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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

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The only wildcat I found was illegally killed by hunters during closed season. It is part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia.

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Cliff Swallows and Pest Management

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All swallows are included under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 as migratory insectivorous birds and as such are protected by state and federal regulations. It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Authors: T.

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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

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And you’ve posted a link to a petition to an airline to ask them to stop transporting trophies. Tell me, what happens if we rip away hunting when hunting protects more wildlife land in Africa than national parks? The killing of Cecil was equated with murder, a moral crime rather than a symptom of a ecological problem.

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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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A parent bird’s instinct to feed and protect their young is very strong, and they will not willingly abandon their babies. Mites will eventually kill the bird. Call and transport the bird to a bird rehabber ASAP. Unfortunately a bird’s nest location is not always perfect. Baby bird with lots of mites.

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Falakhe’s Story

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The day before, the day I arrived, was a transport day, and that meant the pack hadn’t been seen in the afternoon. And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. Support Wildlife ACT in supporting them.

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