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Definitively the Egyptians!

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Hence, I was quite surprised with a brave, almost exciting paper by Brown, Forbes and Symes: “Recent history of the Egyptian Vulture in Southern Africa” (Vulture News, 2000). Get more serious, if you want to be taken seriously… And so, the aspiring scientists soon learn that the absolute highlight of scientific writing is – boredom!

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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Press, 2000), and updated in terms of taxonomy, status, and distribution. In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. Garrido and Arturo Kirkconnell (Cornell Univ. Garrido and Arturo Kirkconnell, with illustrations by Román F.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. It’s a very mixed chapter. Most importantly, the section ends with a list of questions for future studies and recommendations for wildlife and habitat management.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Africa’s only rainforest canopy walkway in Kakum National Park. million hectares in 2007.

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