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DECEMBER 20, 2008

Some conservationists worry that the tigers living at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand are drugged, but the monks deny it. Tourists visiting the Tiger Temple pay big money: anything from $15 just for entry, up to $50 for the very special photograph of a tiger with its head in your lap. Tags: tigers thailand.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

If you want to know what happened on August 31, 1984, I can name at least one event: In the Padang-Sugihan Wildlife Reserve in South Sumatra province, a Large Frogmouth was mobbed by a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, as described here. Lucky him, right? At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact. Though he ended up dead anyway.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

In the past I have attributed some of this conflict to differences between the conservation mindset and that of animal rights/animal welfare. It’s all very well to advocate the should that tigers should not be poached from a reserve in India. Perhaps it would be better to move the tigers to that bigger reserve, or maybe a zoo.

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MAY 8, 2011

That is unfortunate because the Tiger Warbler * is one wood-warbler worth watching. I was fortunate enough to spot the individual in this post at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where it was foraging in bushes and small trees between four and fifteen off of the ground. How much cooler is Tiger Warbler than Cape May Warbler ?

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Tigers United States Jamaica Pennsylvania 159

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

because, if the film rights to this book have not been snapped up yet, Hollywood is making a huge mistake) (c) Will I ever see a Blakiston’s Fish Owl? b) Who will play author Jonathan C. Slaght in the film version? “The Volkovs took their food seriously and once they began cooking were a near-unstoppable force” (chapter 13).

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Owls Russia Fish Research 142

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MARCH 13, 2011

The Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will soon be winging their way north, so he spent some quality time with them, his best birds of the weekend. Water levels are right but the waders are still very scarce. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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2011 Deer Birds Owls 133

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MAY 27, 2017

You may have birding from the window of your home, you may have been counting birds at a local wildlife refuge, you may have been counting birds on a feverish run from one end of a state to the next. Although it was partially hidden by the mist over the marsh, we could still see enough to count Rufescent Tiger-Heron.

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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. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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MARCH 16, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past Reason To Become A Bird Watcher #13: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Wicked, right? Join Mike in Jamaica! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S. Hat-tip to Stella.

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MARCH 8, 2020

Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080).

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2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 157

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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