grass and in autumn on the berries.81
- 马赛马拉 🇰🇪 肯尼亚Mara River crossings · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds arrive from July and the crossings run through to October, thickest in August and September.81
- 布拉索夫 🇷🇴 罗马尼亚Bear watching season · 5月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Licensed hides in the forests around the town take bookings from spring to early autumn, through guides rather than on the day.80
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Grumeti River crossings · 5月15日 – 7月10日(通常)Before the famous Mara crossings the herds push north-west through the corridor and over the Grumeti, where the crocodiles are the largest in the park.80
- 拉布安巴佐 🇮🇩 印度尼西亚Komodo dragon mating season · 7月1日 – 8月31日(通常)The one time of year the males fight, standing up against each other on the trails.80
- 朱諾 🇺🇸 美国Salmon run and bears · 7月20日 – 9月15日(通常)Sockeye run up Steep Creek beside the Mendenhall visitor centre from late July, coho behind them into autumn, and the black bears fish it from below a public boardwalk.80
- 卡萨内 🇧🇼 博茨瓦纳Dry-season elephant herds · 5月1日 – 10月31日(通常)As interior pans dry up, elephants pull out of the bush and concentrate along the Chobe riverfront, with herds of a thousand or more common by September and October.79
- 哈亚尼斯 🇺🇸 美国White shark season · 6月1日 – 10月31日(通常)White sharks follow the grey seals into Cape waters from early summer and are gone by late autumn, with the tagged detections peaking in August and September.79
- 悉尼 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 5月15日 – 11月15日(通常)Twenty thousand humpbacks pass the headlands, north from May to July and back with calves from September.78
- 班夫 🇨🇦 加拿大Bear-season trail closures · 7月15日 – 10月1日(通常)When the buffaloberry ripens the grizzlies drop to the valley trails and Parks Canada closes them, or restricts them to tight groups of four, at a day's notice.75
- 罗得岛 🇬🇷 希腊Moths at Petaloudes · 6月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Jersey tiger moths gather in their thousands in the shaded valley at Petaloudes for the dry months, and the site is closed to visitors outside them.75
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.75
- 锡吉里耶 🇱🇰 斯里兰卡The Gathering at Minneriya · 7月15日 – 9月30日(通常)As the tank shrinks, hundreds of elephants come out onto the grass on the exposed bed — the largest gathering of wild Asian elephants anywhere.73
- 卡特邁國家公園和自然保護區 🇺🇸 美国Coastal bears in the sedge meadows · 5月25日 – 7月15日(通常)Before the salmon arrive, brown bears graze the coastal sedge meadows and dig clams at places like Hallo Bay.71
- 卡尔斯巴德洞窟国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Bat flight programme · 4月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats spiral out of the natural entrance at dusk while a ranger talks; phones and cameras have to be off.68
- 克拉克湖國家公園和自然保護區 🇺🇸 美国Bear viewing season · 6月1日 – 9月15日(通常)Brown bears graze the coastal sedge meadows and dig clams early in the summer, then move to the salmon streams at Silver Salmon Creek and Crescent Lake later on.68
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Seal pups in the streams · 4月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Fur seal pups leave the colony through the colder months and swim up the streams north of town to play in the pools under the waterfalls.66
……7月还有 6 个。
8月的野生动物季
- 西雅图 🇺🇸 美国Salmon at the Ballard Locks · 6月15日 – 9月20日(通常)Sockeye run through the fish ladder in early summer, chinook and coho into September, and the viewing windows below the locks are free and busy.95
- 内罗毕 🇰🇪 肯尼亚Mara migration season · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds cross in from the Serengeti and the Mara River crossings run from late July into October.94
- 阿約拉港 🇪🇨 厄瓜多尔Tortoises in the highlands · 6月1日 – 12月15日(通常)Santa Cruz's wild tortoises spend the cool grey months up in the wet pastures, which is when the ranches on the road to Santa Rosa are thick with them.87
- 安克雷奇 🇺🇸 美国Salmon runs · 5月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Kings push into Ship Creek from mid-May, silvers take over from late July, and you can watch it from a car park in the middle of the city.83
- 布拉索夫 🇷🇴 罗马尼亚Bear watching season · 5月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Licensed hides in the forests around the town take bookings from spring to early autumn, through guides rather than on the day.82
- 拉布安巴佐 🇮🇩 印度尼西亚Komodo dragon mating season · 7月1日 – 8月31日(通常)The one time of year the males fight, standing up against each other on the trails.82
- 哈亚尼斯 🇺🇸 美国White shark season · 6月1日 – 10月31日(通常)White sharks follow the grey seals into Cape waters from early summer and are gone by late autumn, with the tagged detections peaking in August and September.82
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Raptor migration over the Strait · 8月20日 – 10月31日(通常)Storks, honey buzzards and eagles funnel over the Strait in autumn to make the shortest crossing to Africa, and on a good easterly morning they pass low over the Upper Rock in thousands.82
- 悉尼 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 5月15日 – 11月15日(通常)Twenty thousand humpbacks pass the headlands, north from May to July and back with calves from September.81
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.81
- 马赛马拉 🇰🇪 肯尼亚Mara River crossings · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds arrive from July and the crossings run through to October, thickest in August and September.80
- 威士拿 🇨🇦 加拿大Black bears on the mountain · 5月20日 – 10月15日(通常)Sixty-odd bears live on the two mountains and are visible from the lifts and the golf courses from the melt onward, most obviously in spring on the new grass and in autumn on the berries.79
- 班夫 🇨🇦 加拿大Bear-season trail closures · 7月15日 – 10月1日(通常)When the buffaloberry ripens the grizzlies drop to the valley trails and Parks Canada closes them, or restricts them to tight groups of four, at a day's notice.78
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Mara River crossings · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds bank up on the south side and go over in a rush that may happen twice in a morning or not at all that week.78
- 卡萨内 🇧🇼 博茨瓦纳Dry-season elephant herds · 5月1日 – 10月31日(通常)As interior pans dry up, elephants pull out of the bush and concentrate along the Chobe riverfront, with herds of a thousand or more common by September and October.76
- 仙納度國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Black bear season · 8月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Bears feed hard on acorns and berries through late summer and autumn, and this is the stretch you actually see them from the Drive.75
- 堪察加彼得罗巴甫洛夫斯克 🇷🇺 俄罗斯Salmon run · 6月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Six species come up the rivers through the summer, in the largest run of wild Pacific salmon anywhere.75
- 锡吉里耶 🇱🇰 斯里兰卡The Gathering at Minneriya · 7月15日 – 9月30日(通常)As the tank shrinks, hundreds of elephants come out onto the grass on the exposed bed — the largest gathering of wild Asian elephants anywhere.74
- 奥克兰都会区 🇳🇿 新西兰Lambing at Cornwall Park · 8月1日 – 9月10日(通常)The working farm around Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill) has new calves from mid-July and lambs from early August.73
- 罗得岛 🇬🇷 希腊Moths at Petaloudes · 6月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Jersey tiger moths gather in their thousands in the shaded valley at Petaloudes for the dry months, and the site is closed to visitors outside them.73
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Seal pups in the streams · 4月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Fur seal pups leave the colony through the colder months and swim up the streams north of town to play in the pools under the waterfalls.73
- 朱諾 🇺🇸 美国Salmon run and bears · 7月20日 – 9月15日(通常)Sockeye run up Steep Creek beside the Mendenhall visitor centre from late July, coho behind them into autumn, and the black bears fish it from below a public boardwalk.73
- 卡尔斯巴德洞窟国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Bat flight programme · 4月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats spiral out of the natural entrance at dusk while a ranger talks; phones and cameras have to be off.67
- 卡特邁國家公園和自然保護區 🇺🇸 美国July salmon run at the falls · 6月25日 – 8月5日(通常)Sockeye stack up below Brooks Falls and the bears stand in the lip catching them mid-air, which is the picture everyone has seen.67
- 科伯克谷國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Caribou cross at Onion Portage · 8月25日 – 10月5日(通常)In autumn the Western Arctic herd swims the Kobuk River at Paatitaaq, a crossing used for more than eight thousand years and still the season's subsistence hunt for Inupiat families.65
……8月还有 7 个。
9月的野生动物季
- 内罗毕 🇰🇪 肯尼亚Mara migration season · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds cross in from the Serengeti and the Mara River crossings run from late July into October.94
- 悉尼 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 5月15日 – 11月15日(通常)Twenty thousand humpbacks pass the headlands, north from May to July and back with calves from September.89
- 西雅图 🇺🇸 美国Salmon at the Ballard Locks · 6月15日 – 9月20日(通常)Sockeye run through the fish ladder in early summer, chinook and coho into September, and the viewing windows below the locks are free and busy.89
- 阿約拉港 🇪🇨 厄瓜多尔Tortoises in the highlands · 6月1日 – 12月15日(通常)Santa Cruz's wild tortoises spend the cool grey months up in the wet pastures, which is when the ranches on the road to Santa Rosa are thick with them.88
- 博兹曼市 🇺🇸 美国Golden eagle migration · 9月15日 – 10月31日(通常)The Bridger ridge carries the largest known golden eagle migration in the lower forty-eight, counted from the ski area every autumn.87
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Raptor migration over the Strait · 8月20日 – 10月31日(通常)Storks, honey buzzards and eagles funnel over the Strait in autumn to make the shortest crossing to Africa, and on a good easterly morning they pass low over the Upper Rock in thousands.87
- 布拉索夫 🇷🇴 罗马尼亚Bear watching season · 5月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Licensed hides in the forests around the town take bookings from spring to early autumn, through guides rather than on the day.86
- 哈亚尼斯 🇺🇸 美国White shark season · 6月1日 – 10月31日(通常)White sharks follow the grey seals into Cape waters from early summer and are gone by late autumn, with the tagged detections peaking in August and September.86
- 伯恩茅斯 🇬🇧 英国New Forest deer rut · 9月20日 – 10月31日(通常)The stags roar and fight through October on the heaths north of town, best at first light.82
- 罗得岛 🇬🇷 希腊Moths at Petaloudes · 6月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Jersey tiger moths gather in their thousands in the shaded valley at Petaloudes for the dry months, and the site is closed to visitors outside them.81
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.81
- 马赛马拉 🇰🇪 肯尼亚Mara River crossings · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds arrive from July and the crossings run through to October, thickest in August and September.79
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Seal pups in the streams · 4月1日 – 9月30日(通常)Fur seal pups leave the colony through the colder months and swim up the streams north of town to play in the pools under the waterfalls.78
- 奥克兰都会区 🇳🇿 新西兰Lambing at Cornwall Park · 8月1日 – 9月10日(通常)The working farm around Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill) has new calves from mid-July and lambs from early August.77
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Mara River crossings · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds bank up on the south side and go over in a rush that may happen twice in a morning or not at all that week.77
- 卡尔斯巴德洞窟国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Bat flight programme · 4月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats spiral out of the natural entrance at dusk while a ranger talks; phones and cameras have to be off.76
- 仙納度國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Black bear season · 8月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Bears feed hard on acorns and berries through late summer and autumn, and this is the stretch you actually see them from the Drive.74
- 安克雷奇 🇺🇸 美国Salmon runs · 5月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Kings push into Ship Creek from mid-May, silvers take over from late July, and you can watch it from a car park in the middle of the city.73
- 锡吉里耶 🇱🇰 斯里兰卡The Gathering at Minneriya · 7月15日 – 9月30日(通常)As the tank shrinks, hundreds of elephants come out onto the grass on the exposed bed — the largest gathering of wild Asian elephants anywhere.72
- 班夫 🇨🇦 加拿大Bear-season trail closures · 7月15日 – 10月1日(通常)When the buffaloberry ripens the grizzlies drop to the valley trails and Parks Canada closes them, or restricts them to tight groups of four, at a day's notice.71
- 卡萨内 🇧🇼 博茨瓦纳Dry-season elephant herds · 5月1日 – 10月31日(通常)As interior pans dry up, elephants pull out of the bush and concentrate along the Chobe riverfront, with herds of a thousand or more common by September and October.70
- 堪察加彼得罗巴甫洛夫斯克 🇷🇺 俄罗斯Salmon run · 6月15日 – 9月15日(通常)Six species come up the rivers through the summer, in the largest run of wild Pacific salmon anywhere.70
- 贾斯珀 🇨🇦 加拿大Elk rut · 9月1日 – 10月10日(通常)Bulls bugle from the golf course and the verges around the townsite through September, and they are genuinely dangerous at close range.69
- 威士拿 🇨🇦 加拿大Black bears on the mountain · 5月20日 – 10月15日(通常)Sixty-odd bears live on the two mountains and are visible from the lifts and the golf courses from the melt onward, most obviously in spring on the new grass and in autumn on the berries.66
- 奥斯汀 🇺🇸 美国Congress Avenue bats · 3月20日 – 11月1日(通常)A million and a half Mexican free-tailed bats roost under the bridge from spring until they head south in the autumn.66
……9月还有 11 个。
10月的野生动物季
- 蒙特雷 🇺🇸 美国Monarchs at Pacific Grove · 10月20日 – 2月28日(通常)Monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus at the Pacific Grove sanctuary from late October to about the start of March, peaking around the turn of the year.92
- 内罗毕 🇰🇪 肯尼亚Mara migration season · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds cross in from the Serengeti and the Mara River crossings run from late July into October.90
- 圣克鲁斯 🇺🇸 美国Monarch butterflies · 10月15日 – 2月15日(通常)Tens of thousands of monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus grove at Natural Bridges from mid-October, hanging in a shape that looks like dead leaves until the sun hits them.90
- 悉尼 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 5月15日 – 11月15日(通常)Twenty thousand humpbacks pass the headlands, north from May to July and back with calves from September.88
- 阿約拉港 🇪🇨 厄瓜多尔Tortoises in the highlands · 6月1日 – 12月15日(通常)Santa Cruz's wild tortoises spend the cool grey months up in the wet pastures, which is when the ranches on the road to Santa Rosa are thick with them.87
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Raptor migration over the Strait · 8月20日 – 10月31日(通常)Storks, honey buzzards and eagles funnel over the Strait in autumn to make the shortest crossing to Africa, and on a good easterly morning they pass low over the Upper Rock in thousands.87
- 奥斯汀 🇺🇸 美国Congress Avenue bats · 3月20日 – 11月1日(通常)A million and a half Mexican free-tailed bats roost under the bridge from spring until they head south in the autumn.81
- 卡尔斯巴德洞窟国家公园 🇺🇸 美国Bat flight programme · 4月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats spiral out of the natural entrance at dusk while a ranger talks; phones and cameras have to be off.81
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.79
- 马赛马拉 🇰🇪 肯尼亚Mara River crossings · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds arrive from July and the crossings run through to October, thickest in August and September.76
- 塞倫蓋蒂 🇹🇿 坦桑尼亚Mara River crossings · 7月1日 – 10月31日(通常)The herds bank up on the south side and go over in a rush that may happen twice in a morning or not at all that week.75
- 死海 🇯🇴 约旦Raptors over the Rift · 9月1日 – 10月25日(通常)The Jordan Valley is the funnel for the eastern flyway, and on an autumn morning the thermals carry streams of honey buzzards and storks down the length of it.75
- 萨瓦伊岛 🇼🇸 萨摩亚The palolo rising · 10月5–31日(通常)For one or two nights in October, seven days after the full moon, the reef worms spawn and every village is in the shallows after dark with nets and lamps.75
- 马萨阿拉姆 🇪🇬 埃及Oceanic whitetips at Elphinstone · 10月1日 – 12月31日(通常)Late autumn is when the oceanic whitetips are most reliably out on the offshore reef, hanging under the boats between dives.74
- 飞鱼湾 圣诞岛Red crab migration · 10月15日 – 1月15日(通常)Millions of crabs leave the forest with the first rain and walk to the sea, and the cove is one of the easiest places to stand in the middle of it.73
- 哈亚尼斯 🇺🇸 美国White shark season · 6月1日 – 10月31日(通常)White sharks follow the grey seals into Cape waters from early summer and are gone by late autumn, with the tagged detections peaking in August and September.71
- 伯恩茅斯 🇬🇧 英国New Forest deer rut · 9月20日 – 10月31日(通常)The stags roar and fight through October on the heaths north of town, best at first light.70
- 博兹曼市 🇺🇸 美国Golden eagle migration · 9月15日 – 10月31日(通常)The Bridger ridge carries the largest known golden eagle migration in the lower forty-eight, counted from the ski area every autumn.68
- 仙納度國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Black bear season · 8月1日 – 10月31日(通常)Bears feed hard on acorns and berries through late summer and autumn, and this is the stretch you actually see them from the Drive.66
- 温哥华 🇨🇦 加拿大Salmon run · 10月1日 – 11月10日(通常)Spawning salmon come up the Capilano and the Adams River east of the city through October, strongest in the years the cycle peaks.65
- 垦丁国家公园 🇹🇼 中华民国Raptor migration · 9月25日 – 10月25日(通常)Something like a quarter of a million raptors funnel over the peninsula each autumn.60
- 卡萨内 🇧🇼 博茨瓦纳Dry-season elephant herds · 5月1日 – 10月31日(通常)As interior pans dry up, elephants pull out of the bush and concentrate along the Chobe riverfront, with herds of a thousand or more common by September and October.59
- 班夫 🇨🇦 加拿大Bear-season trail closures · 7月15日 – 10月1日(通常)When the buffaloberry ripens the grizzlies drop to the valley trails and Parks Canada closes them, or restricts them to tight groups of four, at a day's notice.57
- 贾斯珀 🇨🇦 加拿大Elk rut · 9月1日 – 10月10日(通常)Bulls bugle from the golf course and the verges around the townsite through September, and they are genuinely dangerous at close range.55
- 姆富韋 🇿🇲 赞比亚Elephants at Mfuwe Lodge · 10月20日 – 12月15日(通常)A resident elephant family walks straight through Mfuwe Lodge's reception each year to reach an old wild mango tree fruiting in the courtyard, a route the same matriarchal line has used for at least three generations.53
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11月的野生动物季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Seal pupping at Cape Cross · 11月15日 – 12月31日(通常)The colony ninety minutes up the Skeleton Coast pups in November and December and swells to a couple of hundred thousand animals.97
- 莫雷利亚 🇲🇽 墨西哥Monarch butterfly season · 11月10日 – 3月15日(通常)The overwintering colonies at El Rosario and Sierra Chincua sit two to three hours east of the city.91
- 悉尼 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 5月15日 – 11月15日(通常)Twenty thousand humpbacks pass the headlands, north from May to July and back with calves from September.87
- 奥斯汀 🇺🇸 美国Congress Avenue bats · 3月20日 – 11月1日(通常)A million and a half Mexican free-tailed bats roost under the bridge from spring until they head south in the autumn.87
- 阿約拉港 🇪🇨 厄瓜多尔Tortoises in the highlands · 6月1日 – 12月15日(通常)Santa Cruz's wild tortoises spend the cool grey months up in the wet pastures, which is when the ranches on the road to Santa Rosa are thick with them.86
- 鹿儿岛市 🇯🇵 日本Cranes winter at Izumi · 11月1日 – 3月25日(通常)Well over ten thousand cranes from Siberia winter on the Izumi plain in the north of the prefecture, about an hour by shinkansen.84
- 马萨阿拉姆 🇪🇬 埃及Oceanic whitetips at Elphinstone · 10月1日 – 12月31日(通常)Late autumn is when the oceanic whitetips are most reliably out on the offshore reef, hanging under the boats between dives.84
- 坦帕 🇺🇸 美国Manatee season at Big Bend · 11月1日 – 4月15日Manatees crowd into the warm outflow of the Big Bend power station when the bay drops below about twenty degrees, and the free viewing centre beside it opens for exactly those dates.82
- 蒙特雷 🇺🇸 美国Monarchs at Pacific Grove · 10月20日 – 2月28日(通常)Monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus at the Pacific Grove sanctuary from late October to about the start of March, peaking around the turn of the year.82
- 圣克鲁斯 🇺🇸 美国Monarch butterflies · 10月15日 – 2月15日(通常)Tens of thousands of monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus grove at Natural Bridges from mid-October, hanging in a shape that looks like dead leaves until the sun hits them.79
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.78
- 飞鱼湾 圣诞岛Red crab migration · 10月15日 – 1月15日(通常)Millions of crabs leave the forest with the first rain and walk to the sea, and the cove is one of the easiest places to stand in the middle of it.66
- 古利德维肯 南乔治亚和南桑威奇群岛Fur seal pupping · 11月15日 – 1月15日(通常)Antarctic fur seals take over every workable beach to breed, and the bulls hold territory aggressively enough that landings get moved or dropped.66
- 埃托沙國家公園 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Calving and the zebra move · 11月15日 – 2月28日(通常)Zebra and springbok drop their young as the new grass comes up, the plains game shifts west, and the predators go with them.64
- 姆富韋 🇿🇲 赞比亚Elephants at Mfuwe Lodge · 10月20日 – 12月15日(通常)A resident elephant family walks straight through Mfuwe Lodge's reception each year to reach an old wild mango tree fruiting in the courtyard, a route the same matriarchal line has used for at least three generations.54
- Puerto Viejo 🇨🇷 哥斯达黎加Raptor migration over Kèköldi · 9月15日 – 11月15日(通常)Millions of hawks, kites and vultures funnel along the Talamanca coast on their way south, peaking in October.53
- 温哥华 🇨🇦 加拿大Salmon run · 10月1日 – 11月10日(通常)Spawning salmon come up the Capilano and the Adams River east of the city through October, strongest in the years the cycle peaks.49
- 百內山脈 🇨🇱 智利Guanaco birthing · 11月15日 – 1月10日(通常)Chulengos drop in the open country on the eastern side from late November, which is also why the pumas are working that ground in daylight.44
- 邱吉尔市 🇨🇦 加拿大Polar bear season · 10月1日 – 11月25日(通常)Around a thousand bears gather on the coast waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze, and the last week of October into mid-November is when they are most concentrated.29
12月的野生动物季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Seal pupping at Cape Cross · 11月15日 – 12月31日(通常)The colony ninety minutes up the Skeleton Coast pups in November and December and swells to a couple of hundred thousand animals.96
- 马萨阿拉姆 🇪🇬 埃及Oceanic whitetips at Elphinstone · 10月1日 – 12月31日(通常)Late autumn is when the oceanic whitetips are most reliably out on the offshore reef, hanging under the boats between dives.92
- 莫雷利亚 🇲🇽 墨西哥Monarch butterfly season · 11月10日 – 3月15日(通常)The overwintering colonies at El Rosario and Sierra Chincua sit two to three hours east of the city.91
- 坦帕 🇺🇸 美国Manatee season at Big Bend · 11月1日 – 4月15日Manatees crowd into the warm outflow of the Big Bend power station when the bay drops below about twenty degrees, and the free viewing centre beside it opens for exactly those dates.87
- 阿約拉港 🇪🇨 厄瓜多尔Tortoises in the highlands · 6月1日 – 12月15日(通常)Santa Cruz's wild tortoises spend the cool grey months up in the wet pastures, which is when the ranches on the road to Santa Rosa are thick with them.81
- Pipa 🇧🇷 巴西Dolphins in the bay · 1月1日 – 12月31日Spinner dolphins work the bay under the cliffs most mornings, close enough to watch from the sand.76
- 鹿儿岛市 🇯🇵 日本Cranes winter at Izumi · 11月1日 – 3月25日(通常)Well over ten thousand cranes from Siberia winter on the Izumi plain in the north of the prefecture, about an hour by shinkansen.75
- 蒙特雷 🇺🇸 美国Monarchs at Pacific Grove · 10月20日 – 2月28日(通常)Monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus at the Pacific Grove sanctuary from late October to about the start of March, peaking around the turn of the year.73
- 古利德维肯 南乔治亚和南桑威奇群岛Fur seal pupping · 11月15日 – 1月15日(通常)Antarctic fur seals take over every workable beach to breed, and the bulls hold territory aggressively enough that landings get moved or dropped.71
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas · 12月1日 – 5月31日(通常)Thousands of northern elephant seals haul out on the beach at the south end of the coast road, pupping in January and moulting into spring.70
- 圣克鲁斯 🇺🇸 美国Monarch butterflies · 10月15日 – 2月15日(通常)Tens of thousands of monarchs cluster in the eucalyptus grove at Natural Bridges from mid-October, hanging in a shape that looks like dead leaves until the sun hits them.66
- 飞鱼湾 圣诞岛Red crab migration · 10月15日 – 1月15日(通常)Millions of crabs leave the forest with the first rain and walk to the sea, and the cove is one of the easiest places to stand in the middle of it.64
- 西岛 科科斯(基林)群岛Reef fish spawning season · 12月1日 – 2月28日(通常)The islands' one dive operator times trips to the reef's summer breeding activity: giant triggerfish nesting at Canyons and bump-head parrotfish gathering to spawn at Cologne Gardens, both easiest to see across December to February.64
- 埃托沙國家公園 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Calving and the zebra move · 11月15日 – 2月28日(通常)Zebra and springbok drop their young as the new grass comes up, the plains game shifts west, and the predators go with them.63
- 长野市 🇯🇵 日本Snow monkeys in the hot spring · 12月15日 – 3月15日(通常)The macaques at Jigokudani sit in the pool all year, but the winter version with snow on their heads is the one people come for.53
- 姆富韋 🇿🇲 赞比亚Elephants at Mfuwe Lodge · 10月20日 – 12月15日(通常)A resident elephant family walks straight through Mfuwe Lodge's reception each year to reach an old wild mango tree fruiting in the courtyard, a route the same matriarchal line has used for at least three generations.51
- 百內山脈 🇨🇱 智利Guanaco birthing · 11月15日 – 1月10日(通常)Chulengos drop in the open country on the eastern side from late November, which is also why the pumas are working that ground in daylight.47
- 杰克逊 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月15日 – 4月5日(通常)Several thousand elk drop out of the high country onto the flats north of town for the winter, and horse-drawn sleighs run out among them from mid-December until the herd leaves in early April.32
- 黃石國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Winter wolves in the Lamar · 12月20日 – 3月10日(通常)The road from Gardiner through to Cooke City is the only one ploughed all winter, and the Lamar Valley in the snow is where the wolf watchers set their scopes at first light.28
- 大提頓國家公園 🇺🇸 美国Elk on the National Elk Refuge · 12月1日 – 3月31日(通常)Thousands of elk come down out of the high country to winter on the flats north of Jackson, and horse-drawn sleighs take people out among them.27